How many here, watched "Game of Thrones"........or a Movie Recently?
When you were watching those, did you have your eyes and mind on Christ?
No you didnt.
I had started to watch Game of Thrones, but I was turned off from the beginning by the incest, thanks to Him, but movies? Sure.
Now let me ask you. Have you ever gone shopping? Are the cares of this life on your mind, even making plans for tomorrow? Was your mind on Christ then? Are we putting off a good deed today to do tomorow?
James 4:13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. 16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. 17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
I may not be thinking about Him during trying moment, but He is carrying me through it as I trust Him to help me be good and to do good because I cannot do it, but I trust Him because He said He will help me to be good and to do good.
So be realistic about what you mean when obviously our minds are not on Christ all the time. Our hope & faith, & confidence and trust is in Christ to lead us in the way we ought to go and if I am watching something that sow to my flesh, I look away or stop watching it altogether thanks to Him because that is what I am trusting Him as my Good Shepherd & Friend to do.
Proverbs 16:9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
Here is the good news.
""""Christ in you, the hope of Glory."""
You'll go to heaven, if you are born again, because Jesus who is THE RESURRECTION and THE LIFE, is the only reason you go.
Try to keep your mind and heart on Him, as much as you can.
I trust & hope in Him to for all things.
Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
1 John 3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.... 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
So what do you hope in Christ Jesus for? Just salvation? Or for everything?