Subject: Can Christians be too heavenly minded? |
Bible Note: Dear Kalos, I believe it is possible to be too heavenly minded. However, I also believe it is better to be too heavenly minded than to be too earthly minded. Let me explain. Many years ago I lost my little boy in a sudden, tragic accident. I threw myself into the Lord and He held me up and my whole family [at the time I also had three other small children] and, of course, my husband. At the funeral service, the pastor cited the fact of the resurrection and that I would one day be able to embrace my son, once again. I had not dealt with that pain in my loss and I am ever grateful for his pointing that out. It made a very great difference in my own personal healing and, for me, I had not dealt with that part of my loss at all. Since we are still in the flesh, we cannot totally discount it as we must function in the flesh while we are on this earth. I cite 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15, where some had stopped working in order to do, what they believed was the Lord's will, believing that He was coming very soon. However, they were not in the Lord's will and Paul told them that if they refused to work, they should not eat. Of course it is better to be too spiritual minded than to be too carnally minded. But while we are still in the body, we must not disregard the needs of the flesh altogether. |
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