“I CAN… BREATHE!!!” Part Two
By Natasha Marie
Question - Have you ever seen a python attack? Let’s just be clear, the python’s only goal is to kill whatever it wraps itself around. The current state of events can almost be compared to that of a python, slowly but powerfully squeezing the very neck of freedom, collapsing the lungs of justice and coiling itself around what was once our normal. Facial masks have become a required accessory that none of us want to really adorn ourselves with. Our favorite family gatherings have been suffocated, vacations constricted and regular trips to the grocery store have been drastically limited. If we are not alert and aware, this daunting feeling can almost make it seem as if breath is being squeezed right out of life as we know it.
Cliché – Take a deep breath!
The strength of a python is literally crippling, but this concept represents a very timely message. Although this venomous snake can bite, its innate ability to choke or suffocate the life out of his prey is how it renders its victim lifeless. You will not be a victim! This (python) concept represents a global attempt to choke out PRAYER and cancel LIFE by causing an overwhelming sense of fear to stifle all of mankind. This is the very same spirit that wants to prevent you from advancing in your health, your finances as well as your ministry or clarity concerning vision for your future. It ultimately wants to keep you from breathing in order to put an end to your life and prevent you from walking in purpose and realizing your destiny.
Cliché’ – What a waste of breath!
It’s no coincidence that the deadly virus plaguing our land is characterized by an impairment of the lungs, resulting in a constricted air flow. There is a direct correlation between these emotions of feeling suffocated and the literal attack on life as we know it as well as the need for air. In the Bible, air or God’s breath represents the Holy Spirit or the presence of God moving (John 20:22). The inability to take a deep cleansing breath is synonymous with death. You must breathe in order to stay alive and if you’re alive, your words (carefully chosen) will frame your world. It’s not enough to just breathe…. But you must also speak the right words! If you were to cup your hand over your mouth right now and begin speaking, it will feel warm and you will feel the vibration of air hitting the back of your palm. That’s because words have frequency and the spirit realm is activated by sound. The best way to take complete control of what’s happening in your world is to take deep cleansing breaths and also speak positive life-giving words.
Cliché – Save your breath!
According to an article by Holistic Healthcare, here are 15 benefits of breathing deeply: it removes toxins, releases tension, relaxes your mind, brings clarity, relieves emotional problems, relieves pain, massages your organs, increases muscle, strengthens your immune system, improves posture, improves the quality of your blood, helps digestion, improves the nervous system, strengthens your heart & lungs and even assists with weight control. Make the conscious choice to not only breathe but to also speak well about your situation and everything around you. I’m a strong believer that Black Lives Matter but your air flow matters, and your words matter as well!
Cliché – She said it under her breath…
Here comes the resuscitation! I want to breathe LIFE back into you! I encourage you to start the business. (Inhale) Begin the podcast. (Exhale) Reach out to that person you have been wanting to get to know better. (Inhale) Perfect your talents and cultivate your gifts. (Exhale) This is the season to press beyond your comfort zone. Nothing amazing happens there. Dare to go beyond that place where “everybody likes you” and just risk being different if it means standing out…. (Inhale) Focus on who does like and celebrate you; forget about who lied to you and forgive those who drained the life out of you! (Exhale)
Fight feelings of hopelessness… and always remember that your LIFE is more about learned lessons along the way than arriving at some destination. Jim Kwik (the author of a book called “Limitless”) says that LIFE is the “C” between “B” & “D” (C= choice / B = birth / D = death). Anthony Robbins often says ‘the quality of your life will never be determined by your income but more importantly by your IMPACT.” Make the best use of the rest of your life by getting out there and making a difference today! Be determined to leave your mark on the world. Create a lifestyle of giving to those who cannot even give you anything in return and then don’t announce it on Facebook. And at some inevitable point, when you feel like you have no more fight left because the challenges of life are trying to choke your hope, in that same breath, choose to fight and resist the urge to give up hope!
This is not your time to die! There is so much more work for you to accomplish….
Your dreams will not be suffocated; I command you to LIVE and BREATHE!
Natasha Marie, age 45, is the author of a book entitled First Lady Redefined and she is the proud mother of her 16 year old son, Jalen. She works full time at a local insurance agency, but education is her passion and she's also a proud contributing member (or "WOKE Mom") of an organization called M.O.B.B. United (www.mobbunited.org).