So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever. [2 Corinthians 4.18]
Here above is an excellent definition of Kingdom-mindedness.
The Kingdom is not about what we see, but, in fact, what we do not see. Everything we see now is temporal but what it not seen is eternal.
It takes practice and patience to "fix our gaze" upon the Kingdom of God. I believe it is a progression - a journey, if you will.
Just the very act of seeking the Kingdom of God will, in itself, create troubles. Any time we look beyond what is seen and attempt to peer into the eternal, that which is seen is naturally an obstacle - it becomes "trouble."
Nothing more profoundly stands in the way of the Kingdom (the eternal) than present circumstances. The Kingdom must necessarily be sought beyond what we see - it requires faith. This faith is very much what distinguishes between those who are God's children and those who are not.
To "fix our gaze upon things that cannot be seen" always requires faith. The Kingdom, therefore, always requires faith. The truest mark of genuine Kingdom-mindedness is that one finds himself living in faith - as opposed to exercising faith intermittently or sporadically. The narrow road is the road of faith - living by what is seen is the wide and easy way (and it leads to destruction).
Father, I find myself more concerned with the things I see than the things I do not see. Please forgive me of this faithlessness and help me be more Kingdom-minded!
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