Livora Gracely

Writing to remember, sharing to inspire

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  • Heavenly Mind Colossians 3:1–2 — “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is… Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” 2 Corinthians 4:18 — “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen…

  • Captive Heart Matthew 6:21 — “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Luke 16:13 — “No one can serve two masters… You cannot serve both God and money.” Colossians 3:2 — “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” IntroductionThe heart is never neutral—it always follows what it treasures…

  • Earthly Treasure Matthew 6:19–20 — “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven…” Luke 12:33–34 — “Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out… For…

  • Heavenly Dwelling John 2:19 — “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.” Matthew 6:19–20 — “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth… but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven…” Ephesians 2:22 — “And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which…

  • Humble Wisdom 1 Corinthians 3:18 – “Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become ‘fools’ so that you may become wise.” Philippians 3:7–8 – “But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more,…

  • New Birth John 3:3 – “Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.’” John 4:14 – “But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up…

  • Equal Reward Matthew 20:9–10 – “The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius. When those hired first came, they expected to receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.” Romans 4:4–5 – “Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but…

  • Matthew 11:28 – “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Hebrews 4:9–10 – “There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his.” Luke 10:41–42 – “But the Lord…

  • Romans 5:18 – “Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 – “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” John…

  • Just Balance Ephesians 1:13 – “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit.” Ephesians 2:21 – “In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a…