This is the question I ponder and ask myself these days. How do I become just a soul?
Georgia and shared a few words of wisdom… he had some insight into a realm of
knowledge I new very little to nothing about.
anything else. The words he left
with me were not good luck on the World Race, in an encouraging tone and a pat
on the back, but rather, “When I
see you at the Awakening (a worship conference held by AIM in October)
you will be just a soul.”
I thought in my mind, you expect I will be just a
soul.
“What?
Great, how the heck am I supposed to figure this one out, and who
is this guy anyways?”
Is this some prophetic statement?
was completely unsure of the inside scoop this man had that I didn’t have the
slightest clue about. Also, aware he would not be sharing with me insight into
attaining this “just a soul” place.
So, my task sounded much like a confusing challenge rather than a “how
to” guide – book with a step-by-step instruction manual.
I realized I had less than one year to figure out what this
meant and then share how I had not failed him in my assignment. Slightly overwhelmed by what I was
getting myself into to begin with, I was not sure I wanted a lofty task to add
to my to do list. Thanks, and cheers to you teacher! I intend to have a lengthy
conversation with you about all of this in Ireland.
These words struck me upon receiving them and I have been
wrestling with this brief statement for the last seven months. I EXPECT YOU WILL BE JUST A SOUL.
A little perplexed and slightly befuddled after hearing
this…
I wondered what does this mean?
Is this just fancy Christian jargon… or a debonair statement
to throw off someone that is new to the mission field?
Just a soul?
I stood dumb founded yet still fascinated.
I’ve discovered. A hidden truth lies behind the words that
were shared with me that evening… I marvel at the way it is making more sense to
me daily than at first thought. If you didn’t know, at the core of our inner
being lies our soul… one that can only be fully exposed when all outer layers
are stripped away and the very core is where you find, a rather complex matter,
the SOUL… the true essence of a person’s character.
treasure
When all the layers of the flesh have been pulled back, you
are left with “just a soul.”
Only the soul remains.
In my process of discovering if it is even possible to
become ” just a soul,” it has been all but orderly. The transformation has been messy, confusing, liberating,
and freeing… all the same – it is a journey.
And, I am in somewhere in the middle – not fully all flesh
and not yet “just a soul.”
