In this episode Mel and Jenn continue their series called Tend Your Roots: cultivating the people, practices and places that nurture you.
Today's conversation centers around our soul.
SOUL - Mind, will, emotions
This is the part of us who wants to rule, or be in charge
Quotes:
-Got Questions: https://www.gotquestions.org/human-soul.html
“There is often confusion about the human spirit vs. the human soul. In places, Scripture seems to use the terms interchangeably, but there might be a subtle difference. Otherwise, how could the Word of God penetrate “even to dividing soul and spirit” (Hebrews 4:12)?”
-Susan Hill, https://www.susandhill.com/tag/john-paul-jackson/
“The soul’s need for redemption and restoration is the subject of countless books and sermons, but few talk about the problem of an underdeveloped spirit—our main avenue for hearing God’s voice…the soul often rules over the spirit as we try to live the Christian life. In our spirit, we know we’re supposed to turn the other cheek, but the soul overrules, and we slap back. The goal in our spiritual life is to bring the reverse. In order for that to happen, the soul needs healing, but the spirit also needs growth.”
-John Paul Jackson:
“We learn at infancy that if we make a fuss about what we want, it will be given to us, and in various ways, we build on that understanding as we grow into adulthood. Through the natural process of life, our souls strengthen. They become dense and thick, like stone. The more we rely on ourselves - on our own understanding and perspective - the less we resemble God. This is why the spirit must rule over the soul; it is the part of us that comes alive when we meet Jesus. It is the part of us that is like Him: His seed and that which makes us the children of God. When the spirit is in control, we will be much more apt to think, feel and act as our Father thinks, feels and acts.”
Book: Pathway To Powerful
John Eldredge Podcast:
https://wildatheart.org/rhplay/series/podcast/soul-ties
Thanks for joining us on The Journey Expressed!
In this episode Mel and Jenn continue their series called Tend Your Roots: cultivating the people, practices and places that nurture you.
Today's conversation centers around our soul.
SOUL - Mind, will, emotions
This is the part of us who wants to rule, or be in charge
Quotes:
-Got Questions: https://www.gotquestions.org/human-soul.html
“There is often confusion about the human spirit vs. the human soul. In places, Scripture seems to use the terms interchangeably, but there might be a subtle difference. Otherwise, how could the Word of God penetrate “even to dividing soul and spirit” (Hebrews 4:12)?”
-Susan Hill, https://www.susandhill.com/tag/john-paul-jackson/
“The soul’s need for redemption and restoration is the subject of countless books and sermons, but few talk about the problem of an underdeveloped spirit—our main avenue for hearing God’s voice…the soul often rules over the spirit as we try to live the Christian life. In our spirit, we know we’re supposed to turn the other cheek, but the soul overrules, and we slap back. The goal in our spiritual life is to bring the reverse. In order for that to happen, the soul needs healing, but the spirit also needs growth.”
-John Paul Jackson:
“We learn at infancy that if we make a fuss about what we want, it will be given to us, and in various ways, we build on that understanding as we grow into adulthood. Through the natural process of life, our souls strengthen. They become dense and thick, like stone. The more we rely on ourselves - on our own understanding and perspective - the less we resemble God. This is why the spirit must rule over the soul; it is the part of us that comes alive when we meet Jesus. It is the part of us that is like Him: His seed and that which makes us the children of God. When the spirit is in control, we will be much more apt to think, feel and act as our Father thinks, feels and acts.”
Book: Pathway To Powerful
John Eldredge Podcast:
https://wildatheart.org/rhplay/series/podcast/soul-ties
Thanks for joining us on The Journey Expressed!