Matthew 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

The trinity of love here is heart, soul and mind. To be honest with you, I only have a slight understanding of the composition of my mind. At least I think I do.

The heart? Maybe. Maybe not. It is confusing.

Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Now the soul is a totally abstract concept. I thought it was comprised of the mind, will and emotions of a person. At least that is what I have been taught. If the mind is part of the soul, how can it be a separate entity of love?

What if they are not a separate entity? The Holy Trinity is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are One and are always in agreement. They have different roles and responsibilities within the Godhead but are still One, always in agreement.

What if Jesus is telling us in Matthew 22:27 that all heart, all soul and all mind is a concept of unity, oneness, and agreement? Since we were created in the image of God, with a trinity of our own, is not the truest expression of love agreement without conflict towards design? He did after all create us to love and be loved, that was His design purpose. Like Jesus said, the greatest commandment is to love.

If the heart, soul and mind of a person are in conflict, that is an error in execution of design. We were not designed to be in conflict but often one aspect of who we are meant to be is conflicted and that leads to sin. The heart wants what the heart wants even though in the back of your mind a little voice says, “This is going to end badly.”