If you exercise or participate in any athletic activities, you know the importance of breathing to keep oxygen going to the mind and body. We don’t really think about breathing, we just do it. But during physical exertion, we can become so focused on the activity at hand, our breathing becomes shallow. We need the reminder to take deep breaths and keep breathing.

“Make sure you’re breathing!”

It was during this reminder when I realized I need to think about breathing at other times as well.

When the stress in life is mounting…

When nothing seems to be going the way I hoped…

When I feel alone…

When fear begins to grasp at me…

When the future looks bleak…

Be still, and know that I am God!