“Just keep walking. Allow your soul to be directed and guided by God. He is faithful, and he will work in you and on you for the rest of your life.”- Judah Smith “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”- Revelation 22:13 Judah Smith concludes […]
“I don’t think the goal of our walk with God is that we would understand every quirk and reaction of our souls. The goal is that we would worship and trust and be sure of the One who does understand it all.”- Judah Smith “And I am sure of this, that he who began a […]
“The point of our walk with God is not arriving. The point is walking . . . being in relationship with God and experiencing life together.”- Judah Smith “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best of the time.”- Ephesians 5:15 In Chapter 9 (“Inside Job”) of How’s […]
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together in Christ.”- Ephesians 2:4-5 Judah Smith concludes Chapter 8 of How’s Your Soul? as he discusses the third and fourth emphases of Ephesians that dramatically shape the […]
“He [Nicodemus] needed to have his identity reset on a soul level by God himself.”- Judah Smith In Chapter 8 (“New You”) of How’s Your Soul?, Pastor Judah Smith identifies one of the most powerful forces in your life as self-perception. However, often we fail to stop and analyze these self-perceptions. In addition, we don’t […]
“When God’s enough, there’s grace enough.”- Ann Voskamp, The Broken Way “Therefore since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.”- Romans 5:1-2 “However weak we are, however poor, however little […]
“Surrendered and surrounded, we stay grounded.”- Judah Smith “But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, for a wide door of effectiveness has opened to me . . .”- 1 Corinthians 16:9 Judah Smith concludes Chapter 7 of How’s Your Soul? by discussing two major elements of an effective life. The apostle Paul outlined these […]
“An effective life cannot be quantified. . . . An effective life has to do with the position and condition of your soul.”- Judah Smith In Chapter 7 (“An Effective Life”) of How’s Your Soul?, Pastor Judah Smith takes issue with a common childhood question often asked by adults. That question- “What do you want […]
“A calm and quiet spirit is the result of understanding that our relationship with God is not based on worth but on birth.”- Judah Smith Judah Smith completes Chapter 6 of How’s Your Soul? by discussing verses two and three of Psalm 131. 4. “Like a weaned child with it’s mother; like a weaned child […]
“A level soul, a balanced soul, a genuine soul — that is a gift from God.”- Judah Smith As Judah Smith continues Chapter 6 of How’s Your Soul?, he moves on to the second verse of Psalm 131. 3. “I have calmed and quieted my soul.” Pastor Smith notes that the Hebrew word translated calm […]
“Do you have a God-category in your life?”- Judah Smith Judah Smith continues Chapter 6 of How’s Your Soul? with a discussion of the second half of Psalm 131:1. 2. “I do not occupy myself with things too great and marvelous for me.” Essentially, King David admits he’s’ okay with not knowing all the facts or […]
“We equate external control with inner tranquility.”- Judah Smith “Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength.”- Isaiah 30:5 (NLT) In Chapter 6 (“A Quiet Soul”) of How’s Your Soul?, Judah Smith notes we live in a loud culture- inundated on a daily […]