When I started out writing song prayers actively in 2004 and having them produced professionally in 2006, it was in response to a vision from God of troops marching in a desert. His promise was that if I would get some of these new songs “over there” that He would be their covering. He would hem them in before and behind. He would be the banner over them. And shine His light in the dark places so the enemy was found. 

 

A special emphasis of my work remains serving military, veteran and fallen warrior communities and my focus is still creating soul care resources, but my understanding of what the soul needs has expanded alongside my comprehension of the nature of human beings and the true nature of God’s plan. 

 

Your soul is that inner core of you, which makes you uniquely you and will exist after your temporal body dies. For now your soul is embodied and infuses your entire being. By design, your being has physiological, psychological, neurological, spiritual and social needs because it’s how human beings are designed.  All these needs taken together make up your well-being.  

When we put the reality of your needs together with a theological understanding of God as love, life’s purpose begins to come forth. The choice He lays before you is whether you will choose to love Him, yourself and others in return because His overriding purpose is to expand His new creation as inaugurated through Jesus from here to eternity until His law of love (God, self and others) is re-established with Him and for all of us together. And this side of heaven, His kingdom expands by heart-to-heart through you as directed by the Holy Spirit. 

 

So where my work began focused on your spiritual well-being through books, reflections and song prayers to facilitate a place where you could meet with God and He could give you spiritually what you need, now God has led me to this broader understanding of what your soul needs.  I still want your wounded heart to feel better. But there are more than spiritual aspects. There are practical implications as well. 

 

For instance, human beings aren’t generally great at fulfilling each other’s needs. Thus, all of us are in some way walking wounded which has tangible psychological and neuroscientific effects. We cause very real damage to one another beyond physical. Therefore, if we are to be better instruments of God’s love (according to the example of Jesus), we need to understand what types of interaction between us are healthy and which are abusive and therefore destructive in ourselves and others. We also need to learn where systemic and historic structures of oppression and injustice are hiding. These are key aspects of being able to love others increasingly well. 

 

Additionally, research shows the level of your financial well-being (including financial capacity and stability) plays an impactful role in your emotional well-being. Conversely if you are not doing well emotionally, it is likely your finances will be negatively impacted.

 

This is where pieces of my background come together like quilt squares which together create a covering under which you can find resources to address each of these areas. For instance, in addition to my background on spiritual and emotional well-being, I have over forty years experience and multiple certifications in the field of personal finance. It’s all part of overall soul care, where through the resources, you are personally empowered and can go forth to be part of creating communities where increasingly there is thriving for all with not one missing---tangible expansion in the way of life God has always intended.

 

Thus, expect to find an eclectic but useful (therefore purposeful) and changing mix of materials covering diverse topics. These include: how to love God, how and why to spend time in His presence and what to expect, how to listen for His will, how to love yourself, how to love others, growing in inner healing as well as emotional intelligence and maturity so you can love others more as God would, increasing critical thinking regarding current issues and historic precedents (which are sometimes destructive), recognizing objectively wrong treatment of fellow human beings, learning how to do your part to help, etc.—all with the overriding objective of learning to love (like Jesus demonstrated) and function more as God’s love in every aspect of our lives. All of these resources facilitate multi-leveled, increasing wholeness!

 

Meanwhile, I remain committed to letting God continue to grow and transform me more. So, you can be sure, there will be yet more resources for you to come. Let’s heal and grow together! 

 

You are in my heart and prayers,

~ Dr. Elizabeth