If it were possible to face your soul, what would you see? Carl Jung, the Swiss psychologist, observed, "People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their soul." Jesus stressed the importance of the soul by asking, "What good is it for a person to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?"
Jesus warned against becoming so preoccupied with things that the soul is neglected or abused. Think of the soul as being the conduit through which God communicates with us. To love God with all your heart and soul, strength and mind conjoins you to him so completely that you become one with him in spirit.
John Steinbeck wrote in The Grapes of Wrath, "A fella ain't got a soul of his own, but only a piece of a bigger one." If your soul has been abused or neglected, it can be restored. Committing to loving God with all your soul insures its restoration. So praise God for that opportunity.
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This
is what the Lord says: “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old,
godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your
soul.”
~Jeremiah
6:16 New Living Translation
Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise
his holy name.
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