There’s this beautiful song by the Christian band, Salvador called “Breathing Life.” You should definitely Google it. The gist is that God breathes new life into our veins and it’s so true.
This morning my devotional was so on target that I think God was just breathing new life into me even though I’m still the same old person, same problems, same situation.
We go through a lot during a day and lately I’ve been trying to go through less and less. Less preparation for class, less preparation for myself, more sleep. I’ve been letting myself become less involved with my work and actually being downright annoyed. What’s worse, I’m learning that I’m a pretty good complainer. That’s horrible! What a trait to have so young. It’s like I’m going through high school all over again. That wasn’t the most uplifting time for me and so it was convicting to read 2 Peter 1:3-4.
“His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”
I have this phrase in my mind a lot because Christ has conquered the world: “God has already defeated this.” Whatever I let drag me down (and I’m realizing that ‘down’ really has no depth, it can just get lower and lower, as low as you want to go), God has already defeated it. I have to live as a conqueror if I have faith in the Lord because He has conquered my sins and He has conquered my life. Amen!
So I’ve basically got to wake up. Just get out there and not act so defeated. And God shows me in little ways that He’s right.
Example 1: I got to go to the Ladies Retreat and on the way there (I was actually pretty excited about it) I saw eagles flying overhead. Eagles! They were BEAUTIFUL! And I recalled how God allows us to soar on His wings in those times when we need someone to carry us. Thank you God.
Example 2: I was running around on Sunday, trying to get myself to be friendly, catching up with friends at church, saying goodbye to a really sweet family that’ll be leaving because of a great job the Lord has given them, and I got caught up in the happiness of what was going on around me. I was doing my thing and never knew an old friend/boyfriend was at the same church the whole day. Crazy (b/c he lives in another country). Imagine me running into him without being prepared…I really have no idea how I’d react. God has a way of keeping us in the shade of His hand when we aren’t ready for the sunlight. Amen.
So I read on. “If we were to take each phrase of these verses to heart, our lives would have absolutely no room for worrying or fretting, no room for complaining or for feeling inadequate in our Christian life, no room for laziness or depression. God’s provisions are perfect and always on time for His children.” Hm…He’s always on time. That was good stuff.
The Lord knows His child and I can’t testify enough of how much He still cares for His child. Our God is SO loving! He knows my desires and what I cry to Him. He cares daily. But He doesn’t stop there. He will meet our needs. I don’t have room for worrying or feeling inadequate or…ok I’ll say it…being lazy. He has already met my need. There is no one and nothing else so above and beyond what we seek in life. He is the breath itself.
Excerpts from Henry & Norman Blackaby “52 Week Devotional: Called & Accountable, Discovering Your Place in God’s Eternal Purpos
