Andrew Murray wrote, "Prayer is just the breathing of the Spirit in us. When we quietly believe that the Holy Spirit as a Spirit of supplication is dwelling within us, for the very purpose of enabling us to pray...our hearts will be filled with hope."The breath of the Spirit within us is a great description of prayer, producing a view that allows us to see that prayer is about the connective presence of Christ in us. In the ancient days, Zechariah made it clear that it is impossible to face the mountains in life without His presence:
Then he said to me, This [addition of the bowl to the candlestick, causing it to yield a ceaseless supply of oil from the olive trees] is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit [of Whom the oil is a symbol], says the Lord of hosts. For who are you, O great mountain [of human obstacles]? Before Zerubbabel [who with Joshua had led the return of the exiles from Babylon and was undertaking the rebuilding of the temple, before him] you shall become a plain [a mere [a]molehill]! And he shall bring forth the finishing gable stone [of the new temple] with loud shoutings of the people, crying, Grace, grace to it (Zechariah 4:6-7, Amplified).We have no qualifications or abilities to face the mountains of life without God; however, God is God and with God all things are possible (Matthew 19: 26). Prayer empowers us to face the mountains . . . the obstacles . . . opening our eyes to see that in the reality of the presence of God . . . the mountain is a mere molehill.
Pray.
Experience the breath of the Spirit.
Anticipate the mountains becoming like mere molehills through the infilling presence of God.
Learning to KickStart the day with the breath of the Spirit,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie L. Palmer © 2010 All Rights Reserved)