How is your inner self?
Today’s society places a heavy emphasis on external appearance, to the point that we sometimes neglect what truly matters. Taking care of our bodies, staying fit, eating a balanced diet, and paying attention to our look are all excellent habits. However, these concerns should never take precedence over our emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being.
Why?
Because our true identity is far more than what others perceive in us. It resides deep within our inner self. A depth no human can fully grasp, but that God knows perfectly. Behind our appearance, our achievements, and the image we project lies an invisible "self” hidden from human eyes, yet fully known to Him.
Beyond the visible world and existence as we know it, there is a deeper reality: the spiritual dimension. While some choose to ignore it or live as though it does not exist. Yet it plays an essential role in our balance and inner peace. To live a truly fulfilled life, we must nurture the three dimensions of our being: the spirit, the soul, and the body.
SPIRIT
As I have already pointed out, we are made up of three intimately linked dimensions: we have a spirit, a soul, and we live in a body.
Our spirit is that invisible dimension of our being that no one can fully grasp.
Yet, although abstract, it is profoundly real: it is the spiritual dimension of our existence, called to commune with God. It perceives what surrounds us and opens us to a reality that transcends our physical senses.
It perceives what surrounds us and opens us to a reality that transcends our physical senses.
In fact, our spirit is eternal, it will never die.
We are designed to live in harmony with our spirit, which is itself connected to God through the Holy Spirit, who enlightens us.
The Bible declares in Proverbs 20 : 27 (NLT)
" The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the inner depths of his heart."
But when our spirit is not connected to God and has not been renewed by the Holy Spirit, it is deprived of its true source of life. It then becomes like a fish out of water: surviving, yet cut off from the element for which it was created, slowly suffocating and unable to flourish according to its true nature.
SOUL
The soul, for its part, is multidimensional. It embraces our will, our thoughts, and emotions, and be nourished by many things: fame, money, sex, all kinds of pleasures, a fulfilling personal and professional life, and much more.
However, the soul is also called to be in communion with God.
Sadly, when these legitimate pursuits take God’s place in our hearts and lives, addictions and the loss of moral direction can throw an individual’s life off balance—and even destroy it. This especially happens when everyone does what seems right to them without any regard for God.
This inevitably leaves an inner void, a profound sense of dissatisfaction, and lasting unease. 😩
Mais, il y de l'espoir...😀
Why it is always unsatisfied?
Because humanity was intentionally created with a God-shaped void at the very center of its being.
No matter what we try to fill it with, nothing can truly satisfy it or bring the deep fulfillment and long‑sought happiness we so earnestly seek.
The Bible declares in:
Ecclesiaste 3 : 11 (NKJV)
"He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end."
This verse speaks for itself: The only one who can truly satisfy the deepest longings of the human spirit, soul, and heart is God Himself.
The very famous philosopher Blaise Pascal understood this very well; when he wrote:
"There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man, which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God the Creator, who has made Himself known to men through Jesus."
CORPS
C'est l’enveloppe visible qui abrite et coordonne les différentes dimensions de notre être.
Comme je le soulignais précédemment, nous lui accordons beaucoup de soin et d’attention : nous le chouchoutons, cherchons à le préserver et à en prendre soin.
Pourtant, aussi précieux soit-il, notre corps demeure éphémère et se transforme inévitablement au fil des années.
Je ne dis pas cela pour être négatif, mais simplement pour rappeler une réalité que nous ne pouvons ignorer : notre corps a été formé à partir de la poussière du sol et, un jour, il y retournera. C’est ce que nous rappellent ces paroles, souvent prononcées lors des cérémonies funéraires :
« Tu es poussière et tu retourneras à la poussière. »
Nobody can fully function without a true intimate relationship with God. This is why God invites us and says in:
Proverbs 23:26 (NKJV)
"My son, give me your heart, And let your eyes observe my ways."