Did you know that God has a perfect plan for your life? He had it all planned out even before you were born, --and He specially designed and created you with the necessary talents and gifts to walk that plan out while you are here on earth.
The good news is that He didn't abandon us to figure it all out by ourselves. He also wants to keep in touch with you to guide you through the whole process. The Bible clearly states that we can hear God's voice and that we are led by the Holy Spirit who lives in us once we are born again by receiving Jesus as Lord in our life.
The problem is, that many times other voices interfere with what God has to tell us, and we have trouble discerning His direction from all the other options that we are presented with.
What really helps is to know where other voices can come from. Once we can distinguish the source, it will be easier to recognize if the direction came from God or not.
Man is essentially a spirit that has a soul and lives in a body.
The Spirit
The spirit is the real you. It will keep on existing eternally once your body dies. It is your spirit that is born again, connects to God and hears from Him. Your spirit will pick up the still small voice of the Holy Spirit and talk to your heart. It will lead you with peace.
The Body
Your body is like a space suit you live in to be able to survive on this planet. The Bible refers to it as a tent or an earthly dwelling place. This is where your appetites and carnal desires are seated.
Your body will always draw you away from the spiritual. It prefers sleeping instead of reading the Bible or going to church. It is like a pet we have to train correctly so that it doesn't interfere with our spiritual walk. The body is a great servant, but a bad master. When it comes to dominate our life, we are definitely in for trouble.
The Mind
Your soul is your mind. This is where you think logically and make decisions. It is also where your emotions are seated. Your mind will ultimately decide whether to follow the voice of your spirit or that of your flesh. It is influenced by your education, culture and traditions.Here is where the human reasoning is seated.
Your mind is not born again, that is why the Bible says we have to renew our mind by reading the Word of God. If it is not renewed, it will always challenge the will of God with logical human reasoning. That is why we should diligently read the Bible, because that way our mind will be tuned up with our spirit.
On the other hand, if we feed it with junk and bad news, our mind will always decide out of fear and worry.
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