In our walk with God, often we find ourselves struggle to find time to be alone with Him, talk to Him, listen to Him, and meditating His Word. Amid our hectic life, the discipline often slip into one or another form of religiosity. Yes, we have prayed every time we wake up from and before we went to sleep. Adding to that, prayers that we say in hurry before we eat ( the hungrier, the 'hurrier' :P) On the top of that, we do pray outside that schedule, when we're facing problems ( usually after all efforts that we can think of we have done and result in none) and when we really want something ( God, I want that car or God, where is my Mr/Mrs. Right? Could you sent him/her right now?). Rarely, we give Him time to speak at all. Well, OK, we read the bible, but in a fast breakfast manner. Example: student who rush to go to school in the morning because he has woke up late and while running, eating the quick prepared sandwich-only contain whatever topping can be seen on the table and grab in that short time. Yes, he chewed as he run and when he arrived at school- he has done his breakfast, right on time. Or even better, grab the milk, quickly drink it, sometimes spill over here and there, but hey, breakfast has been done. What's important is that nutrition got into the body, right?
I admit that the scenario happen more than I want it to be happen in my life. But well, after all, just like some people say, praying is breathing (so if you done it several times a day regularly, yes, you have been breathing). And reading the Word of God is like taking our daily food ( even the bible equates it with milk or bread). We forgot that the essence of it all is the relationship. Praying is communication with the God we love. Reading the bible is reading His very own word to us. As I learn to put the discipline of connecting with Him into right perspectives, I learn something else that really thrills me.
And 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 being. - Genesis 2 : 7 (NKJV)
When we meet Him and let Him speak to us, at the same time we let Him breathe into us. How do we know? Just do this little experiment. Put the palm of your hand in front of your mouth and try to speak, can you feel the wind coming out of your mouth as you speak? A-HA! Got what I mean?
As it is mentioned above, our essence of life is the breath of God. If we want to live life to the fullest, as we supposed to be, we need to have conversation face to face with God, so that we can get the breath of life every time God speak to us. Yes, what He speak about is important, it's the power and nutrition for our life. But at the same time, apart from what He is speaking about, as He speaks, He breathes life into our being.
"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace." - Numbers 6:24-26 (NKJV)
This popular verses are often speak to us at the end of worship service every week. Once I learned from a woman of God that the verses above in the source language (Hebrew if I'm not mistaken) describe how God bent down and look to us into our face. I just realized now that the verses not only show that He wants to be as close as He can be to us. But also He knows that we need that breath which comes out from Him. For us to be alive, truly alive in Him.
It's wonderful to have a word from God, but even when He stay silent, as long as we're meeting Him and let Him breathe into us, that's already revive us. And this action once were done by Jesus right after He resurrect to His disciples. (see John 20:22)
So, next time, whether you are praying or just simply reading the bible, make sure you are meeting God. Even though He hasn't speak a word yet, just meet Him face to face so that He can breathe the breath of life into you, into your life.
Do you want to take the bread... i mean...the breath of life now?
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