Prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ" 1 Peter 1:13.

Much is to be said about being pro-active and intentional. Drifting through life without purpose and direction is to be subject to the whims and agendas of others.

Mental preparation is key to all else. No athlete would dare go on to the playing field or court without mentally preparing for the game. An athlete has to be ready for action, with a mental grasp of defense and offense options. And so in the kingdom-driven life: we need to be mentally prepared both offensively and defensively - ready for the attacks of the enemy as well as ready to seize the Spirit-initiated opportunities.

Some have interpreted having a sober spirit as living life with a sad, downcast face and expression. In reality, it means that we properly assess life's priorities and the world's perspective.

Ultimately, we fix our hope completely on the grace to be brought to us at the return of Jesus Christ. That hope becomes our fixed navigation point in life. As a young teenager I once had a job discing a plowed field. The job was pretty simple: disc straight rows back and forth while making sure that the disc was set at the proper depth. At the end of the day I could tell that my employer was less than pleased with my work. My straight rows were anything but straight. I had checked my progress on the tractor that day by looking back where I had been instead of where I was going. I learned the hard way that the secret of discing straight rows was to find an object ahead, across the field, to serve as my navigation point.

In this age of Global Positioning Systems, navigating with pinpoint accuracy is possible whether in traffic, hiking, or steering a ship. The "grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ" serves both as our navigation point, as well as our source of energy and strength today.

May 1 Peter 1:13 serve as a valuable tool for each of us today as we live purposeful, kingdom-driven lives.

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