We do not think deeply enough. We
do not take anything seriously anymore. We fear the power of other people’s
thoughts and words and refuse to take responsibility for our own thoughts and
words. If we thought deeper we would perhaps see the severity of our situation.
I am talking about the fate of our souls.
I refuse to believe there is nothing after death. In fact I know what
comes after death, for me it is eternal life in Heaven. Do you really want to risk missing out
on that? Don’t you want to give yourself the best chance you possibly can?
I believe in the amazing blessing
and miracle that is our bodies. It saddens me to witness people abuse them. In
the name of fun and bonding we poison ourselves with drugs and alcohol. I do not judge, however, because I have
been there before. In weak moments
I have abused prescription drugs because I liked the way I didn’t have to be in
control anymore. I have felt the
need to drink alcohol so I could be as relaxed as the people around me and have
a good time. Yet, during those
times, I felt nothing but fear and conviction. Just last night I went to the bar with friends and I had a
great time. I didn’t have to drink at all. I learned how to two-step, including
a complicated spin. I had SO much fun and I was STONE-COLD-SOBER!
Most people don’t stop to
consider the different levels their being consists of. I believe there is three
(kind of four) parts. There is our mind, our active conscience; our body, the
physical part; and our soul and spirit, the, of course, spiritual
component. It is our spirit and
souls that we do not stop to consider as often as we ought. God created us with our soul and
spirit, very intricately I might add. He knit them, and He knit us together in
the darkness of our mother’s womb.
Before she knew us He did (Psalm 139 “For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb… My frame was not hidden from you when
I was made in the secret place.”).
Our spirit is a powerful place in our being. God designed our spirits as
a place where he could reside in us.
Where we could come to meet him.
Our soul is the human part of us
and it is comprised of our emotions and instincts. The soul is intertwined with the spirit. So if we allow
ourselves to sin (sin instills itself in the soul) it can in turn taint our
spirits and cause a gap to form between God and ourselves. We cannot have a living relationship
with God when his dwelling place within us has become impure. However Christ
Jesus, the Word, became flesh (John 1:1-14) and by believing in him we fortify
ourselves against sin. Our being
is cleansed and because “the Word of God is living and active. Sharper than any
double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit…” (Hebrews
4:12) we don’t have to lose our connection with God. We must continue to renew
the power of the Sword of the Spirit though! A sword cannot be wielded and
brought against the enemy unless it is picked up!
Is your soul tainting the
dwelling place of God? Or is God not in his dwelling place because you haven’t
had the chance to invite him in? I
encourage you to clean house and let God in. Our bodies are the temple; may we hold them in reverence and
may we be sanctified. Yield the
Sword, meditate deeply in its meaning.
Do not fear what it says, that is the devil trying to steal God’s power
in our lives. Think deeply my
friends, reflect, how do you want your eternal soul to look?
“For our struggle is not against flesh
and blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the
spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full
armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your
ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the
belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness
in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the
gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with
which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the
helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
~
Ephesians 6:12-17
