**Soul Harmony**

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on, your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your path.” ~Prov 3:5-6

“And let the peace, (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as an umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state) to which as [members of Christ’s] one body you were also called [to live]. And be thankful (appreciative), [giving praise to God always].” 

Peace or soul harmony if you like, is so vital in this day and age and sometimes, I forget that I have access to this peace that passes all understanding.
It’s crazy, but I think human too.
We forget Who we belong to, that we’re not our own, that we have help when, if and every time we need it.
Life can be so conducive to busy-ness and stress and endless to-do lists that we often delude ourselves into thinking that we can handle it all, we run around until we burn out and then realise that we aren’t quite able to manage it all on our own.
I love what the writer of Hebrews says and how the Message bible puts it:

“Now that we know what we have—JESUS, this great High Priest with ready access to God—let’s not let it slip through our fingers. We don’t have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He’s been through weakness and testing, experienced it all—all but the sin. So let’s walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help.”

It’s definitely easier said than done, yes, but, part of renewing our mind is applying the Word of God to our lives and allowing the Holy Spirit to breathe His Life in, through and on us. With His enabling power all things are possible.
Something Major Ian Thomas said that caught me was that, Christ in us is the new way to be human, the way that God intended humanity to be, realising this, I see that every day is a lesson in learning to rest, trust and be renewed in Him. Jesus had bequeathed His peace to us, it’s ours to have, own and experience, let’s not  miss out on it, but take it from Him, with both hands.

Grace and Peace, in Christ