Wartime Mentality

I've spent a lot of time thinking today. My job at work today was to put blocks in between studs all day long. This requires very little thought, so my mind tends to wander to other things. Then, once I got home, I went on a bike ride, which gave me even more time to think and pray. Something that has been on my mind lately is how focused I really am on myself. My flesh wants to be comfortable. It wants satisfaction. It wants happiness. It wants earthly things.

The problem is, I am a new creation. I don't serve the flesh anymore. I had a good time discussing a lot of things with my new friend Dwayne Gibbs this past weekend, and one of the things we talked about was Christians getting too comfortable. He encouraged me to have a wartime mentality, a mindset of warring against all that would seek to keep me from glorifying God and making His name great.

I've really been mulling that over in my head for the past day or two, and I was able to spend some time praying about it while I was on a bike ride today. It was nice to get back on the bike, especially right at sunset. It was a nice, cool night, and the time spent in prayer was very refreshing. God is good!

I was once again brought to the point of truly desiring heaven again this evening. It's so neat to have that God-given perspective of seeing everything around me as so temporal. I truly desire to be closer to God, and that is what I want to strive after, with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength.

Wartime mentality, eh? What does that mean for you in your life?