1 Peter 1:13 – “Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in Spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

Thinking and preparing for the future should only go so far. Our highest priority ought to be setting our eyes on our future hope. This somehow has a way of easing the hurt and offenses against me. As Wayne Cordearo has said, when we grow in Christ, we are less offended by others. Not because they don’t offend, but because we are less focused on ourselves and more on Christ, our future hope. For now, we are not to be preparing for leisure and comfort as we are prone to do but rather prepare our minds for action. Our rest will come at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Be focused on the Lord and his future reward (not on ourselves, lest we become easily offended) but serving faithfully today with a mind for action, waiting patiently for his coming.