Three Steps

There were forms of early Christianity which spoke as if the body did not matter, but we are both body and soul. The task of Christianity is to redeem the whole person and not just a part of them. I have, at times, been so focused on becoming spiritual while I was emotionally broken. I was at the mercy of my emotional tides, and like the waves of a storm I would rise and fall with the shifting of the wind. I would allow God to work on cleaning me up but never allowed Him access as to why I was dirty. My spiritual journey has been two steps forward and one step back. My progress has always been determined by which footprint I chose to stand in. I need, we need to help ourselves, and others experience the freedom to acknowledge all three steps.