Our soul is our mind, will, and emotions. I like to picture this as hair braided with three strands. As we begin to form the braid, it goes like this. The mind leads off, the will and emotions follow. By the time the braid is completed, the three separate strands are no longer distinguishable.

Hebrews 4:12 says that God’s word is able to split between our soul and our spirit, and reveal our hidden intentions. 1 Chronicles 28:9 Amplified says, “For the Lord searches all hearts and minds and understands all the wanderings of the thoughts…”

In commanding our soul, we have to be intentional. I learned this from David’s psalms. Each time he wrote, “I will” he was stating his intention. Psalm 34:1 says, “I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.” When we say ‘I will…’ we are stating an intention that paves the way for completion.