Sunday was our official launch day here at The Pearl Press. Thank you to all who clicked over to help us kick things off!! Also on Sunday we highlighted the first of our purpose statements for The Pearl Press, Vibrant in Spirit. Then Tuesday we talked about our second statement, Cultivating her Soul. If you are just joining us WELCOME! We are crazy excited you are here!!
The final phrase in our purpose statement is this:
Believe me when I say, that finding a way to put into words
what our heart was for this particular area was quite challenging!
Of course we believe that the health of our spirit and
soul is of utmost important. It should take priority in our lives
because it is of eternal value. Above all else we should be healthy, thriving, and in solid, growing, relationships with Christ.
But the truth is, we are human. We are here. We are living
and breathing and calling earth home for now, and thus there are very practical
pieces of this life that we have been given that we cannot ignore or neglect. And what’s more, our body, this life (be it brief and fleeting) has been gifted
to us by God and for that simple reason, it should be handled with care. It is
precious, it has a purpose, and we want to make sure that in our focus and
prioritizing of the spiritual we do not forget to figure out how to live out
the very tangible parts for His glory, as well.
I am sure the
first thing that comes to mind is your actual... literal... physical body, and
maybe health and wellness. And rightfully so! But here at The Pearl Press, every Thursday, we are hoping to
broaden your perspective. We hope you will see with us that being balanced in
body is not just about working out and trying to eat healthy. It’s really about
all of the practical, everyday things
that come with the territory of calling earth home.
Hear our heart... it is not being perfect in body. It is about finding a balance. Our heart is that we might come to find a healthy, happy medium in all
that it takes to live life for Jesus. That we would not have our heads too high
in the clouds, and our thinking overly spiritualized, that we fail to recognize
the important parts that God intends to be embraced and enjoyed right now.
That we would not forget to be practical and recognize God in the midst of what we may consider "the little things." Still yet, let's not have our heads buried in the present, in the right now; let's keep our eyes upward, towards the eternal that will never pass away.
We have been created with a spirit that is
very much destined for things and places above, and a soul that is made to
experience emotion and is fed by relationship. Those very
deep, very spiritual parts of us have been packaged inside a very temporal, very
tangible body, and is very much tied to planet earth. We must somehow learn how to
balance a spirit and soul that longs for the grand and glorious things of heaven, while managing to keep our feet on the ground, doing the work we have
been created to accomplish while inhabitants here.
Being balanced in body is in essence learning to be like Jesus, following the example he left for us.
God. The One and Only. The most spiritual of all beings with
the richest soul, left all things royal and heavenly to come to us. He tied
himself to all of the limitations and tangible things so that he could truly
relate to us and fully understand our nature. He cried and laughed and bled
like we do. He had friends and parents and he probably had to replace his
sandals from time to time.
Jesus represents for us the perfect balance. He was fully present in this place and with the people He
created, but fully present with His Father and in tune with
spiritual things beyond simultaneously.
Might we learn more of Jesus and His story and His character, and daily become more like Him. And in doing so, we will find balance. We will
see that our spirit and our soul and our body will function in harmony, complimenting one another. As we commit to keeping Him at the center of everything we will find that the most lofty, spiritual ideas become
very natural, and that the simple, everyday things can hold the deepest spiritual
meanings and move our souls in unimaginable ways.
How will you harmonize your life to find balance in every day living?
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