The Kingdom of Heaven. What is it?

If you read through the Bible you see the phrase " The kingdom of Heaven is near or is upon you", what does that really mean.  For the past year the Lord has been teaching me about the Kingdom of Heaven and I am not saying that I fully understand everything about it what I do know I would like to  now share. 

Most people believe that we as believers are looking to make our way to heaven and that once we get saved and give our lives over to Christ that we must hold on and wait for Christ return or our passing from this life into the next.  Along the way we are suppose to help others find Christ but basically our mindset as believers has been one of holding the fort.   This is not the Kingdom of Heaven!  The Kingdom of Heaven is summed up in the Lord's prayer, " Our Father who  are in heaven hallowed be thy name, thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as in heaven..."  Does Christ suffer sickness, fear, depression etc., in heaven?  No.  Christ has called us to be ambassadors of heaven to bring the atmosphere of heaven to earth.  He has called us to represent Him where ever we go. We are called to engage this world systems and to make it like Heaven.  After all, the Garden of Eden was like Heaven on earth before the fall.  Now if that was God the Father's originally plan for the earth than what we are called to help bring about is the reestablishment of this planet.  

That means we as believers need to bring heaven into our workplaces, into our homes, into government, educational systems, media and business.  We are called to be salt and light.  Is salt and light needed in heaven?  No these things are needed where things may be rotting and where darkness dwells.  God has called us to be Kings and Priests unto Him.  We as Kings exercise authority to make changes in the place that He has called us to dominate.  We are priests because we change the spiritual atmosphere where we are at by our worship to God. 

Church are you ready to renew your mindset and begin to think Kingdom?  I challenge you to pursue this.  If you do, it will change the way you see things and will help you realize the potential that God has given unto you.