- For those who are according to the flesh and are controlled by its unholy desires set their minds on and pursue those things which gratify the flesh
- Rom 8:5a
The Body is the physical part of us as we have learnt, now what becomes of how we use our body is a result of the state of our Soul
The Apostle Paul Charged us to present our bodies a living Sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your Reasonable service.” Romans 12:1
You can only accept to present your body if the state of your Soul accepts to.
Since the Soul has three major components namely our mind, will and emotions. Our mind has a conscious part and a subconscious part.
The conscious mind is where we do our thinking and reasoning. The sub-conscious mind is where we hold our Faith and our attitudes. It’s also where we have our feeling, our emotions and retain our memories. Our will is what gives us the ability to make choices and decisions.
The function of your mind, will and emotions and how you respond to them will determine how your mind controls your lifestyle, how your decision determines your life and the effects of your emotions on daily living.
At the end of the day, the state of your soul is simply what determines your lifestyle as a Christian. It determines how you yield to the works of the flesh, if you allow your mind which is how you think, your will that is desire and your emotions which is how you feels to control your daily living.
The devil is a liar. Jesus called him … the father of lies and of all that is false (John 8:44.) He lies to
you and me. He tells us things about ourselves, about other people and about circumstances that are
just not true. He does not, however, tell us the entire lie all at one time.
He begins by bombarding our mind with a cleverly devised pattern of little nagging thoughts,suspicions, doubts, fears, wonderings, reasonings and theories. He moves slowly and cautiously. Remember, he has a strategy for his warfare. He has studied us for a long time.
He knows what we like and what we don’t like. He knows our insecurities, our weaknesses and our
fears. He knows what bothers us most. He is willing to invest any amount of time it takes to defeat us.
It starts with to being carnal.
Carnal mindedness doesn’t necessarily mean”sinful” mindedness. All sin is carnal, but not all carnality is sin. Carnal mindedness is allowing your mind, will and emotions to be dominated by what you can see, taste,hear, smell,and feel. You are carnally minded when your thoughts center primarily on the physical realm.
Through a very complex way, our mind, our will and our emotions are connected to the body through our endocrine, nervous and immune systems.
Health wise, if the state of your mind is not stable it sends a wrong signal to these system in your body.
Remember the scripture
Prov 23:7a “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
Which determines the state of your health.
Let’s look at these systems in the body.
THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
The endocrine system is a network of glands in your body that make the hormones that help cells talk to each other. They’re responsible for almost every cell, organ, and function in your body.
If your endocrine system isn’t healthy, you might have problems developing during puberty, getting pregnant, or managing stress. You also might gain weight easily, have weak bones, or lack energy because too much sugar stays in your blood instead of moving into your cells where it’s needed for energy.
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
The Nervous System is a complex network of nerves and cells that carry messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to various parts of the body
The nervous system is involved in receiving information about the environment around us and generating responses to that information and coordinating the two.
Immune System
A complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and the substances they make that helps the body fight infections and other diseases. The immune system includes white blood cells and organs and tissues of the lymph system, such as the thymus, spleen, tonsils, lymph nodes, lymph vessels, and bone marrow.
With the above mentioned, you can relate with how your mind, will and emotions have Effects on your health.
Which determines how healthy, fit and active we become in your daily living.
From the Above we could understand that the states of our soul have effects on our thoughts, lifestyle and health either positive or negative.