Preserving our Will

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“… and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved sound and complete [and found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah). “ 1 Thessalonians 5v23 (AMP)

The will of man is part of the soul of man, in addition to the mind and the emotions. The will can be: “the faculty of conscious and especially of deliberate action; the power of control the mind has over its own actions: the freedom of the will; power of choosing one’s own actions: to have a strong or a weak will; the act or process of using or asserting one’s choice; volition: My hands are obedient to my will; wish or desire: to submit against one’s will; purpose or determination, often hearty or stubborn determination; willfulllness: to have the will to succeed.” (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/will?s=t). One might desire to do something, and make up one’s mind to do it, but not have enough will power to do it. Some have lost the will to live, to succeed, to serve God e.t.c. But our wills also need to be preserved sound and complete and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We can strengthen our will by the Word of God, and by faith in Him. For example, we note that 2 Timothy 1v7 (AMP) tells us that “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.” Keep reminding yourself of what you have and who are in Christ. In the face of discouragement, Romans 8v28 (KJV) becomes a shield of faith to give you the will to keep on going and continue hoping for it is written “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.” And if we find that we are lacking this strength, we can pray for more:

Supplementary Text

“I pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit.” Ephesians 3v16 (NLT)

Prayer

Father, I thank You for Your Word. I pray that You will strengthen me with might by Your Spirit in the inner man, in Jesus name I pray, amen.