Is it well with your soul today?

(Horatio G. Spafford, photo credit: wikipedia)

"It is well with my soul. It is well, it is well with my soul."

Those words, written by Horatio Gates Spafford in the 1870's, may ring hollow for us today. Easy for you to say, H! You don't know what I'm going through. You don't know what life is like in 2014.

There is some truth to that. Certainly we deal with some things that Mr. Spafford never even considered 150 years ago. But we also may not understand him. Within a few months time, he lost his son to illness, his property in the Great Chicago fire of 1871, and his four daughters in a shipwreck. It was out of that incredible time of trial and pain that he wrote,

"When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, 'It is well, it is well with my soul.'"  

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The condition (wellness) of our souls is not dependent on our circumstances. Praise the Lord for that! The condition of our souls is dependent upon the presence of Jesus in our lives.

"Therefore, since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God's glory. We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love." (Romans 5:1-5, New Living Translation)

Question: How can you express the wellness of your soul today?

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