Earthly Kingdom vs. God's Kingdom

There are two different worlds and two different worldviews. You can either see yourself as part of God’s Kingdom or an earthly one. The problem sometimes is with what we see. We have to zoom out a little and see beyond the natural, we have to see beyond what we can see and touch, we have to see beyond our personal limitations and even beyond our current level of influence and size of our world.

Take the David vs. Goliath's case for instance. If David became a king by watching sheep imagine what you can become by looking after the people God has entrusted to you. What people you might ask? Look around you and beyond yourself and you will see plenty of hearts starving for  love, a place to belong and concrete answers. God's Kingdom is all about people.

Check out this interaction between Goliath, God's people and David:

Goliath (1 Samuel 17:8)  - "Aren’t you the servants of Saul...I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.” 

God's People (1Samuel 17:11) - When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
 
David (1 Samuel 17:45) - "I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied."

we see in the above verses that:

Goliath saw servants of man, David saw the army of the living God.

Goliath saw frighted losers, David saw dead meat.

Goliath focused on the things he could see, David focused on the invisible.

Goliath had an earthly kingdom mindset, David had a God’s kingdom mindset.

Here is the punchline:

Who had victory?  

Who came out of the battle with their head still attached to their body?

A kingdom mindset will shape your perspective and your perspective will determine your destination.

What perspective do you have? What are you living for? What actions are you taking towards your decisions?

The answer to the above questions will determine the outcome of your battles.

Chose to be like David. Be kingdom minded.