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Prayer Email archive: (11/22/2000) difference between soul and spirit |
Hello prayer warriors,
1. Prayer note: difference between spirit and soul [Hebrews 4:12] For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Here, you find that the scripture gives us an analogy between the soul and the spirit, like the joints (soul) and marrow (spirit), and the thoughts (soul) and heart (spirit). Our soul is here positioned like our thought life and sometimes I think apply to some of our emotions too. Our spirit is like our heart, which if you really think about it is this person deep inside of you. Out of our heart also springs many real desires and sometimes malice too. [Matthew 15:18] But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: [Proverbs 4:23] Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Real joy and sorrow can be felt by the heart but happiness and sadness sometimes are just part of our soul. That is why people say that we have the joy of the Lord and not the happiness because it is something that happens within our spirit that is not based on external circumstances, but something deep within our being. [Isaiah 65:14] Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. Many scriptures further associate the spirit with our heart. I don't believe that this "heart" is the same way that the world describes our heart now. [Psalm 51:17] The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. [Psalm 143:4] Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. God's Spirit communes with our spirit which I believe is our "heart". [Galatians 4:6] And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. [1 Peter 3:4] But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. This heart is our inner man, our inner most being. It is different from our thoughts and our higher level emotions. Even though the inner man reacts to our thoughts and emotions (which I covered in the previous prayer emails), it is capable of spiritual communication with God and this is when we have the inner witness or that peace that transcends all understanding (our thought or soul life). It is this spirit within us that calls out to God and is activated when we first believe. That is why you can really tell whether someone has been born again and come to the knowledge of Christ. Something changes inside of them that causes their whole attitude, desires, goals and understanding to change. But this only happens when we feed our inner man with the Word of God. [1 Peter 2:2] As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: There is so much to learn from the Word of God and to discover. He reveals so many truths which is not known to the world and sometimes cannot be comprehended because they can only be comprehended and fully understood and consumed by our spirit man. 2. New prayer requests: i. Lost child -- amberrose99 my daughter confided that she has a lot of pressures & problems dealing with living here at home.. she has contemplated suicide, it has been so bad for her. i evidentally have not been the mother i thought i was. in fact.. i've been absolutely the opposite. she is now living with my sister...she is only 12. please pray for my daughter & me to be able to mend things http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1511&table=prayer ii. Job training -- gmles I have been training for a new job & the training is so intense & very difficult. So far I have been humbled by the grace God gives when we rely on Him & not ourselves. Continue to lift me up in prayer. http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1514&table=prayer iii. plead for release of insecurities -- kate553 pray that i can overcome my insecurities & paranoia, so that i won't hurt or fear anymore & that i may be a better witness to Christ. sometimes i feel guilty that there are others with more serious needs, but i dont want to hurt anymore. im scared its going to wreck the relationship with my boyfriend, & im scared i will never be free. also, pray that troy may have a deeper passion for Christ. http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1516&table=prayer iv. Pray for Peter -- christiandeb A friend of mine, Peter, had a prostate surgery which was successful & without complications but he has developed an infection & is on a course of antibiotics. Keep him in your prayers. http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1517&table=prayer 3. Prayer update: i. Victory of obesed & fatigue, suicidal I want to thank all of you who prayed for me!! I am feeling alot better about myself & life. God, my Father has set me free from all thoughts of suicide. I give thanks to him for ministering to my soul in the time of need. I will no longer feel like I am not worthy, because I am. Worthy of God's Love!! I will start a weight program, next week, I will continue to pray and stay close to God's Word. 4. Number of prayer warriors: 540 We welcome vlt and nimitzsphere. One email has become invalid. in Christ, waihun |
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Monday, November 27, 2000 10:16:12 PM waihun | |