55 | The Soul and the Ultimate Freedom of Choice - Part 3

As we think of the soul and the ultimate freedom of choice - is the Christian perspective valid? Are we born for eternity? Is it even important to think about questions like this? I argue that yes - it is not only important but essential. Many times though, when we think of questions like these - we think that the 'task at hand' is to believe or not believe. Nonetheless, this can lead to polarities - one person's word against another person's word, or 'my tradition against your tradition' and vice-versa. As we all know, historically this led to many disagreements, arguments and even wars. One of the reasons behind this issue is that psychologically, our mind is wired to do "mental shortcuts" and lives automatically on subconscious thoughts, or beliefs, which many times are left unexamined, especially in our fast-paced culture. Nonetheless, they operate in our mind as if they are the "truth," which many times is not the case, but we are not aware of. Psychology calls them mindsets - and surprisingly (or not) our 'sets' in our 'mind' (the mindsets) are much more easily influenced subconsciously than we want to believe. We are influenced heavily by the messages we receive 24/7 in our media, news, social media, etc., but many times this is below our conscious 'radar,' therefore our "belief" is that we don't change. But we are. Psychological research is showing that our Mindsets are changeable. Even our memories are easily influenced by external factors! So if our mindsets and beliefs can be influenced, how does then one know, from inside of their "inner universe" what is real or the truth? I believe this is the real question for all of us as humanity to answer and the task at hand. Early Christians were not only believers but they were highly trained in philosophy - meaning, they were much more able to think through ideas and how do we really know something, thus going beyond the surface, to the underlying principles. And, although they did not have access to the same scientific and psychological tests as we do today, they were much more advanced in the way our mind works and thinking through mindsets, and discarding irrelevant ones. In this episode - I just bring one small slice of this question to the table, as it pertains to the Soul - is it eternal or not? And I invite us to re-shift our focus from the statement... "My truth is better than your truth"... TO ..."How do we really know? And if we don't know, then what?" Listen to this episode now to get started! 👍 And if this episode blessed you, you can DOWNLOAD IT & LEAVE us a QUICK REVIEW! This way, more Christian Women can get this message.   🌤️ Are you wondering how to actually think about creating your daily routines? Here is a FREE resource summarizing my The Renewal In Action™️ program that you can use starting today: Daily Renewal Template for Christian Women - https://teamforthesoul.com/lm-the-daily-renewal-template/ CONNECT with Dr. IoanaWebsite: https://teamforthesoul.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamForTheSoulInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/team_for_the_soul/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drioanapopa/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TeamForTheSoul  DISCLAIMER: All information provided on this website is strictly for educational purposes and does not form a physician-patient or coach/consultant-client relationship. All information is provided as is and is used at your own risk. Please speak to your doctor, medical and mental health providers about any information you listen or read on this channel or related websites.