A few days ago I was driving in my little black truck. Something grabbed my attention about a song on the radio. A song I have listened to hundreds of times. It was as if I was listening to it for the first time. Holy Spirit made me keenly aware of something He wanted me to grasp. The song was Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song) by Amy Grant. YouTube link to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8_475FKJWQ This awakening experience led to a stream of thoughts that washed over me like a waterfall. Breath. Breath. Breath. The Lord has continuously amplified the word to me over the past several weeks. My breath. Breath is vital to my living. Breath in my lungs is vital to my living. Jesus; through Holy Spirit, is vital to my living. Am I focusing on my breathing? Am I making room for His breath within me?

  This waterfall of thoughts led me to remembering other things I have been learning lately. Breathing deeply can improve my confidence. Inhaling and exhaling words of Truth can improve my spiritual and emotional wellness. Slowing down my body and my mind through Christian Meditation can help me to center my thoughts on Jesus therefore grounding me in the Truth. Thinking of Truth, I remembered the passage of Scripture (Genesis 2:7) about God forming man/Adam from the dust of the ground and BREATHING life into his nostrils. This too, is ‘breath from Heaven.

  So many thoughts about breath washed over me. God breathed life into Adam with His breath from Heaven. Through Holy Spirit, God breathed the life of His son Jesus into the womb of Mary so that His life could be breathed into the world. Jesus came to earth to be and bring life.

  Pentecost was the breathing of God’s life-giving breath into those who had made room for Jesus while He walked as a man. Pentecost was God’s Holy Spirit being breathed into man. “Pneumatology refers to a particular discipline within Christian theology that focuses on the study of the Holy Spirit. The term is derived from the Greek word Pneuma (πνεῦμα), which designates “breath” or “spirit”…” (Wikipedia)

  The wholeness of my life is dependent on the breath of Heaven existing in the wholeness of my being. God’s breath in my lungs brings life. The Breath of Heaven/Jesus living in my heart brings life. And the Breath/Holy Spirit of God occupying the entirety of my human existence brings life. Slowing down to breathe in God’s life-giving breath bring life. I desire to fill myself with His Breath of Heaven so I can truly live.

NOTE: Redundancy intentional. In Scripture, words that are repeated are to tell us something. God has been repeating breath/breathing to me for several weeks. I believe this is to tell me something. In turn, I feel prompted to share it with you. Many Blessings!