We don't have a soul... we are a soul... we have a body.

George MacDonald wrote: It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow, that weigh a man down.
The series, Soul Detox continued with The Heavy Soul... The heavy soul is based on one of three things... Hurt from your Past, Trouble in the here and now and anxiety or fear of the future.
Pastor Kent made the analogy of helping a production crew moving gear into an arena... if you've ever had the privilage of helping out at a load in or load out, you know exactly what I am talking about... in my husband's case, there are several trunks on large casters that you push to the location. In each of these, there are lights, power cables, computers and consoles... each of which weigh quite a bit. It takes some effort to push these trunks around the location to its destination (not to mention the actual set up, but that's for another time).
His point was, the trunks were heavy, and took some effort to move. Like our physical selves, our soul can be weighed down with troubles, hurts and fears. We need to take care of our souls... because, as it was pointed out... we are not a body with a soul, we are a soul with a body.
That soul can grow heavy and if we are not relying on God, or trusting in God we can grow complacent or just begin to feel like that is the way it has to be. It isn't!
David wrote in Psalms 42:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me?
David was concerned, had a sit down and asked why he felt this way... he didn't say oh, my soul is hurting, oh well... moving on... lots to do today. He sat down and was concerned. But the verse didn't stop there.
Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
God's plan is not for you to be miserable...
In the times of heaviness, remember that God has been faithful... the blessings in your life, In Lamantations 3:21-25, Jeremiah reminds himself of this: Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him. The Lord is good to thos who hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;... take the time to Cry out to God, David writes in Psalm 142:1-2: I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy. I pour out my complaint before him; before him I tell my trouble. and in verse 5-6 it reads: I cry to you, O Lord; I say, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living." Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need.... and finally Remember that God has been faithful in the past, he will be faithful in the future... he will not leave you when you need him most.
There are many songs and hyms written about God's faithfulness, but the one that comes to my mind is Great is Thy Faithfulness... and if you know this hymn like I do... it serves as a comfort to you that God is always faithful. He will be there in our darkest hours, and he will not leave us with a heavy soul... remember, God doesn't want you to be miserable. As I close today... listen to the song by Third Day, Cry out to Jesus Whatever is laying heavy on your soul today... Cry out to Jesus! He's waiting with arms open wide.