Day 31 When the soul decides to rule through the intellect, it becomes overactive and overruns the spirit. It fails in its mission to serve our spirit and becomes our master rather than servant to our spirit. When ruled by our soul, we are tossed to and fro by our human emotions. At that point, our actions take on the characteristics of the fallen natural man. The result of Adam's sin in the Garden of Eden is living with the Tree of Good and Evil without the Tree of Life. We

I have finally attained to “Slow” living. I have been able to come to the place that I had lived when I was much younger as a careless child of God. It is the most peaceful and satisfying speed, regardless of what anyone else may believe I am achieving. Being not concerned about speed is the very ingredient that allows me to get “There”. It takes wisdom and work. “Strive to enter into that rest”. Hebrews 4:1-4:11. I am much wiser, much more on the mark. Most of all, I waste l

The Tree of Life or as Jesus put it the truth is the only way. Jesus is the Tree of Life. He is the truth. He is the way! He assists us with seeing and hearing the truth which is needed for us to fulfill God's purpose for us. The Tree of Life is more than the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil because it gives God's truth. The Tree of Life carries with it more than just information. It is the information with His character and knowledge added to it. It is God's way of loo

Our soul must gaze inwardly for strength and truth, not outwardly to other sources. Worldly information cannot be our source of strength and security. We need something deeper to anchor us. We need a translator that is better than our own mind. We have the ability to tap into the Creator of the universe for this translation. If we do not have the Holy Spirit in us speaking and empowering us, we are left to ourselves. We are left to analyze, to decide and to act on our own. Th