Imagine that in the next ten minutes your ability to hear from God actually improved.
Would that matter to you?

I think it would.

Every man I know who claims to be a Jesus follower also claims he wishes he could discern the voice of God more accurately.

What if I told you the problem wasn’t that you can’t hear from God … but the barrier is in a simple understanding of the location of where God speaks to His people?

God has placed power in His Word, the Holy Scriptures. That’s one of two ways that He has chosen to speak. His Word is infallible and fully trustworthy.

And yet, let’s be honest, you won’t find any verse in Ephesians that tells you whether or not you should buy that truck you’re looking at right now.

You won’t find a verse in 1 Samuel that speaks to whether or not you should take the job offer that is in front of you right now.

God gave you an offensive playbook with two eternal plays to call upon when you need to navigate anyting.

His Word … and His Spirit.

The Holy Spirit is the only part of the Trinity still upon the earth today. The place where the Holy Spirit resides is inside of the believer. The inner life with God is the chamber in which the Spirit speaks and dwells.

That “chamber” is called the “soul.” And the soul, my friend, is one of the most misunderstood areas of the Christian life.

I remember the first time I was hit with the reality that I was off track in my understanding of the role of the soul.

I was in a long conversation with a mentor of mine; a man who plowed deep in the Scriptures and walked deep with God.

Standing by a rail fence in the middle of a field in Florida he helped me see the separation of the biblical concept of “body, soul, spirit” as seen in 1 Thessalonians 5:23.

So I dug deep. Admittedly, I had one small advantage: I had studied both Greek and Hebrew for years.

Because I had those language tools, as rusty as they were, I did have some command over them. As I began to backcast into the Old Testament concept of the soul, and look into the New Testament concept of the soul, it was quite clear that there was really no real change in how the Old and New Testament writers viewed the soul.

What was missing was that the American church, looking back over the last 75 years, simply didn’t teach much on it anymore.

Therefore, anytime a Christian encountered concepts of inner thoughts, mindset, positive thinking, listening to what’s happening inside of you … all of that got lumped quickly into the world of spooky New Age post-modernity and therefore was banished into the pile of heresy in most cases.

And that’s a real shame.


Think about it … sex was God’s idea … yet pop culture hijacked that and made it into something destructive in most cases. In fact, we just produced an entire episode on sanctified sex from a biblical perspective, and the reason we did was because there must be a course correction from belief systems that become polluted by cultural mores.

So, then, what’s this “soul” thing everyone talks about? And more importantly, what did God design the soul to do?

It’s not exactly something you can see or touch, is it? More like that deep-down hum in the quiet moments, the part of you that feels more than just hungry or tired.

From the Bible’s perspective, your soul is the real you. Think of it like the software running the hardware of your body.

You were created in God’s image, which means you have this has this built-in longing for connection, for something bigger than ourselves. That’s the soul.

That’s why we feel that tug towards beauty, truth, and yes, God himself. The role of the soul, then, is crucial. It’s the vessel for our relationship with God. It’s where the Holy Spirit dwells, convicts us of sin, and whispers truth.

When we accept Jesus, our soul is redeemed, made new. It’s no longer separated from God by sin, but reconciled.

This spiritual transformation isn’t just about fire insurance for the afterlife (though that’s part of it).

It’s about experiencing a richer, more meaningful life now, guided by God’s Spirit working in our inner being.

The soul is the home place – the permanent address – of our will and our deepest desires. This is why Jesus talks about loving God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.

It’s a whole-person commitment, but it starts in that hidden place. It’s about aligning our deepest longings with God’s purposes.

So, pay attention to that hum inside. It might just be your eternal soul whispering.