I do not have much time to write so I will keep this fairly short. This is my first blog EVER so I hope I can get this to publish correctly. I am not experienced at this kind of thing in anyway I just simply plan to record some thoughts, kind of like an online journal. I seem to always have thoughts running through my head, so I thought to just start typing them out and see what happens. Hopefully it will serve as a relief of stress or weight, much like music or exercise. I have not messed with the privacy settings and expect no one to read this. Like I said this is primarily for me to reflect on things and record them like a journal. If you decide to read this and hate it; then stop reading it. duh. I hate English and Composition so if poor punctuation and such bothers you then don't read this. Anyways, enough of that. I guess I will start by discussing something that has been heavy on my mind today specifically..
The soul. When I say the soul, I mean the conscience or the Holy Spirit (whatever you can relate to). When we think of the soul we first think that it lives inside our body. We are wrong. This is just another example of how shallow our minds are as human beings. We are souls, simply given a body. This makes it even more sad that we view each other based upon looks. You match a person by their body, not their soul. But why judge someone upon their appearance? That is NOT who they are. They are a soul simply living in that body for a short period of time. As humans we cannot dig too deep into what the soul is because we run into questions that cannot be answered. Blind people may be blind, but God has given them a very special gift. Aside from hearing voices, they are able to view people by their actions and words towards and not appearance.
Even though we cannot grasp even the surface of what God can, he still calls us to seek wisdom and understanding as much as possible. When I think of being wise and of understanding I think of the opening Chapters of the book of Proverbs. I am only 20 years old and do not feel I am even credible to free write about the pursuit of wisdom, but I would like to share a few thoughts on understanding. Specifically understanding the soul..
It is hard to pinpoint what the soul is, mainly because we as humans have such little understanding. We seek comfort in understanding. When someone dies what do you hear? "They are in a better place; looking down upon us." Maybe this is true, but I doubt it. They may be in a better place, but why would they be concerned of earthly things and earthly bodies? I don't know enough about this parallel universe to discuss much so I will try to get back on topic. I am going to start trying to grasp the idea that I am a soul simply living in the body God as given me. God has blessed me with a health body, giving me no right but to reach its potential. There are people who have no arms and have no legs. There are tons of disabilities I can think of, none of which I have. It is important that I think about them. Not only to see how blessed I am, but to focus on viewing people by their soul. A person's appearance is simply something earthly. We have bodies like animals. Our bodies are of the earth; Our soul (who we really are) is what moves to the afterlife. So it is important that our soul is ready when our body perishes. The condition of ones body has no relation to the afterlife.
