In my very first blog post, I shared a simple but weighty conviction: the only way to live Spiritually Tuned is through a holistic approach.
When we hear words like tuned, whole, fulfilled, aligned, or balanced, our minds usually go straight to something visible and impressive. A perfectly tuned instrument. A voice that’s easy on the ears. A gymnast landing a flawless routine. Maybe even a “successful” person who looks like they’ve got life figured out.
And yes, those things can be beautiful. But they’re also measurable, temporary, and surprisingly fragile.
That’s where the problem begins.
When we start believing that what we can see and measure matters the most, we end up chasing things that can never sustain us. And when those things shift, fade, or get put on pause, something uncomfortable surfaces: we’re out of tune. Spiritually off-balance. Restless. Frustrated. Sometimes, deeply broken.
A life truly in tune with God’s Truth is one where the soul is whole and anchored in what He is doing within us and around us. That’s what it means to live holistically.
The word holistic describes something so interconnected that it can only be understood as a whole. Think of an apple. When it’s complete, it’s simply “an apple.” But isolate the stem, and it becomes an “apple stem.” Slice it up, and now you have “apple slices.” The pieces matter, but they don’t represent the apple in its fullness.
I go over this explanation, because this was me for many years.
I believed the visible pieces of my life, the achievements, the ministry wins, the moments where I felt on top of the world, were what made me whole. But inside, there was a quiet void. And in my mind, lies whispered without ceasing. Like so many of us, I tried to meet a deep need with shallow fixes.
Growing up in a family of pastors and musicians, I absorbed certain beliefs early on. I thought Christianity was a checklist of good works, flawless performance, and blind submission to authority, even when that authority was broken and misaligned with the Word of God.
Layered on top of that were experiences that deeply distorted my view of faith: my parents’ divorce, my grandparents’ divorce within a pastoral family, nonstop conflict surrounding that fallout, my mother’s depression, and personal experiences of abuse I carried in silence. All of it pushed me toward an addiction to performance and approval. Some therapists call it “love addiction.” All I knew was that I was empty.
On the outside, everything looked fine, and even some people would say I was “successful.”
But the Truth? I was performing. Pretending. And it was damaging my mind, my soul, and the people around me.
By God’s grace, I eventually reached a breaking point. I couldn’t keep going like that. I didn’t want another checklist, another title, or more applause. I wanted real freedom. Real transformation. Real healing.
Walking toward wholeness meant letting go of my dependence on the tangible and measurable things, and learning to anchor myself in God’s Truth instead. I had to relearn something foundational: my identity is formed by what God has already done for me and His purpose for my life, not by my performance.
That shift didn’t happen overnight. And it’s still unfolding because I am human.
Living with a holistic approach is a lifelong journey. When I think I’ve figured it out, God gently reveals another layer that needs His healing touch. Not to shame me, but to restore me, to make me more like Him.
So here’s my invitation to you: identify the lie, name the void, and allow God to meet it with His Truth, working from the inside out.
The most grounded way I’ve found to stay holistically aligned with Truth is by living in three directions:
Upward
Staying connected to God and growing in the knowledge of who He is, understanding the fullness of what Jesus’ sacrifice has already covered in us. Reading the Bible is the best way to get anchored in God’s knowledge.
Inward
Allowing His Truth to search the soul, revealing wounds, needs, and values, remembering that our identity and worth are through Jesus Christ.
Outward
Living in a way that reflects His Truth to the world around us, an overflow of intimacy with Him, rooted in Truth rather than performance.
This Truth is the kind of tuning that lasts not just for a season, but for eternity.
Let’s tune in.
