The Real You.
The spirit of man, (the real you) the soul of a man and the body, are distinct in their functions but connected to operate together. However in terms of how each part carries out its functions they are not always in agreement.
The spirit is to be in charge and issue command to every other part of you like the Soul, and body; but this is possible in most cases when the spirit and the soul have been well fed.
I mention spirit and soul because part of what the Soul takes in, is what goes into the Spirit.
Now lets take them separately, SPIRIT, SOUL AND BODY.
What Role Does The Spirit Play In Knowing Who You Are?
SPIRIT. The spirit part of you is the one that dwells with the Holy Spirit in your heart, bearing witness with the Holy Spirit always that you are a child of God. (Rom:8v16). Also it is written : it is the spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profit nothing, the words that I speak unto you they are spirit and they are life" (John:6v63.)
Gods plan and purpose for your life here on earth can only be realized by your spirit man, being connected to the Holy Spirit and working in fellowship with him. That is why the Bible says that to be carnally minded is death, to be spiritually minded is life and peace"( Rom:8v6)( meaning, don't do all your thinking and reasoning in the flesh or body) connect to your spirit for guidance.
The real and active life in God that you and I can boast of is imbeded in the spirit, that is the reason when a man is not born again, we say the spirit is dead scripturally.
" And if christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin: but the spirit is alive because of righteousness" (Rom:8v10).
Did you notice how the presence of Jesus brings life to both the spirit and the body, in the absence of Jesus Christ, the spirit is dead, invariably the body dies automatically, it is the spirit life that qualifies the body existence, otherwise every part of our BEING (spirit, soul and body) will be in total darkness by sin which mean death, because the wages of sin is death.
Therefore by building your faith daily, abstaining from sin, is preserving your spirit to continue in fellowship with the Holy Ghost. Then the Spirit of God can then bear witness with our own spirit, that you and I are the children of God"( Rom:8v16.)
SOUL. The soul is one part of the human body that is a bit complex because of its constituent.
the soul, I like to refer to as the operation room of the body, in most cases, it is what the soul has processed properly and diligently; that filters to the spirit part of you for keeps. the spirit doesn't take junk, it only feeds on the edible food that nourishes the entire spirit, soul and body. You can call the spirit the PRODUCTIVE ROOM, because seasoned believers give command with power from their spirit man (inner self). Whatever your spirit don't say, the world cannot obey. Our Words are spirit, that is why the Bible say " the words I speak unto you they are spirit and they carry life" (Joh:6v63) Life here means what the world must listen and obey, because ibis coming from the spirit.
Now, this is why the soul is complex, it is made up of three functional parts ( Mind, Will and Emotions). These three part which makes up the soul, plays important role in the life of a man.
when we dont take out time to understand this concept, and apply it and search out ways to maintain the Soul in his proper place, we are endangering our state of mind and the very foundation of our spirituality. Why did I say that? Earlier I stated, that the spirit feeds from the soul, right?
This is how it works by his grace, when you got born again (received salvation) it is your spirit man that was saved, your soul and your body where not part of that spiritual transformation initially, because the Soul is an operational room, and it has involved in so many activities since you were born, it will take some amount of time for the bad habits and unwelcome character of the soul and body to be washed away and purged by the precious blood of Jesus Christ.
" How much more shall the blood of christ, who through the enteral spirit, offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God" (Heb:9v14).
Then what happens to the Soul, it carefully undergoes a gradual RENEWAL until it is completely cleansed. This is the reason why, after you are saved, you find out that you still curse, there is still some amount of hatred when someone offends you, don't worry, the Holy Spirit is working behind the scene to cleanse you of those habit.
One thing is clear though, you on your own must make conscious effort to change, stop engaging in such practices, this is how you begin to renew your SOUL to align with the SPIRIT.
" And be not conformed to this world, be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is good, acceptable and perfect will of God"( Rom:12v2). This is the duty of the soul to transform it self over time to align with what the Holy Spirit is doing presently in the spirit in the life of a believer.
DANGERS OF IGNORING THE SOUL.
When you refuse to develop your soul by reading the Bible, books, or listening to the word of God, the soul, since is still not renewed joins force with the Flesh to fight the spirit, during temptation or challenges. The spirit is defeated. Hence the spirit is willing, the flesh is weak. Listen my brethren, the flesh is always weak, when the Bible says the flesh is weak, by revelations it Shows that the undeveloped soul has gone to join energy with the flesh to fight the spirit.
But when the Soul is fed the word of God regularly which is spiritual food, ( Matt:4v4) the soul is energized , active and ready to combine strength with the spirit to succeed in all spiritual endeavors including Prayers and preaching the gospel. A spiritual weak man cannot preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, you weak soul and body will combine to fight that decision because they are carnal.
BODY. The body or flesh is the physical or seen part of man. The major function of this part of you is to act as a covering, an envelop or a casing as the case may be. it also helps to move the spirit and soul from one location to another. When the spirit receives instructions from the Holy Spirit to go preach the gospel in another city, the spirit and the soul needs the physical part of them to do his job, by practically going to the said location. Ensure you nourish your body with good physical and healthy food , just like you need to feed the soul with good spiritual food. This results into a 3 fold health plan, SPIRIT , SOUL AND BODY rejoicing and staying alive to serve and do the work of the living God. You are blessed. May your purpose for visiting this site be realized and fulfilled in Jesus name. Amen.
All Glory To The Holy Ghost.
Jesus is Lord.
Script By:
Apostle Marvin Omede,
www.marvinomede.com
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