Have you ever paused to wonder who you truly are — beyond your name, face, or even your body? A school of thought says that our bodies are in our souls, not our souls in our bodies. It’s a perspective that flips everything we’ve been conditioned to believe about ourselves.
But what if it’s true? What if your true self existed long before you took your first breath?
1. You Existed Before You Were Born
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.” — Jeremiah 1:5
This verse isn’t poetic fluff — it’s a spiritual revelation. God didn’t just foresee us; He knew us. That means we had identity, presence, and value before our physical bodies were even conceived. In other words, we are spiritual beings having a human experience, not human beings trying to reach something spiritual.
We often think of life as beginning at birth, but what if life truly begins in the spirit — in the mind and heart of God?
2. Life Is in the Spirit, Not the Body
“Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” — Genesis 2:7
Man wasn’t alive until God breathed His Spirit into him. The body was formed, but it was lifeless — until Spirit entered. That breath of life was the moment man transitioned from form to function, from vessel to living being.
So, what truly animates us isn’t our heartbeat, muscles, or brainwaves. It’s the Spirit of God in us — the divine spark that makes us truly alive.
When the spirit departs, the body is dead. Our essence is spirit; the body is just the container.
3. The Fall: When Sin Rewired the Human Experience
“Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned.” — Romans 5:12
Originally, we were created in perfect harmony with God. But through disobedience, sin entered the picture. Sin didn’t just bring physical consequences — it corrupted the mind, rewired our desires, and embedded a sinful nature in us. It’s like our spiritual DNA was altered.
This is where evil thoughts, selfishness, fear, and spiritual confusion took root. These weren’t part of our original spirit — they are products of the fall.
4. Redemption: Reconnecting with Our Original Nature
“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” — 2 Corinthians 5:17
Through Jesus Christ, we are invited back into spiritual alignment. This isn’t just about behavior change — it’s about identity restoration.
In Christ, we reconnect with our original spiritual identity, untainted by sin. The Spirit of God renews our mind, reshapes our thoughts, and helps us live from a higher place — our true self.
5. Walking in the Spirit: Living from the Inside Out
“Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” — Galatians 5:16
To live from the spirit means to reverse the conditioning of the flesh. It means making daily decisions from your spirit, not just your emotions or logic. It means feeding your soul with truth, aligning your thoughts with God’s Word, and becoming aware that you carry divine life within you.
Final Thoughts: You Are More Than What You See
This world emphasizes the body — how it looks, what it owns, how it performs. But you are not limited to your body. You are spirit, known by God before time began, given a body to operate in this world, and invited into a journey of rediscovering your true self in Him.
Let this truth sink in: You are spirit first.
You existed in God’s heart before your birth.
Your life is more than a timeline — it’s part of an eternal design.
So live from that higher place.
Live aware, live purposeful, and live connected to the Source of your true identity.
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