It is very easy to think about our everyday circumstances and the current news cycle and how it affects us. It is even easier to get caught on that merry-go-round of scattering our thoughts every time a new event happens that distracts us. God’s Word, however, is clear in telling us to choose to think about the things above, the things that really matter to God. Spending time in God’s Word will tell us what is important to Him and what should be important to us.

Once we start thinking correctly, then we can follow this admonition to always rejoice, continuously pray and be thankful in everything. After all, God’s will is for us to be joyful Christians who are tuned in to His will and thus our prayers are tuned in, too. In following God’s instruction book, the natural result is that we will be “setting our mind on things above” and giving thanks in all of our circumstances. God knows, He cares and He desires for us to be more like Him.