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"...if ye then be risen with Christ,

seek those things which are above."

Colossians 3:1

As Christian students in a secular world, we tend

to lose sight of those things which are eternal and often

seek those things which are external. We get caught up

in what society dictates as being popular and trendy and

forget that we as Christians have a higher calling—to

glorify God in all we do and to seek Him above all. God

does not ask us to know what football team is ranked

highest, which car is the fastest, or how to earn the most

money. He simply asks us to know Him. He wants us as

His sanctified children to seek to worship Him with our

lives and with our hearts. The One who gave everything

for us desires that we, for once, endeavor to lay aside ev­

erything for Him. In spite of all He does for us, we still

manage to grieve Him with our worship of things that

hold no value. How often God must turn His face away

from us in disappointment as once again we neglect

to bring Him the glory He deserves. Our goal should

be to please Him by seeking those things which are

above—those things which will matter forever.

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