Breathe

Breath. We all need it. It's built into us, hard wired into our programming to inhale and exhale; it's an automatic action of our nervous system. Even though we don't need to think about btreathing, we still do. Children hold their breath to see how long they can do it for. Events shock and amaze us and we hold our breath for a moment. To release tension, we take deep breaths and let them out. We use mouthwash to prevent bad breath. We gasp for air when we choke on food.

When I was first moved to New Mexico, I lived at 7,000 feet of altitude. For the first few weeks I felt the difference in the thin air. Then I adjusted and thought no more about it. But when others came to visit, we warned them, "If you feel tired, it's the altitude. It happens to everyone."

I also discovered that when I went back to Boston at Christmastime, the oxygen at sea level was so rich it made me giddy.

What then does it mean to say Jesus is our breath, the air we breathe? He is our life, our very breath. We need Him; it's built into us to need Him, an automatic response to a longing spent. We need His life, His breath, His death to survive. Without it, without living in a way that lets Him in, we are starved for the oxygen we need. A lack of oxygen affects your brain; your ability to focus, concentrate, and remember are affected. Without breathing deeply of Jesus, our spirit suffers the lack of this vital, crucial, essential need. We make unwise decisions; we allow distraction to take our minds off of what matters. We are more apt to listen to and believe lies. We are more vulnerable to sin. And we forget where our life truly comes from.

Breathe in Jesus. Breathe Him in through your spirit and be giddy at the heady richness of His spirit. He's waiting. Why are you?

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Edit begun on November 14


Breath. We all need it. It's built into us, hard wired into our programming to inhale and exhale; it's an automatic action of our nervous system. Even though we don't need to think about breathing, we still do? Events shock and amaze us and we hold our breath for a moment. To release tension, we take deep breaths and let them out. We use mouthwash to prevent bad breath. We gasp for air when we choke on food.

The day after I married my husband, we moved from Boston to the mountains of New Mexico. When I arrived, I experienced the tiredness, headaches and dizziness that come with altitude sickness. Until I adjusted,I felt the difference in the thin air. But when others came to visit, we warned them, "If you feel tired or weak, it's the altitude. It happens to everyone."

I also discovered that when I went back to Boston at Christmastime, the oxygen at sea level was so rich it made me giddy.

Jesus is our life and breath. breath, the air we breathe? We need Him; it's built into us to need Him, In the same way our autonomic nervous system keeping us breathing and continues to pump blood through our hearts.We need His life, His breath, His death to survive. Without it, without living in a way that lets Him in, we are starved for the oxygen we need. We are weaker and everything is more difficult. We become weary and slow down. A lack of oxygen affects your brain; your ability to focus, concentrate, and remember are affected. Without breathing deeply of Jesus, our spirit suffers the lack of this vital, crucial, essential need. We make unwise decisions; we allow distraction to take our minds off of what matters. We are more apt to listen to and believe lies. We are more vulnerable to sin. And we forget where our life truly comes from.

Breathe in Jesus. Breathe Him in through your spirit and be giddy at the heady richness of His spirit. He's waiting. Why are you?