My child, My peace I give to you. My joy I share with you. My love I bestow on you to share with those around you. Look to Me for all of your needs. I supply richly to all who come to Me and ask. Come, spend time with Me. I give generously all that your soul desires. I am the One who fulfills your every need. I am the One who satisfies. Rest in My Presence. Abide in the shelter of My wings. Be at peace with Me, the lover of your soul.
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My Word
O My child, listen to My Word. For in My Word there is life, wisdom and joy. My Word is your food. You need it more than natural food. Come and I will reveal mysteries and show you My kingdom. You will live in the super-natural world when you eat and drink of the super-natural food of My Word. Immerse yourself in it. Believe it. Meditate on it and memorize it. For My food will not only satisfy your soul it will make you alive and fruitful. When you spend time in My Word, you are spending time with Me. I will speak volumes to you if you take the time to listen. For My Word is powerful, living, active and sharper than a two edged sword, piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12
Stategies Against Sin
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Sin doesn’t stem primarily from our physical body; it’s a heart problem rooted within the soul. We know that our soul cannot change until it is influenced by a healthy spirit. And nothing happens until our spirit is first empowered by the life of God. But when it is, the soul, mind and body are pushed automatically toward their purpose. Ultimately this is the answer to the dilemma of the sinful weakness of the flesh.
This, of course, doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t consciously try to curb sin in our flesh by saying no to it. It would be pretty foolish to let sin run rampant in our body while waiting for change to happen within our heart. Rather, these strategies are designed to work hand in hand with each other. Only when we renounce sin in our flesh and then couple it with the pursuit of healing and change in our heart do we stand a chance of experiencing transformation in our behavior.
Put God in charge–and then cooperate with Him. He has a plan!
Excerpted from: Free from the Power of Sin: The Keys to Growing in God in Spite of Yourself
Hinged to God
Man’s soul, his mind, and his body are designed in such a way that they cannot fulfill their purpose unless the his spirit is alive, and thus capable of action. So movement in our spirit can only take place when it is securely fastened to God and thus enlivened by the power of His Spirit.
All the elements of our nature (body, mind, soul and spirit) are interrelated—they are progressively hinged to one another, each changing automatically as its neighbor changes. Progress in the spirit changes the soul, in turn affecting the mind which dictates the behavior of the body. It is impossible for our elements to operate effectively independent of one another, because they are all securely hinged together.
Now, what happens if our spirit is not securely hinged to God? Tug all you want on the body and it won’t effect our mind and soul much at all. The sad fact is that the purpose of man is totally lost when his connection to God severed.
Excerpted from: Free from the Power of Sin: The Keys to Growing in God in Spite of Yourself
Soothe Your Soul
My child, I want everyone to experience the freedom, the joy, the peace and the love that is available in Me. If people only knew how it would nourish their entire being to spend time with Me they’d do it more often. I have created you for intimacy with Me. I cherish the time you give to communing with Me. Nothing that this world has to offer will soothe your soul like time spent with Me.
Galatians 5:22 Psalm 27:4
Soul vs. Spirit
The Bible talks about man being dead because of sin (Romans 7:9 – “I was once alive apart from the Law ; but when the commandment came, sin became alive, and I died”). This death obviously does not mean the death of the physical body, since it’s plain to see that there are still plenty of sinners running around out there. Rather, it speaks of spiritual death. My point is this: even when a person’s spirit is dead, his body, mind and soul continue to function normally, though not healthfully.
It’s extremely important to understand the significance of body, mind and soul being able to function devoid of the life of the spirit, because living without the support of the spirit has tremendous implications for both our behavior and our experience of life.
Let’s not forget that body, soul and spirit are inseparable in man—these elements of our nature simply cannot function independently of one another, whether or not our spirit is dead. I think back to what it was like trying to negotiate life with the weight of a dead spirit around my neck. I didn’t have a chance at a fulfilling life!
What Drives Us
I think we can all agree that our body is a reckless thing, always wanting its desires satisfied quickly and completely. So any choice we make which denies what our body wants speaks loudly about the presence of some other motivating force in our nature. For instance our will—this determination coming from within which sometimes drives us to make decisions either for our own good or the good of others in spite of the instant gratification our physical body may be demanding. Or how about those deeply seated emotions in our being which often prevent us from a reasonable response as we interact with the world around us? And above all, what about our conscience, this inherent sense of right and wrong that so mightily contributes to the control and direction of our behavior?
All people, in varying degrees, share attributes and capabilities that come from a deeper component of our being—the immaterial part of the nature of man.
Now since the mind is accessed both by the physical body and our immaterial nature, it can clearly be seen as the critical link between the two. I think of the mind as a gateway which facilitates change going either direction. Bad behavior in the body sickens the soul, and an unhealthy soul fosters a further deterioration of our behavior. But the opposite is also true: a vigorous soul serves to strengthen the resolve of the mind, which in turn promotes better behavior. And better behavior then further bolsters the health of the soul.
Excerpted from: Free from the Power of Sin: The Keys to Growing in God in Spite of Yourself
The Essence of Our Being
Created in the image of God? How so? For years I believed that the true essence of man is that he is a spiritual being. This seemed logical since we ultimately will share eternity with God, and the Bible clearly tells us that “God is spirit.”(John 4:24) Only later did I begin to realize that God’s purpose for man demanded that he be fashioned in quite a different way. So God added another aspect to man’s immaterial nature, a soul. And He also gave us a physical element to our being, a body. These three elements of our nature—body, soul and spirit—are clearly laid out in Scripture.(1 Thes. 5:23)
Yet for me the threefold nature of man raises a question. Why would God bother to create a physical universe at all? Since God is spirit, why not merely fulfill His plan strictly within the bounds of some sort of spiritual order? Well, the obvious answer is that God created all that He has in order to fulfill His special purpose for man. And mandkind had to be fashioned in a specific way to achieve that objective. In reality, the more closely we look into our design, the more apparent the brilliance of God’s plan becomes. Here we are; just look at us!
Being human means much more than simply putting up with a physical body for a time before it is cut loose by death to allow our spiritual being to inhabit eternity with God. We need to understand that man is an inextricable mixture of body, soul and spirit, and that anything less simply means being less than human.
Excerpted from: Free from the Power of Sin: The Keys to Growing in God in Spite of Yourself
What your soul needs
My child, I long to be gracious to you. I wait on high to have compassion on you. I am a God of justice. How blessed are all those who long for Me. Come to Me into the quiet place. Rest your soul in My arms. I long for you to come and sit in My presence. I have so much to say to you and so much to give you. I am what your soul needs. Won’t you come?
Isaiah: 30:18
Do Your Job
My child, only I can change the heart. Only I can speak to the soul. You can pray, but I will turn the light on where there is darkness. You do your job and pray. I am doing Mine. I am working even when you don’t see results. Keep praying and keep believing. Trust Me to work this all out for good.