“What is Trending in your life?”

things that are currently popular or widely discussed on social media platforms.

A general direction of change, a way of behaving that is developing and becoming more common.

What’s trending in your life?

To try to get or to reach something one desires.

Before anything else.

Before anything else, desire God and what He wants.

To making the kingdom of heaven the central pursuit and priority of our daily lives.

Whatever you seek first, you will trend toward.

Trends lead to ends.

Trends begin with thinking.

Because our thinking will always determine what we are trending toward.

The only way to change the way you are trending is by changing the way you are thinking.

Trends tend to be popular not purposeful.

Our thinking is causing us to trend in a certain way and we are the only ones who have the power to set the trend we are in.

We all tend to end up where we trend up.

“Begin with the end in mind”.

Seneca, an epic Stoic philosopher, wrote in his work On The Tranquility Of The Mind: “Let all your efforts be directed to something, let it keep that end in view”.

This idea is somewhat mirrored in Stephen Covey’s infamous 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. In his book, Covey suggests that we need to “begin with the end in mind”. (Forbes online)

1. Think about what you’ve been thinking about. Your thoughts determine your trends.

2. Be a trend-setter. The only way to change the way you are trending is by changing the way you are thinking.

3. Know the trend you are in. Be honest with yourself. Are you trending toward God or away from God.

Wherever you are trending up, you will be ending up.

4. Live your life with the end in mind.

We are to seek the King and everything the King values. His priorities become our priorities, His ways become our ways.