Too Much Time On My Hands

I got to thinking, a dangerous thing indeed. This is how mind works. Body, mind, and will are for me the real components of my life. I can identify their workings and find their effect on the quality of my life. Scripture says body mind and spirit and I’m not discounting Spirit. I think of my will as the site of my emotion. At times like when I feel stubborn I have a very strong expressive will, or when I’m angry, while when I’m depressed I see myself with a weak will and hardly able to do anything. Obviously other emotions also influence the expression of my will as well. For me, it is in this place that the Spirit can live. I can allow the Spirit to influence my will. Paul’s description of doing what I don’t want to do and not doing what I do want to do is about the will having the control that trumps body and mind. The body does what we will it to do not what we think we should do. Paul also expresses what I describe as the surrendered will. This happens when we allow the Spirit to take control of the body. Paul describes a mature Christian as one who is no longer tossed about by every whim. I think Paul is using whim as a substitute for emotion. He is talking about a Spirit led person, a person where the will has been allowed to be controlled by the Spirit. My quality of life changed when I began to allow the Spirit to control my will. By body has been at peace because God always knows what is best for me. The very ancient TV show Father Knows Best was saying earthly fathers know best, which may not be true, but indeed our heavenly Father knows best and wants what is best for us. So what is of utmost importance to me? To continue to train myself to submit my will to the will of God, my body and mind will follow.