Brave Girls Club's Soul Restoration was a video, along with questions, and a art/word journal. The first lesson: using the picture of a house as an analogy of your soul. Understanding that you make choices that allow people to come into your soul house. You get to decide who comes in, who stays on the porch, the yard, on the sidewalk, the road, or maybe even on the moon.
Around the same period, Paul had been giving a message at church on Relationships. He, being a man and a gunsmith, used the analogy of a target. You know the ones with the bull's eye in the center, along with the idea of a map. I was so amused at how the Holy Spirit was emphasizing this message of relationships to me.
So where do you begin when a house is broken, trashed, cluttered, expended? What must be done to restore it? It must be cleaned out. Remove everything. Start new. Have you thought about it? Have you ever wondered how to get a handle on what is going on in your life? Have you wondered where to begin?
Step back...breathe. Everything is going to be okay. When all seems in chaos it is time to stop, and get a better perspective on people and situations. Who do you run to?? Ask yourself, with so many people, who do I need to be at the core of my soul? Who and where do others need to be?
I love how Jesus is a perfect example of this. He had so many people in, out, around, and passing by him. Yet, he never lost his connection to his heart, his soul. To the one who knew him more than any other, to God, his Father. He understood the importance of that relationship, and it was with him throughout his daily movements. He also had his inner circle, then those out on another level, and those who passed through on his journey. He knew and understood who and how much time to give to each person, each task. It is possible for each one of us, too.
You see, at the core of our heart, our soul, is our Creator. He knows us more than anyone else can, including our own self. To cling to Him when times are well, and when they are uncertain, are crucial to not getting lost in the light or the dark seasons of life. My Truth Teller (lesson 2) will say to me, Be Peace. And I will know all is well with my soul. When you have this relationship at the core of your soul, you have the ability to understand, and be at peace with others in this world, even during times when it doesn't make sense.
So now, that I had gone into this state of soul restoration, and determined who was at the core of my house, I was ready to take the next step...to look at who and where others were and needed to be in my life. This was the most fascinating process. A spouse, children, family, friends, acquaintances, those who I came across in my daily activities. There were some I invited into my house that were intend to just teach me something, and I them. There was no need to set aside a room in the house and let them live there...a refreshing glass of water was all that was required. (See post February 3 post).
I would tell you where those in my world were positioned, but it is different for everyone, and adjustments are necessary. I will say if you are married, that your spouse should be right close by the core of your soul. For it is in marriage that a gift of a helpmate has been intended, God's gift to each other to become more than they would apart; and therefore God's intent to be a blessing to the world. (Pg. 173, A Return to Love written by Marianne Williamson.)
For others in my world, there are shifts on the front porch, the yard, the side walk, and even some who are a part of my world, but who I choose to love, as I leave them out on the moon.
How about you? Your soul is precious, at the core, your Creator has bestowed specific gifts and talents for you to bestow on your walk through this world. Are you watchful of your heart? Do you understand that there are choices to be made in relationships? Does a relationship enable or hinder you from being who were created to be?
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