In this post, man is meaning all mankind; human beings; male and female.
Man is a triune being. What does that mean? It means that man is a spirit, has a soul, and lives in a body. The spirit is what communicates with the Spirit of God, which is the Holy Ghost. The soul is the mind, the will, and the emotions of man. The body is the physical temple that houses the spirit and soul.
The spirit is what the Lord God breathe into Adam; His Spirit. This caused Adam to become a living soul; meaning his spirit and soul was connected but are not the same thing. This breath from God is the gift of life given to each one of us. Now satan tries to take this gift of life away from us. Some examples are very difficult birth deliveries; stillborns; respiratory problems.
The souls is the mind, will, and emotions of a person; which constitutes a person’s personality; This is the real you. The mind is the battlefield that satan uses to get a person thinking wrongly and thus distracting a person from his purpose of life on the earth. If satan can steer a person in thinking wrong, then he was won that person and holding them captive. The will is the determination of the person; how strong they are against satan. If they can resist him, the enemy or satan will flee from them. The emotions is a person’s feelings toward life. The emotions can be affected by that person’s environment. This environment can be affected by satan or by the Word of God. Satan uses the emotions to make a person depressed, sad, angry, etc. not happy, rejoicing, and loving. A person will be happy and joyous if he is reading the Bible which tells him that he is a conqueror through Jesus Christ. Thus a man’s personality is effected by his mind, his will, his emotions, and his environment.
A person will be mean and angry all the time if they are told repeating that they are worthless, that he is a bad dad, husband, brother, son, etc. or she is a bad mom, wife, sister, daughter, etc. He/She will be depressed, hateful, drinking, doing drugs, etc. to escape the repeating of someone saying they are bad.
But the reverse is also true. A person being told that he/she is a good person, dad/mom, husband/wife, brother/sister, son/daughter, etc. the he/she will be happy, successful, loving, and not drinking, not doing drugs, not getting into trouble. He/She will love the Lord with all of their hearts, souls, and bodies. They will lead their family to the Lord. He/She will generously give of their time, money, and other resources to his/her family, church, and community. Loving others as they love themselves.
But beware that satan attacks the soul. This is where the battlefield is for him. But we, as the disciples of Jesus, must resist him in the soul and surrender it to the Lord Jesus Christ and let Him lead and guide us through our spirits.
The body is the physical and earthy housing of the spirit and soul of man. It is affected what happens to the spirit and the soul. If a person is not with the Lord and happy, then their entire being is affected. Their entire being needs to be healthy in the spirit, soul, and body. Each and every person on the face of earth is affected if their spirit, soul, and body are NOT aligned with the Lord God, His Word, and His Spirit.
So what is the take away from this? Man is a tribune being that is affected by their environment which is affected by satan or the Word of God. If he allows the enemy to do his work, then that man is a hateful, cheating, lying, and sick person. But if a man allows the Lord God to do His work and reign in his life, then this person is a loving, giving, truthful, whole, healthy, and complete person.
Until next time
Shana