1 Thessalonians 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
This verse explains here that we are a three part being, spirit, soul and body and when we understand the different functions of each one and how they function we'll understand better why we behave the way we do and how to live our Christian lives, dare I say, more successfully. Anyone want that?
If you're like me you'll get frustrated and sometimes discouraged with your own behaviour and even the Apostle Paul said at one point he didn't know why he did what he didn't want to do! There is an answer to it all and if we'll take the time to read what God says in His word He explains what to do about it. God doesn't want us to feel frustrated or discouraged but built up and encouraged.
I've been greatly helped to understand it better by the three links below, each one is only about 6 minutes so they're easy to watch and they explain it much more clearly than I can so if you'd like some help to grow may I encourage us all to watch it. It helps us understand that everything we receive from God comes directly into our spirit man, it then has to pass through our soulish part and then flows into our body and then on to others. The only way to connect with God is through our reborn spirit.
Romans 12:2 explains that we need to be transformed by the renewing of our minds, and that comes about by the reading and understanding of God's Word.
As we've all probably found out if we try to live the Christian life by will power we just can't do it. But if we allow the Spirit of God to change us in our thinking we will learn to behave right. Each one of us have been influenced by the world's way of thinking for so much of the time that we are going to have to allow God's Word to give us God's thinking and perspective on everything, it's not automatic.
I hope and pray that these links help us all. Enjoy and be blessed. 😊
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5aAGTNWNBA
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