| Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Selfcare” Our Bible verse for today: “Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you..” Psalm 116:7 (CSB) Our thought for today: “This will make everything else better” Soul-care is selfcare. Taking proper care of your soul is the most important way in which you can take care of yourself, and doing so will make everything else better. Let me explain. First, what is the soul? That has been debated by theologians for thousands. Sometimes “soul” is used interchangeably with “spirit” but in the Bible there is a distinction. Although there is no single verse or passage that definitively defines the distinction between soul and spirit, the body of Biblical literature about the two seems to suggest this: The soul and spirit are both part of the person’s non-physical being but they are different. The spirit is the breath of life breathed into your mortal body by God and which will exist with Him in heaven for eternity. It is the animating force within the body and it connects a person to God. The soul is non-physical as well but it is an integral part of the body in that it is the seat of thoughts, feelings, emotions, and the unconscious mind. In that way, the soul interacts with the physical body and it also serves as the interface between the physical body and the spirt – thereby establishing a connection between the whole person and God. When you take care of your soul you are taking care of your thoughts, feelings, emotions, and even your unconscious mind, and doing so also benefits the body and spirit. So, soul-care is selfcare and your whole person is better and healthier when you take care of your soul. In Psalm 116 the Psalmist records that because his relationship with the Lord was strong and good, his soul was at rest. You can read that as a warm fuzzy feeling deep inside. He was at peace. He was happy. He felt safe and secure. His soul was at rest and life was good. Doing the things necessary to take proper care of your soul will make all the rest of life better. Regardless of any other circumstances you are dealing with, if your soul is at rest everything else about your life will be better than it would be if your soul was not at rest. This is important and so we will come back to it tomorrow. For now, I encourage you to spend some extra time with the Lord this morning thinking about your soul and your need for good soul-care. Ask God to help your soul to be at rest. It will make everything else better. God bless, Pastor Jim (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00 – in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville |
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