ENCOURAGEMENT FOR YOUR JOURNEY - FREE

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SPIRIT - SOUL - BODY

You do not have a soul.  Your ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. And that body has 5 senses that connect you to the physical universe we call home. Through those senses we perceive desire fulfillment in this world. But since the first man chose to go his own way and became separated from God's spirit, we have all been born with a dead spirit. That is why we must be born again. This diagram illustrates our true nature - and the need for the Life we don't have until we accept by grace through faith the gift of Life from God, bought for us at a price beyond knowing. There is a 12x18 inch poster size version available for purchase on the Products tab.

Once we have been born again in spirit by the gift of Life of Christ's Spirit shed and given to us, Christ in us, the hope of glory, our calling by God into His Kingdom is complete. Out character, our soul, personality and mind - these are being worked on by the Holy Spirit within us to renew us to be conformed to the image of Christ. Our calling is complete, our character is a work in progress not completed until Jesus returns...and maybe further work in Heaven!!  

As the great hymn says, we are prone to wander from the God we love and who loves us. We need reminding. Constantly. Thou will keep in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee, the scripture says.  This cycle helps keep us focused and reminded to have confidence in God as our peace - Godfidence.

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving. Of all the attitudes we can have perhaps gratitude is the best. When we are thankful we acknowledge that we give credit not to ourselves, but to God.  God doesn't need our thanks, but we need to shed the pride of self for our own survival and health and our loving Father knows this and requires out gratitude for our own benefit.  These are not verses but quotes that capture wonderful thoughts to help keep you focused on what you have to be grateful for and add to the many blessings to be counted. There is one for each day of the month.

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