RECOVERING MY WHOLE PERSON: SPIRIT, SOUL, AND BODY

RECOVERING MY WHOLE PERSON: SPIRIT, SOUL, AND BODY

God created us to live forever, to be secure in His love, to live with curiosity and wonder, and to interact with other people and creation in ways that bless and bring joy to them.

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!  Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. 

Psalm 139:13-14

We may have heard Jesus say that he is the way, the truth and the life. How do we make sense of this?  How does this help us where we are at in life today?

In order to answer this, it's important that we understand who we are.   We are more than skin and bones. We are even more than thoughts and feelings. We are spiritual beings who have a soul and we live in a body. The interaction between these parts that make up our being has everything to do with living well. 

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.  Romans 12:2

We speak often about our core issues.  We know change must start on the inside and work its way out.  As God brings new life to our spirit, things begin to change in our thinking and feeling.  Only then are we able to choose new ways of behaving that will bless others and give us deep satisfaction.

Loving God, we need to be changed and we know that it is a job that has to take place from the inside out.  We need the core places in us brought to life in Your love.  We need forgiveness and healing that only Jesus can give us.  We welcome You today to make our spirit alive and to fill us with Your Holy Spirit.  Change us so we know Your will for us that is good and perfect and pleasing.  Amen