Introduction: What does it mean to be loyal to your soul?

We all have conflicting thoughts in our heads from time to time.  The thoughts we act on are the ones we believe.  Ideally we would only believe true thoughts, but unfortunately most of us believe a mixture of truth and falsehood.  Our minds are connected to our souls.  Therefore, if we care about our souls, it helps to examine our actions to help us understand the thoughts we believe whether that's consciously or unconsciously. 

I'll use myself for an example.  I say, "I'm sorry" a lot.  What does that say about me?  It's awkward for those on the receiving end because they automatically feel a sense of pity and do not know exactly how to respond.  I know this, yet, "I'm sorry" constantly flows from my lips.  Why do I do this?  Because subconsciously I believe I need to please everyone and get their approval.  Now in my mind, I know this is a lie.  It is impossible to please everyone and no matter how hard I try I will not get everyone's approval--nor should I since not everyone's approval is worth having.  Nevertheless, I try to please everyone--and for the most part that is good for my customer service at Walgreens.  That may be but it's detrimental to my soul.  Just saying "I'm sorry" so much keeps me in the victim mentality. 

And so for me, loyalty to my soul means that I begin to bite my tongue every time those words are on its tip.  It may also help me to remind myself of who I am, how far I've come, all that I've accomplished, all that I've overcome--because then my heart and sub-conscience will awaken to the fact that I am a true winner who's running a good race in life.  And if I don't measure up now, I will one day because Jesus has my back.

What does loyalty for your soul mean to you? 

My goal in this blog is to share more on how we can show loyalty for the soul, as well as how loyalty is important for several avenues of life.  One topic will be on why I show my workplace loyalty even in the midst of controversy.