The Soul!

The Soul!

There is something we all have but rarely think about. It is the Soul! the soul is an active part of your being and the medium through which we connect to God and transcend from this world to the next!
You are the keeper of your soul. God offers eternal life and salvation to your soul!

Matthew 16:24-27

Our physical bodies come in all shapes and sizes. They come with abilities and disabilities. Our soul can not be classified in these ways. Our souls are uniquely common! God has created a soul in each of us that mirrors Him!

Our souls are all limited by the same space, time, ability. Your soul yearns for God!

Psalms 84:2; 63:8; 42:1-2 all souls were created to yearn for God! When our souls connect to God in the way it was created for, our souls be come congruent with our minds and body!

1 John 1:6 congruence will only happen when you feed your soul what it was meant for!

God also created our souls to yearn for authentic loving relationships with other souls!

Ecclesiastes 4:7-12

Who do you have a soul to soul relationship with? The only way to have a soul to soul relationship is through intentional action to connect on a soul level!

Ezekiel 18:20 you are the keeper of your soul and your soul's condition is solely your responsibility! You cannot blame anyone else's sin for your soul's condition!

Flourishing after a fall

Flourishing after a fall

How do we flourish spiritually? Are you flourishing in your life? Psalms 1:1-3 the first thing you need to flourish is to emerge yourself in Gods word! Where are you standing and sitting? Think about your relationships and the circles that you are in? Are they with scoffers and sinners? Are you in fellowship with them or with God?

Every Christian's at some point will fall. Sometimes we go down harder than other times! Satan is always trying to knock us down! Luke 4:13 Satan is an opportunist and is always looking for a moment when we may be struggling or weak! Luke 22:31-32

Matthew 27:3-5 Peter failed and Judas failed. They both feel bad and yet one makes a comeback and the other doesn't! 2 Corinthians 7:11

John 13:18-27 sin left unchecked leads to a place where there is no rebound! Guarding our heart is important!

1 Corinthians 10:13 we are not unique, we all struggle with the same things! There is always a way out. God will not tempt us beyond what we can handle! We have the choice to rebound and God will help us to get back on sound ground and a sure footing!

Mark 16:1-7 God knows when we need help and when we need a special message to help us to get back up. God send us messengers! Are you excepting Gods messenger and are you willing to be the person that delivers Gods message to others?

Proverbs 15:10-12; 15:31-32; 12:1

1 Peter 5:5-7 being humble is a posture that is closely connected to openness! Are you open about your life, your struggles, and your heart?

John 12:1-6 Judas was given three years to repent! Jesus knew what Judas was doing and loved him anyway!

Hebrews 3:12-13

Uncomfortable conversations happen after the fall. We have to have those conversations to stand again! John 21:15-19; 1 Peter 5:10-11 there is no sin so great that Jesus cannot forgive. No sin so great that we cannot repent and God cannot restore us!

Ephesus — What we did at first!

Ephesus — What we did at first!

Revelation 1:17-18; 2:1-7

"To the angel of the church in Ephesus!" The angel is commanded to write these things and deliver this message to the church (the people of the congregation).

The church was commended on many things and yet they were rebuked for not having the love they had at first. What changed in their love for God? What was it that kept them from keeping their first love? Could be love for each other? What is our first love? Is it not supposed to be God?

Consider this, the church is the bride of Christ. Is your first love not supposed to be your spouse? What happens in a marriage when your spouse is not your first love? In a healthy marriage your love for each other should evolve overtime to a deeper love that is stronger as each day goes by.

So how do we measure where our love for God is currently?

1 Peter 1:8 Does this describe that kind of love?

"Remember the height to which you have fallen" We take an account and a measurement. The hearts is hard only when someone does not know his heart is hard.

"Do the things you did at first" We do not have to reinvent ways to love God. All we have to do is love God the way he called is too! The gospel is a simple message and the call of the gospel is a simple calling! Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, and strength!