God took a handful of dirt and fashioned it into His image and likeness. He called His creation “MAN.” But man wasn’t alive yet. He wasn’t alive until God BREATHED into his nostrils the breath of life. When Satan came to the Garden of Eden, he manifested himself in the form of a serpent. Scientists tell us that the majority of serpents kill their prey through constriction … by squeezing the breath out of them.
The breath of God within you is what makes you alive. Satan wants to squeeze the breath out of you. When you’re under stress and pressure you’ll notice that your breathing patterns are irregular. Many times you’ll actually hold your breath without even realizing it because stress causes that to happen. Stress is a tactic of Satan to squeeze the breath of life out of you.
When you’re in a stressful situation, step away from it for a moment and JUST BREATHE. And, as you breathe, think about the breath of God within you that gives you life… and give God thanks.
John 20:21-22
Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.” When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
