Sunday, April 21, 2013
Inhaling and Exhaling Love
Think about your body for a second. This might seem like a weird thing to do, but just trust me on this. You take in the world visually with your eyes, observing other people and your surroundings in a vivid and beautiful way. You can smell flowers, food, other people, even water if its fresh enough with your nose. Every morning you awaken and have the opportunity to inhale and exhale for another day with your lungs. Your fingertips can barely brush across something and feel it. The smallest crumb can touch your tongue and your mouth can fill with a vibrant and strong taste. Picking up a pattern yet? It's ok if not; it took me 18 years to figure this out. God was FASCINATED with input and output when He created us. An object lies in front of you and you see it with your eyes, and you interpret it in your mind. Then you react appropriately. An unpleasant smell startles you as you take it in, and your immediate reaction is to move away or hold your nose. Fresh air enters your lungs when you inhale and leaves as poison when you exhale only to be turned back into clean oxygen to be breathed once more. You feel something soft and feel comfortable and warm. Food enters your mouth, is processed by your body, and is output when you burn the energy it creates. Where am I going with this? Well, based on how God created us, it is only natural to react and output something in response to what is input. This applies to all areas of life. If God fills us with His spirit when we accept Him, shouldn't it feel natural and absolutely necessary for us to pour back out into someone else so they can feel Him too? If we get the privilege of feeling God and recognizing Him in our lives, shouldn't we give others the same opportunity to have such a wonderful relationship? The truth is, it should overflow. If God is only filling us up, we should absolutely reach a point where we just HAVE to let it out. I guess the point is that we should embrace this necessity. It's really a wonderful process. It won't always feel safe or comfortable, like an soft blanket or delicious food, but it almost always turns into something wonderful.
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