The posture of breathing . . .

- so it never fails. When i least expect a moment with the indwelling Spirit - it happens.
- Breathing itself models the Christian life.
We breathe in the breath of life. We are filled with oxygen. Our lungs expand. Blood flows throughout our body, into the brain, and we move. Inevitably, we have to breathe out. We have to let it go; and in humility, our lungs contract; we shrink down. And once again, we are dependent on the next breath of air to survive.

We breathe in the Holy Spirit, and He expands us; enabling us to participate in the story of God. But, when we do anything, we end up breathing out in the process; and our small exhale is a humble response to what we were just given. And we shrink; not in shame, or guilt; but out of humility.
- so the moral of this is, don't hold your breath. It's not the way you were made ;)