So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis1:27
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19
One of the mysteries of God is that He exists in three different … personalities, and forms. The Father. The Son / Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit. These ‘forms’ existed before time immemorial.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1
This mystery still is beyond complete human comprehension. Trying to explain something beyond our ability to completely comprehend except in the simplest explanation often is futile, but many academics go ahead and try anyway.
What I want to explore is the human creation equation. What are we made up of? What are we as a created being?
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:23
We too as humans — are a created three-part being made in His image.
Our spirit which is the very created immortal core of us — which connects us to the spiritual realm is where we make our choices and holds our ‘free will’. The soul which is the mind (which processes thoughts and ideas) and emotions (feelings), which is also a created immortal component of us. The body which holds our brains, organs, cells, flesh and bones, and our physical senses is created mortal and will decay and die if not restored by God ordained processes. (This is the Tree of Life origin)
All of this to say that our free will / choices (spirit) and our minds (soul) are much more powerful than we have been taught. It is in these parts of us that will determine SO much in the health of our physical bodies and our mental health. Unfortunately modern medicine only focuses on the physical, and on the mental side of medicine they have not really found the true paths to health. Although I am aware of science going on by several who are beyond most others in their field. Dr Caroline Leaf is one such scientist / Doctor. (She claims to be a Christian, as I don’t know her personally)
Taking personal control of our minds through our thought life throughout our entire day is …key, and much more important than we’ve ever been taught.
We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, 1 Corinthians 10:5
Inviting the Holy Spirit to indwell you is paramount to learning how to improve your current state of being, which includes your health in every part of you. He will TEACH you what you must do — if you can learn how to connect with Him … as He indwells your body, soul, and spirit.
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
By connecting with the Holy Spirit we begin to learn how to live the life He wants for us. By making the choices He wants us to make. But since we have been given free will, all of it is still our choice to make. The Holy Spirit always presents us with the Godly choice in any situation we face …if we ask Him and we’ve learned how to hear Him within us. His Word will give you a massive foundation of information on Who God is and His ways. The Holy Spirit will use the Word you have stored within you in His processes with you.
I see that the real current spiritual warfare for the human condition is in the mind .. with the ability to process and capture and captivate our thought life. To make the choice (in our spirit) to listen to the Holy Spirit and captivate our thoughts in our minds and process those thoughts with Him being our Advisor and Healer, instructing us how to deal with them.
This is why our choices are so important for our well being. IF we want to be healthy and vital for Him — then we must learn to listen to Him and choose Him in every situation. Learning discernment within our minds and how to process EVERY thought that comes to us.
Then there is the avenues of thought generation within our minds. Three distinct origins of thoughts. One is our own spirit and minds. Two is God. Three is the ‘fallen’ portion of His created beings (this would include fallen angels and the disembodied entities we know as demons). Just understand the the fallen may be able to ‘plant’ thoughts into your mind — but they cannot ‘read’ your mind as God can… and only have to watch you for clues as to what you do with the thought they just planted into you. Do you now see how important it becomes that you ‘take every thought captive to Christ’? And the spiritual warfare launched against you personally by the enemies of God? They want to nullify you as much as possible. Especially if you show the potential to be a real instrument to be used by Him. The enemies will also bring up memories of past trauma you have not properly processed with the Holy Spirit so as to cause you to spiral in the wrong direction and cause more sickness and disease within you both mentally and physically.
The warfare for our minds is the battlefield we ALL are standing on. Do you know how to maintain control of yourself while you are on that battlefield? The time to begin learning is …now.
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12