FEEDING THE SPIRIT

Wow how time flies!!!! It's Saturday again, meaning it is time to share God's Word with you lovely people out there. The title for this week is Feeding the Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 says "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."(KJV) From this Bible verse we can say that man is a spirit, has a soul and lives in a body. The same way we feed the body of man with food and water in order to grow and remain healthy, the Spirit man also needs food to grow. I'm going to share with you today three ways we can feed our Spirit Man.

• PRAY

1 Thessalonians 5:17 Says "Pray without ceasing"(KJV). As Christians, prayer is our only weapon for the battle ahead. The same way soldiers do not go to war without weapons we should not go a day without prayer. Praying serves as a source of communication between us and God. It helps to strengthen our relationship with God. Through prayer we can ask for forgiveness and cleanse our inner man from sin. James 5:16 says "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective." (NIV)

• READ THE WORD OF GOD DAILY

As Christians, we have to read the Word of God daily. This will help to build our understanding of God's work, give us wisdom and reveal the truth to us. The Word of God gives us guidelines and principles to help live according to God's will. In fact, the Word of God is living and active. Hebrews 4:13 says it all. It says, "For the Word of God is alive and  active. Sharper than the double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; It judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."(NIV) Reading God's word daily will help our spirit to develop more and more even Matthew 4;4 says "for Man shall not live by bread alone but on every word that comes out of the word of God."(NIV) The body can survive by bread alone but your spirit man needs the Word of God to stay alive too.

• FAST

Fasting is a spiritual discipline where people tend to use meal times for spending time with God by meditating, reading the bible and praying towards a certain goal. Fasting  helps to feed our inner man and helps it to grow. Matthew 6:15-18 gives guidelines on how to fast. It says, "When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, Put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious  to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."(NIV) 

My dear reader, have you been focusing on building just your outer man (body) instead of your inner man (Spirit)? I will say it is never too late to start feeding your spirit. Pray to God and communicate with him. Remember that the prayer of a righteous person is very effective and the Word of God is alive and it's even sharper than a double-edged sword. Thanks for your time and please share this and be a blessing to someone. Have a great day and enjoy the week ahead. GOD BLESS YOU!!!