I have never really given too much thought to breathing. It is just something that happens naturally. Breathing is not something that we give a whole lot of thought to. It is normally something that happens without effort. Our lungs just take air in and expel air out.
Last week however, I gave a lot of thought to breathing. See I got Influenza A, and my lungs came under attack. Breathing was no longer something I did unconsciously. Breathing became a labor-intensive task. Breathing was no longer a luxury that ran in the background giving me life. It now had become a necessity for living that I had to consciously monitor.
Genesis 2:7 says the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils, the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Think about that for a moment. God had to breathe his breath into the creation He had made in order for that creation to have life and live. Life giving breath had to enter our lungs so that we could live!
While I was sick, I had a hard time living well. My lungs did not want to process the air that was brought in. My lungs did not want to cooperate with getting oxygen from my lungs to my body.
When we are not in the right relationship with Lord it is like we are sick. Our spiritual lungs are not functioning in the proper way to feed our bodies. We need the life-giving breath of the Lord to pour through our veins and tissues. We need to be full of the life of Jesus in order to stay healthy both spiritually and physically.
Without life giving air properly going through my lungs, I was not able to perform my basic tasks for living. Without the breath of the Lord pumping through our spirits, we will die spiritually.
If you are feeling sick and separated from the Lord, may I suggest, check the status of the quality of the breath of life you are receiving from Him. Without the breath of life we can all slowly waste away.