About this episode

John Ortberg explores the importance of God's instruction for self-care and soul revival.

What does your soul actually need for self-care? Psalm 19 gives a surprising answer: “The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.” In this episode, John Ortberg explores why God's instruction isn't meant to burden us, but to help make us whole. Our souls become divided when our thoughts, desires, values, words, and actions pull in different directions. God's Word shows us what is good and helps bring our lives back into alignment. John also shares how memorizing 1 Corinthians 13 helped...

People in this episode

Host: John Ortberg

Topics covered

• self-care
• spirituality
• God's instruction
• alignment
• soul revival

Keywords

• self-care
• soul
• God's law
• alignment
• spiritual health

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 13

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