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Three Ways A Soul Can Be Lost
1.) You can starve your soul.
“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” (Matthew 4:4)
Think about the rich man in Jesus’s story in Luke 16: He lived well. He enjoyed life. He dressed in purple. And, he never really thought about his soul. He only lived for this world.
Bread sustains your body. The Word of God sustains your soul. But this rich man had no taste for the Word of God—no hunger for it, no appetite for the things of God.
2.) You can strangle your soul.
The cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. (Mark 4:19)
Let me speak for a moment to all of you who are in mid-life. Your schedule is relentless.
Your career is at the point where the greatest demands are on you. And, your kids engage in multiple activities.
There was a time when your heart was tender towards the Lord. You wanted your life to count for him, but now your whole life is taken up with the cares of this world. The desire for other things have taken hold of your heart. The Word of God has been choked, and it is becoming unfruitful in your life. And you are losing your soul.
3.) You can surrender your soul.
Beloved, I urge you…to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. (1 Peter 2:11)
Let me speak for a moment to all who are young. God says there are “passions of the flesh,” and that they “wage war” against your soul. They wage war! That means these passions of the flesh are out to destroy your soul.
When you experience temptation toward some passion, and you give yourself to it, here’s what is happening: You are surrendering your soul! You are raising the while flag. You are saying to the enemy of your soul, “You win! I concede! I’m yours now,” and he takes you captive.
https://unlockingthebible.org/2019/02/three-ways/