What are some ways to feed your soul?

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Feeding Your Soul Or ………..

I am always looking for ways to feed my soul. I want to be closer to God. I want to focus on the things that make me a better man, a better husband, father, grandfather and friend. I read. I pray. I journal. I read the Bible and pray that God will help me to learn what He wants me to learn. I try to be quiet and listen for His voice. 

I know those can all feed my soul. This is what I recently discovered. I have to focus and be very intentional in consistently doing those things. None of them come easy. I am selfish and I have to fight that tendency. Yet, I know that feeding my soul is essential to my life.

A couple of weeks ago I was listening to a podcast and a guest posed this question, “What are you doing to feed your flesh?” I was working out at the time and I stopped. I just stopped. I don’t think I’ve ever thought about that before. 

Sure, I am aware of sin and the battle we fight against it but for me, this was a different take. 

What do I choose daily to feed my flesh with and how does that match up against the things that I do to feed my soul? I’m not going to lay out all my dirty laundry here but here are some of the things I thought about:  What am I choosing to watch? What am I listening to? What am I reading? What does it mean when I get mad at another driver? What things do I justify in my mind? What behaviors feed my flesh and not my soul? 

For me, feeding my flesh puts me on the front burner and God on the back burner. 

I haven’t solved this issue in my life yet but it has given me a new perspective that I think is good for me. It is something I want to be aware of and begin to process every day. It is going to involve saying “no” to myself every day. So, I invite you to join me on this journey.  You can let me know you are “in” by emailing me at drkim@awesomemarriage.com. 

Next Steps:

  • What are you doing to feed your soul?

  • What are you doing to feed your flesh?

I had an awesome conversation with Faith Eury Cho that will air later this month on the Podcast. In this clip, she shares 3 Ways the Holy Spirit Affects Your Marriage

Quick Hits

This Week’s Quote:  

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams was born in the Fillmore District of San Francisco on February 20, 1902 and was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West.

  • There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.

  • Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter. 

This Week’s Trivia Question: 

  • Before founding Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg created a website that allowed users to compare the attractiveness of two people side by side. What was the name of this website?

Did You Know:    

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. This could be why the birds often run round in circles when trying to escape predators despite their fast running speed.

Something to Talk About:

If your house started burning and everyone else including your spouse, your kids, and your family  pets are safe, what item would you take one last dash into the house to save?

This Week’s Trivia Answer:

  • Facemash 

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