FAITH CAPSULE: The mind is undoubtedly a battleground the enemy wants to capture. 

Colossians 3 

Setting a mind for things above is to be purposely fixed against any distraction.
Those who choose to set their mind on the things of God shall experience the presence of God.
Apostle Paul, by his experience, states the place to engage, to live for the glory of God in Colossians 3:1, “If you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.” 
Have you given your life to Christ by accepting Him as your Lord and Savior? 
Apostle Paul is reaching out to all good. 
Further down in the same chapter, he gave a clear understanding to show that the only way to seek things that are above is to set minds on things that are above and not on things that are on the earth. 
To set minds on things of earth is to become vulnerable to being occupied by the evil ones.
The mind is undoubtedly a battleground that the enemy wants to capture. 
A captured mind is out of God.
With a mind set on those things above, those things on the earth will begin to give up in lives one mindset above. 
The idea of setting is to purpose for God. 
Daniel, being a young captive, set himself for the glory of God when he purposed in Daniel 1:8, “Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.” 
Setting the mind for things above is also to be purposely fixed against any distraction. 
The mindset above is with constant meditation on the word of God in the morning, day, and night. 
Are you willing to set your mind on things that are above where Christ is? If yes, there will be a need to “put to death your members which are on earth such as fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness which is idolatry” (Colossians 3:5). 
Among all that need to be of mind are anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, and filthy language out of mouth is also included. 
In the place of putting off the members of this earth, there will be a putting on of the things of the characters of God that represent He that is above. 
Apostle Paul identifies characteristics: tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, and longsuffering (Colossians 3:12). 
Above all is love and allowing forgiveness to reign and to rule in the heart and life of every believer of the word of God. 
Constantly setting a mind to seek the things above with Christ will prevent one from becoming a waste when He comes back again. 

Prayer for today: Ask God to give you the heart that will God with all the mind.