{"id":28876,"date":"2015-11-30T00:15:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T05:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=28876"},"modified":"2015-11-29T21:53:51","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T02:53:51","slug":"just-breathe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/11\/30\/just-breathe\/","title":{"rendered":"Breathe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Alarm clock screaming bare feet hit the floor<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">It\u2019s off to the races everybody out the door<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I\u2019m feeling like I\u2019m falling behind, it\u2019s a crazy life<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ninety miles an hour going fast as I can<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Trying to push a little harder trying to get the upper hand<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">So much to do in so little time, it\u2019s a crazy life<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">It\u2019s ready, set, go it\u2019s another wild day<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">When the stress is on the rise in my heart I feel You say just<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Breathe, just breathe<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Come and rest at My feet<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>And be, just be<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Chaos calls but all you really need<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Is to just breathe<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Third cup of joe just to get me through the day<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Wanna make the most of time but I feel it slip away<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I wonder if there\u2019s something more to this crazy life<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I\u2019m busy, busy, busy, and it\u2019s no surprise to see<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">That I only have time for me, me, me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">There\u2019s gotta be something more to this crazy life<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I\u2019m hanging on tight to another wild day<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">When it starts to fall apart in my heart I hear You say just<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Is to take it in fill your lungs<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">The peace of God that overcomes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Just breathe<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Let your weary spirit rest<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Lay down what\u2019s good and find what\u2019s best<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Just breathe<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hnjeMwxFuBA?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Jonny Diaz<\/em><br \/>\nwritten along with Jonathan Smith and Tony Wood<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For David said,\u00a0\u201cThe Lord God of Israel, has given peace and rest to His people,\u201d<br \/>\n1 Chronicles 23:25 AMP<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cCome to Me, all who are weary and heavily burdened<br \/>\n[by religious rituals that provide no peace],<br \/>\nand I will give you rest [refreshing your souls with salvation].<br \/>\nMatthew 11:28 AMP<\/p>\n<p>On my way home from taking Scott to work one morning, I heard this song.\u00a0 I was making lists in my head&#8212;groceries needed for this week, chores to get done before our kids arrive, Christmas shopping lists, etc.&#8212;when I heard it.\u00a0 All I caught was the chorus. \u00a0But that was all I needed to hear&#8230;it was as if God was speaking directly to my heart.<\/p>\n<p>1 Chronicles 23:25 AMP reminds us that we have already been given peace and rest.\u00a0 We need to take advantage of what has been so freely provided to us.\u00a0 We get so caught up in <em><strong>doing<\/strong> <\/em>we forget to <strong>just<em> be<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 We forget to rest at His feet.\u00a0 Life gets crazy, even when it isn\u2019t the holiday season. Pay attention to the tempo of this song &#8211; it is more frantic during the verses and slows down with the reminder to <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>just breathe<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0 We can slow down the hectic pace of daily life by taking time to just breathe.\u00a0 I love the line \u201c<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Lay down what is good and find what\u2019s best<\/em><\/span>\u201d. \u00a0Such a great reminder to check our focus, our motive, our purpose.\u00a0 Sometimes, even when we are doing good things for others, good isn\u2019t necessarily God.\u00a0 In fact, doing good can often distract us from God.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s three days before Thanksgiving.\u00a0 The hustle and bustle of the holidays has already begun and it is only going to get crazier unless we remind ourselves to stop and <em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">just breathe<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0 Slow down so we don\u2019t miss the joy and the peace this season brings.\u00a0 I can get so caught up in rituals and traditions, I forget what the holidays are really about.\u00a0 I wear myself out trying to get everything done.\u00a0 I want it to be perfect.\u00a0 When I read Matthew 11:28 in the Amplified Version, I realized I make myself weary, I burden myself.\u00a0 The rituals and traditions aren\u2019t what give me peace&#8212;Jesus provides that peace&#8230;that rest&#8230;that refreshment for my soul.\u00a0 So, let&#8217;s slow down the craziness of life and fill our souls with His grace. 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