If you believe a man has a body, soul and spirit, then this applies to you.

If n
ot then, you could just skip this, if undecided then you might be interested, so
read on.
We as humans are made up of these 3 parts of us, unfortunately the body is the p
art we are most conversant with and hence we neglect these other parts of us. Th
e body, our physical manifestation, also the part that we refer to as carnal. Th
e soul, according to Encarta Dictionaries, the complex of human attributes that
manifests as consciousness, thought, feeling and will, regarded as distinct from
the physical body, or a person's emotional and moral nature, where the most pri
vate thoughts and feelings are hidden. Its also believed the soul is the spiritu
al part of human beings that still exists after one dies and goes on to judgment
. The spirit is like our representation in the spiritual world.
According to my understanding of a book by Rebecca Brown, 'He came to set the ca
ptives free', the direct bond of our spirit with the Spirit of God was broken wh
en Adam ate the fruit. This bond can only be reconstructed by having a relations
hip with God. Why does it need to be reconstructed? Because Adam and Eve whom ha
d a relationship with God did not see Him physically when ever he came visiting
in the garden, but spiritually. To worship our God, we need to do this in spirit
and in truth.
To be complete as a man or woman, you need to be in touch with these three parts
of you, tuning them all till they are in harmony. The spirit is willing, but th
e flesh is weak. This means we need to discipline the flesh and not give into it
. Gal 5:16-26
We eat everyday, exercise consciously or unconsciously, do our make up, pick clo
thes, engage in grooming, go for voice training, entertain ourselves and so on.
Most of these things are based on the physical, and most have more effect on the
soul and spirit than we know. When we commit sin, it has adverse effect on our
soul and spirit. And so since we are more flesh oriented, what are we to do to g
et our soul and spirit the appropriate portion of attention? Devotion. The bible
says, thy word have i hide in my heart that i might not sin against thee. When
we read the bible and meditate on its words, we are nurturing our soul to think
aright, feel love, and have a strong will to do the right things. This way our h
earts are clean and acceptable unto God. For we wrestle not against flesh and bl
ood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of this worl
d, against spiritual wickedness in high places, Eph 6:12-18. The above is why ou
r spirits need to be fortified. No matter how strong one is physically, a spirit
ual attack would be totally effective if one isn't spiritually fortified.
When a congregation believes they have a MAN of God or a woman believes she has
found a MAN or vice versa, one needs to know if they are speaking in terms of on
e-third of a man, or the whole three parts of him. David didn't have the physica
l look of a king, but God chose him. A handsome guy with a good job, nice house,
that goes to church and what have you may be 'dead' in soul and spirit, but one
would think he is just perfect!
Moral of the story is, get involved in all of you! Life is too short for one to
spend all that time knowing one part of himself, the soul is the one that lives
on so nurture it, the spirit connects us to God, so build it. The body is necess
ary for us to fulfil our destinies, tame it and stay healthy and fresh! One love
...:D

(c) 2011 Olanlokun C. Daramola