Guest Speaker : Judah Smith
Author of How's Your Soul?
3 John 1:2
"Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit."
Every churches motto should be :
We're going to build you up, not beat you up.
You are only as well as your soul.
If the question "how's your soul?" gets asked, the response "beats me" is alright. Because Jeremiah said that the heart/soul (synonym) is deceitful.
Only God knows your soul.
Is all that is within you healthy?
How much time and attention have you put into soul care?
Genesis 2:7
"Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man's nostrils, and the man became a living person."
Only the human being shares the breath of God.
We have the borrowed breath of God!
Praying Jesus is what makes you feel at home.
If you want to help your soul, be ware the environment you put it in.
Genesis 2:9
"The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground -- trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit."
The first description of the Garden of Eden : there were things to look at that were enjoyable and there were things to eat that were enjoyable.
Genesis 2:15
"The Lord God placed man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it."
-Tend to it and watch over it.
Your job is a blessing!
Genesis 2:16-17
"But the Lord warned him, "You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden -- except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die."
God stacks the odds in our favor.
You can eat from ANY tree, EXCEPT ONE.
All the permission, and all we think about is the one restriction.
There is choice in love.
It was good for Adam to have a no.
Genesis 2:18
"Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him."
Adam had a lot of animals to talk to, but he didn't have a best friend.
4 Essential Practicalities For Your Soul
1. Rest
Are you enjoying life?
Matthew 11:29 "Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls."
Rest is first because God is first.
When we rest we recognize that He does not.
To rest well is to trust well.
A restless soul believes you are the captain of your own ship.
A resting soul is a trusting soul.
2. Responsibility
Are you enjoying your job?
Embrace Monday. Quit living for the weekend.
Whatever you do, do it with all your might.
3. Restriction
Do you have healthy boundaries?
The human soul is made for absolute freedom in absolute limits.
There is a necessary no.
4. Relationships
Are you being intentional about your key relationships?
There are only a few people you share your soul with.
Intentional Living
Authenticity
Reach out and ask :
Have I told you recently how much I love you?
Have I told you recently how much you mean to me?
You're not living well unless you're loving well.
The most essential element to a flourishing soul is a right relationship with Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:21
"For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ."
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