January 3rd, 2022

Existence transcends much more than body, what is physical.

To know another person is to connect with their soul. Soul is the incoporeal, immaterial part of ones being, comprising of mental abilities such as character, feeling, conciousness, reasoning, memory, perception, thinking, etc. This essence is most closely related to the mind, emotions, and will, which is typically shaped by experience and inherited traits. It is what defines humanity and set apart from other animals of the earth.

But to know ones purpose, the basis and grounds for living, is rooted in ones spirit. The spirit functions as how we connect with what is outside of earthy existence, eternity. It is where one would connect spiritually and deeply with God. Like food to the body, a spirit needs to be fed and grown by following in the way of God and honoring Him along with corresponding beliefs. Oxford dictionary defines it as “a non-physical part of a person regarded as their true self and as capable of surviving physical death or separation.” Therefore, the spirit is a connection of eternal living with God as the supernatural force driving existance. If one chooses to forego deism, than they have no need for a spirit. 

It is so interesting because human beings are and have always been equipped with all three components of being: mind, body, soul. All three parts were designed to not only coexist, but cooporate to create ones experience of existance. When a relationship with God amd the pursuit of existence after life on earth is neglected, a key component of being is forgotten and unused.

In a time with immediate access to nearly unlimited resources, materialistic items such as technology and online relationships, food and drink, pleasure, or entertainment, human beings have put too much worth in physical, leaving soul and spirit to suffer and function improperly.  It is so hard to escape this lifestyle so many are living, but to reconnect means to change perspective. Life and life after ultimately lies in the shape of ones spirit. With God as the supernatural force driving ones existence, human beings are capable of connecting with others souls and rejoicing in what is to come. This way of life is nearly forgotten because people lose sight of the spirit! To live a day where all physical beauty is neglected and only spiritual beauty remains would be so eye-opening to defining ones worth. 

The eyes are the door of the soul, and the soul the window of the spirit. To connect and love others comes from understanding our spirituality and life beyond, well, life.