Understanding Spirit, Soul And Body (4)

Cultivating the Spirit, Soul, and Body for Growth

And have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge – Colossians 3:10

In continuation of our series on the differences between the spirit, the soul and the body, today we shall dwell on how to cultivate these three aspects of human for optimal performance.

Growth is a natural process for most living beings; and by virtue of being a living, the body, the spirit and the soul of humans are susceptible to a growth process from a smaller state to a higher or bigger one.

Whilst the body develops through a biological or natural process; the same cannot be said of the other entities making a human. The spirit and soul do not grow or develop through a natural biological process. On the contrary, they have to be consciously cultivated before they can develop.

Even the human body needs more than the workings of biology to blossom and remain in shape; as it needs constant attention to be at its best and serve its owner optimally. In the same way, the spirit and soul require dedicated attention to develop.

The soul, which has a bearing on the mind and thoughts, derives its nourishment from knowledge. The best way to develop the human soul is to expose it to learning. The extent that one is exposed to information is the extent his soul will be strengthened and refined. For the soul, the saying, ‘information is power’ is most apposite, as a soul derives its ability to process information and arrives at a course of action based on the exposures it has to knowledge on the matter under consideration.

A soul that is not informed will be prone to making bad decisions; while the enlightened soul will most likely make wise choices. Information is the nourishment of the soul. That is why our reference passage above says that the new man within is “renewed in knowledge.” That means the soul gets invigorated and energised from the consumption of knowledge-adding information. The depth of the bearing of the soul is determined by the level of exposure it has to knowledge.

To be continued…

You will succeed in Jesus’ Name!

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