Beauty can be found in the simplest things.
Awakening on a lazy Saturday morning, I did my morning stretch on our bed and out of my mouth came the words, "Oh, my soul." Then, down the rabbit hole she went! Even if it takes you two days, hang with this one, because it helps us in knowing how to answer the question "When I die, am I with Jesus?"
First, I Googled to see if the "Oh, my soul" phrase was a song tucked into my brain and sure enough it was a goody! Check out these lyrics:
"Oh, my soul. Oh, how you worry. Oh, how you're weary, from fearing you lost control.
This was the one thing, you didn't see coming.
And no one would blame you, though. If you cried in private. If you tried to hide it away, so no one knows. No one will see, if you stop believing.
Chorus:
Oh, my soul. You are not alone. There's a place where fear has to face the God you know.
One more day, He will make a way. Let Him show you how, you can lay this down 'Cause you're not alone.
Here and now. You can be honest. I won't try to promise that someday it all works out 'Cause this is the valley
And even now, He is breathing on your dry bones. And there will be dancing.
There will be beauty where beauty was ash and stone. This much I know
Chorus
I'm not strong enough, I can't take anymore. (You can lay it down, you can lay it down)
And my shipwrecked faith will never get me to shore. (You can lay it down, you can lay it down)
Can He find me here. Can He keep me from going under."
Next off I headed to Got Questions.org and searched...
"What is the human soul?"
"...like God's Word, the soul in an imperishable thing. That thought should be both sobering and awe-inspiring. Every person you meet is an eternal soul. Every human being who has ever lived is a soul, and all of those souls are still in existence somewhere." Got Questions.org
Matthew 10:28 says: "Don't be afraid of people. They can kill you, but they cannot harm your soul."
When I first hit Googled this comment was at the top of the page.
"The soul, according to the Bible, is the combination of the physical body and the life-giving spirit of God that makes up a human being. It's the complete package! At the end of life, when a person dies in his or her physical body, the soul is laid to rest as well, until Jesus comes back to take His children to heaven."
and this...
"When the believer dies, the body goes into the grave; the soul and spirit go immediately to be with the Lord Jesus awaiting the body's resurrection, when they're joined together to be forever with the Lord in eternal bliss." I say, "Hallelujah!"
Oh my soul! Eternity is going to unimaginable.
The Song
“Oh My Soul” Casting Crowns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjNZf878ISQ
If you are still hungry for more of God's word about our Heavenly Dwelling place go to 2 Corinthians 5:1-14 and read in The Message. I copied and pasted it below, but if you are rushing out the door to earthly life, check it out later. Love ya!
2 Corinthians 5:1-14
For instance, we know that when these bodies of ours are taken down like tents and folded away, they will be replaced by resurrection bodies in heaven—God-made, not handmade—and we’ll never have to relocate our “tents” again. Sometimes we can hardly wait to move—and so we cry out in frustration. Compared to what’s coming, living conditions around here seem like a stopover in an unfurnished shack, and we’re tired of it! We’ve been given a glimpse of the real thing, our true home, our resurrection bodies! The Spirit of God whets our appetite by giving us a taste of what’s ahead. He puts a little of heaven in our hearts so that we’ll never settle for less.
6-8 That’s why we live with such good cheer. You won’t see us drooping our heads or dragging our feet! Cramped conditions here don’t get us down. They only remind us of the spacious living conditions ahead. It’s what we trust in but don’t yet see that keeps us going. Do you suppose a few ruts in the road or rocks in the path are going to stop us? When the time comes, we’ll be plenty ready to exchange exile for homecoming.
9-10 But neither exile nor homecoming is the main thing. Cheerfully pleasing God is the main thing, and that’s what we aim to do, regardless of our conditions. Sooner or later we’ll all have to face God, regardless of our conditions. We will appear before Christ and take what’s coming to us as a result of our actions, either good or bad.
11-14 That keeps us vigilant, you can be sure. It’s no light thing to know that we’ll all one day stand in that place of Judgment. That’s why we work urgently with everyone we meet to get them ready to face God. God alone knows how well we do this, but I hope you realize how much and deeply we care. We’re not saying this to make ourselves look good to you. We just thought it would make you feel good, proud even, that we’re on your side and not just nice to your face as so many people are. If I acted crazy, I did it for God; if I acted overly serious, I did it for you. Christ’s love has moved me to such extremes. His love has the first and last word in everything we do.
