Three Parts of the Soul

‘But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find Him, if thou seek Him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. Deuteronomy 4:29 

The soul is made up of: 

Mind,  

‘…and that my soul knoweth right well. Psalm 139:14 

‘Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good’ Proverbs  

‘My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.’ Lamentations 3:20  

‘For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing assunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.’ Hebrews 4:12  

Will and,  

‘So that my soul chooseth…’ Job 7:15 

‘Our soul waiteth for the Lord: He is our help and our shield.’ Psalm 33:20  

‘I humbled my soul with fasting…’ Psalm 35:13 

‘…for my soul trusteth in thee…’ Psalm 57:1  

‘My soul followeth hard after thee…’ Psalm 63:8  

‘…my soul refused to be comforted.’ Psalm 77:2  

‘Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.’ Psalm 103:1 

Emotions 

‘O my God, my soul is cast down within me…’ Psalm 42:6 

‘…my soul shall be joyful in my God…’ Isaiah 61:10 

‘…or if your soul abhor my judgements…’ Leviticus 26:15  

‘And it came to pass when she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death’ Judges 16:16 

‘And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.’ 1 Samuel 1:10  

‘…because the soul of all of the people was grieved…’ 1 Samuel 30:6  

‘…As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,’ 1 Kings 1:29  

‘My soul is weary of my life…’ Job 10:1  

‘…and his soul within him shall mourn.’ Job 14:22 

‘…but the wicked and him that loveth violence His soul hateth.’ Psalm 11:5 

‘For my soul is full of troubles…’ Psalm 88: 3  

‘In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.’ Psalm 94: 19 

‘But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride…’ Jeremiah 13:17  

‘When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord…’ Jonah 2:7  

‘And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death…’ Matthew 14: 34  

This selection of Bible verses exemplifies the three parts of the soul. Notice how they relate to each other as expressed by Jesus’ command in Matthew 22:37 to ‘love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.’ We see many different emotions felt: joy, depression, anger, hatred, grief, distress, exhaustion, and so on. When Bible stories speak of emotions it resonates with us because we know what it is like to have felt a particular emotion. We may not have faced the same set of circumstances or gone through the same life event yet we are able to identify with the emotions present. Or we may have had similar experiences connecting us even more to Biblical characters.  

Since I’ve made a separate category for ‘Mind’ which will cover thoughts and ‘Heart’ which will cover deeply felt emotions this section will mostly be about my will i.e my wants.