| Ever since the dawn of time everyone has been | | | | 4) Prosperity |
| searching for fulfillment and happiness. Sadly almost | | | | 5) Salvation |
| everyone chases after it in the wrong way thinking | | | | 6) Rest |
| that money and riches will give them what they are | | | | 7) Total peace of mind |
| looking for but that is not the case. True happiness and | | | | 8) A state where you fear nothing from the Lord and |
| fullness of life comes from being spiritually minded. | | | | content with your earthly lot, of whatsoever sort that |
| The Bible in Romans 8:6 says For to be carnally | | | | is. |
| minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and | | | | Again... isn't this what everyone is after? The Bible |
| peace. | | | | gives the answer for anyone wanting are truly fulfilling |
| It is easy to gloss over some of the statements in the | | | | life. And of course the answer is to be spiritually |
| scriptures without taking hold of everything it is saying. | | | | minded. |
| In this example above let's look a little deeper at what | | | | So what does spiritually minded mean? |
| the concordance has to say about the what the word | | | | The NLT version of the Bible probably sums it up best |
| life really means. | | | | by using the phrase - The Holy Spirit Controls Your |
| Here are some of the meanings: | | | | Mind. Yes... to be spiritually minded is to allow the Holy |
| 1) Absolute fullness of life | | | | Spirit to control your mind. |
| 2) A genuine life | | | | Of course the only way you can be controlled by the |
| 3) An active and vigorous life | | | | Holy Spirit is to receive the Spirit to begin with. See |
| 4) A life devoted to God | | | | Acts Chapters 2, 10 and 19. Then if you want to |
| 5) A blessed life | | | | continue to be led by the Spirit you need to pray and |
| 6) A life that will last forever | | | | read Gods word. Not exactly rocket science is it? |
| Now folks - that's real life wouldn't you say? | | | | That's why Paul exhorts us in 2 Corinthians 11:3 to |
| In a similar manner let's have a look at the different | | | | remain in the simplicity that is in Christ. |
| meanings for peace: | | | | We don't have waste our life chasing after money |
| 1) Peace and harmony | | | | and the latest fads to find fulfillment, all we need is to |
| 2) Security | | | | be spiritually minded then we will have true life and |
| 3) Safety | | | | peace. |