Living with the right Focus - Colossians 3:1-4

It's hard for me to grasp the concept of seeking the things above. I know it goes along with what Jesus said in Matthew 6:33 when he challenged us to seek first God's Kingdom and his righteousness. But what does it mean to seek something? When I think back to the California gold rush that began in 1848 I get an idea of seeking something. Over 300,000 people called the forty-niners, because the heyday of the gold rush was 1849, came to California to seek gold. They came across the continent or travelled by sail around South America. They gave up everything to find treasure.
So seeking implies a commitment, perhaps even an obsession, but that still does not answer the question, what does it mean to seek the things above. To discover that, I would encourage you to take 10 minutes of quiet with your journal and pen. What are the priorities of heaven? (the things above, where Christ is), What are the priorities of Jeses? Write down what comes to mind. If you need help, read Colossians 3:1-17 several times. Now, invest another 10 minutes in this question: how would your life change if the priorities of Jesus actually became your priotites? When you answer this question, your on your way to discover what it means to seek the things above where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.