SPIRITSOUL&BODY

ANDREWWOMMACK
Yourspiritisyourinnermostpart
Ifyouweretalkingtomefacetoface,"you'dbeseeingmy
body.However,you'dbespeakingtomysoul,whichismy
mental,emotionalpart.
Yoursouliswhatmostpeoplecalltheir"personality."
Youcanfeelbothyourbodyandyoursoul.
However,yourspiritcannotbeaccessedinanynaturalway.
Youcannotcontactyourspiritthroughyouremotionsoryour
physicalbody.
Ifyoudon'tunderstandthatspiritualrealitycan'tbefelt,then
you'llbeconfusedwhenGod'sWorddeclaresthatyouhave
thesamepowerthatraisedJesusfromthedead(Eph.1:18
20).
Withoutunderstandingspirit,soul,andbody,you'llsearch
yourbodyandsoulinbewildermentwondering,Whereisit?
Idon'treallyhavethatkindofpowerinme.TheBibleisso
hardtounderstand!
Understandingspirit,soul,andbodyunlocksthespiritrealm
soyoucanexperiencewhoyouareandwhatyouhavein
Christ!
God'sWordrevealsspiritualreality.
Ifyouwanttoknowwhatyourspiritislike,youmustfind
outfromtheWord.
WhenyoulookintotheBible,youbeholdyourselfinthe
spirit.
James1:2325God'sWordisaspiritualmirror!
Ifyouwanttoknowifyourhairiscombedorifyourmakeup
 ison,youdon'tjustgobyhowyoufeel.Sincethosethings
can'tbefelt,youmustlookinamirrorandthentrustwhat
yousee.It'sthesamewithyourbornagainspirit!
God'sWordperfectlyreflectswhoyouareinthespirit.
JesuspurchasedyourglorifiedbodythroughHisdeath,
burial,andresurrection.Althoughfullpaymenthasbeen
made,youstillhaveacorruptedbodywhileyouwaitto
receiveyourimmortal,incorruptibleone(1Cor.15:53).
Yoursoulwasn'tsavedeither!James1:21
Ifyouwerestupidbeforeyouweresaved,you'restillstupid
afterbeingsaved.Ifyoudidn'tknowmathbeforebeingborn
again,youwon'tinstantlyknowmathafterwardseither.In
fact,ifyouweredepressedbeforeyougotsaved,you'llstay
depresseduntilyouchangethewayyoursoulthinksby
believingGod'sWord.
Yoursoulcanbetransformednowtothedegreeyourenew
yourmind,changeyourattitudes,andconformyourvaluesto
theWordofGod.
Yourspirittotallychangedatsalvation!
UponmakingJesusChristyourLord,yourspiritunderwent
aninstantandcompletetransformation.
Yourbodyandsoularebothimpactedbywhathappened,but
it'snottotal,norcomplete.
Thechangetookplaceinyourspiritandworksitswayout
intoyoursoulandbody
Yourspirithastotallychanged!
Youaren'tintheprocessoftryingtogetanythingfromGod.
Everythingyou'lleverneedintheChristianlifeisalready
presentinitsentiretyinyourspirit!
Atthisverymoment,yourbornagainspiritisasperfectand
completeasit'lleverbethroughoutalleternity.Youwon't
getanewonewhenyouarriveinheaven,andneitherwillit
needtobematured,completed,orcleanedupfromany
 defilementdownhereonearth.
Yourspiritisrightnowasperfect,mature,andcomplete
asJesusHimself!
Afterbeingbornagain,therestofyourChristianlifeconsists
simplyofrenewingandreleasing!
AsyourenewyourmindandbelieveGod'sWord,yoursoul
willagreewithwhat'salreadytranspiredinyourspirit.When
yoursoulcomesintoalignmentwithwhatitseesinGod's
spiritualmirror,what'salreadyinyourspiritreleasesinto
yoursoulandbody.That'showyouexperiencethebenefits
ofyoursalvation!
Ifyourspiritandsoulagree,youexperiencethelifeofGod.
Butthesupernaturalflowoflifefromyourspirittothe
physicalrealmstopswhenyoursoulagreeswithyourbody
YoucutyourselfofffromexperiencingGod'slifeinyou
whenyoualignyoursoulwithwhatyoucansee,taste,hear,
smell,andfeel
What'sinyourspiritmustflowthroughyoursoulinorderto
getouttoyourbodyandthephysicalworldaroundit!
Yourspiritistherealyou!(James2:26)
Yourspiritisyourlifegivingpart!
Everythingthatcomesoutfromyourspirittoyourbodymust
gothroughyourmental,emotionalpart(yoursoul)!
Inyourspirit,you'vegotthesamepowerthatraisedJesus
Christfromthedead(Eph.1:1820).However,it'spossibleto
havethispowerandnevermanifestit.Ifyoursoul,likea
valve,staysclosedtothistruth,youwon'texperienceit.
WithoutopeningthevalvebyrenewingyourmindtoGod's
Word,theeternalrealityinyourspiritwon'tbeabletoimpact
thetemporal"reality"ofyourphysicalrealm.
Thetruthisthatoldthingspassedaway,andallthings
becamenewinyourspiritthemomentyouwerebornagain.
Now,everythingyou'lleverneedinyourChristianlifeis
 alreadythere.Justrenewyourmindandreleaseit!
TheChristianlifeisn'taprocessof"gettingfromGod."
Instead,it'saprocessofrenewingyourmindandlearningto
releasewhatyou'vealreadyreceived.
It'smucheasiertoreleasesomethingyou'vealreadygotthan
togogetsomethingyoudon'tyethave!
Asabeliever,Godgaveyoueverythingwhenyouwereborn
again.
TherestofyourChristianlifeislearninghowtomanifestin
thephysicalrealmwhat'salreadyinyourbornagainspirit.
Thewayyourfaithbecomeseffective,productive,operative
isbyacknowledgingeverygoodthinginyou(yourspirit)in
Christ.(Philem.1:6)
Inorderforyourfaithtowork,youmustrecognize,believe,
andacknowledgethegoodthingsinyouinChrist!
RenewingyourmindtotheWordfacilitatesyour
transformation!