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Mapping Your Inside Out: The 3-Part Roadmap to Understanding Who You Are

Posted in Feelings, Human Body, My Body, tagged , on May 23, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Before GPS, an outdated paper map meant getting hopelessly lost.

Life works the same way. If you do not understand how you are built, navigating daily life feels chaotic. Reading the Bible feels like decoding a foreign language.

To find your way, you must understand your three internal layers.

The Triune Design: Body, Soul, and Spirit

You are a three-part being:

  • The Body: Your physical shell. It drives your physical senses, energy, and urges.
  • The Soul: Your command center. This houses your mind, emotions, and decisions. It chooses how to react to your body.
  • The Spirit: Your deepest core. This is your intuition, conscience, and direct line to God.

Learning the Languages

We easily understand physical cues. When a kid’s stomach growls, they learn it means hunger.

But reading your spirit does not come naturally. Without Christ, the human spirit sits dormant, quiet, and unlearned.

Once your spirit is activated, Scripture unlocks. You finally begin understand which part of you is screaming for attention, which can / should be ignored.

Hard Questions, Clear Answers

1. “What if I don’t feel saved?”

Salvation is not an emotional high or an analytical thought. Emotions fluctuate constantly. True assurance originates in your spirit.

“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.” – Romans 8:16

2. “Why do I still have a bad temper?”

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” – 2 Corinthians 5:18

If you are a new creation in Christ, why do you still struggle? Because your body and old mental habits did not magically change. Your spirit did.

“Receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” – James 1:21

Your core is brand new and wants to please God. Now, you must train your soul (your mind and emotions) to catch up by consuming Scripture and staying connected to Christ.

The Takeaway

If you have not surrendered to Jesus, do that now. Ask him to come into your life and be your boss. Let him birth your spirit and place God’s Spirit there.

If you have surrendered to Jesus, stop letting physical urges and emotional mood swings run your life. You are a soul, living in a body, powered by a spirit. Quiet the external noise, lock into your spirit, and let God guide your roadmap.

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From Asking & Waiting to Thanking & Doing

Posted in Belief, Benefits, Christ, Experience, Feelings, Holy Spirit, tagged , , , , on January 3, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you.” — Romans 8:8-9a

Being “in the Spirit” is not based on how close God feels but on the presence of God’s Holy Spirit. The two are not the same.

Believers don’t always agree on exactly when the Holy Spirit is received but they do agree he is found in Christ, a promised Gift for assurance and comfort.

“You were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit because you believed in Christ. The Holy Spirit is the down payment on our inheritance” — Ephesians 1:13 (CEB)

In Christ the Holy Spirit no longer comes and goes but remains even as our feelings change.

It’s time for us to stop asking, singing, pleading for him to come and time start thanking him for being here, moving on to what he wants us to do now that he is.

— fritz

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Ancient Object Lessons — Ark’s Contents, Aaron’s Rod

Posted in Ark Of The Covenant, Explanations, Temple, tagged , , , , on February 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The ancient religious artifacts of the Old Testament are actually object lessons for us, today.

The Tabernacle with its three sections is symbolic of the human body, soul, and spirit. The Ark of the Covenant symbolical of the believer’s “heart” — covered with Christ, sheltered under angelic protection, the place where we hear God’s voice.

The items inside the Ark of the Covenant are symbolical, too. A copy of the ten commandments was put there representing the law of God written in our hearts.

There was a second item inside the Ark of the Covenant – Aaron’s rod.

There’s a little history behind this artifact. Moses’ and Aaron’s authority was challenged so all the tribal leaders were commanded to put their walking sticks in God’s tent. God promised to reveal his choice. The very next day Aaron’s rod had not only grown leaves and flowers but yielded ripe almonds.

With the placement of Aaron’s rod inside the Ark of the Covenant Israel was reminded of God’s choice for High Priest and we are reminded of his chosen priesthood is inside of us. Like the ancient priests

  • We are not just tolerated but chosen;
  • God is our inheritance
  • God’s kingdom is our home
  • worship is our job.

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light” — 1st Peter 2:9

We do this, not by all becoming a pastor (though some may serve that way), but by serving Jesus in everything we do.

“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men — Colossians 3:23

— fritz

1 – Hebrews 9:4, Exodus 25:10-20, Numbers 17:10

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