More Than Just a Soul~

In the words of the legendary author, John Steinbeck, "I have a new love for that glittering instrument, the human soul. It is a lovely and unique thing in the universe. It is always attacked and never destroyed." The soul is more than a mortal instrument  meant to bring prosperity. It is more like an amulet, being chased by two opposing forces, both forces capable of melding the amulet into destined eternity. Have you ever just stopped in the middle life's chaos, and thought about your soul? What defines a soul? Steinbeck defines the soul as a glittering instrument, a lovely and unique thing in all of the universe. Steinbeck clearly sees something explicitly powerful about the human soul, but do we? A soul, dictionary-defined as "the spiritual part of a person that is believed to give life to the body", is something more valuable than any material pocession. I don't think many of us really understand this though. The human soul is intricately woven, and is not only what Christ aims for, but the Devil too. The soul is so powerful that the spiritual warfare that intensifies daily all revolves around the human soul. Every soul won by Christ is a victory. So if the soul is the target of the almighty Father and is pursued by the ultimate tempter, why is it ignored? Glory in Christ's name, thank God for winning your soul, and pray for your brother's soul, because a soul doesn't just give life, but the state of a single soul decides one's eternal destiny.