I Wanted To Breathe…

Trials, when very heavy, kill little people.

But they make great ones.

Today can be the start of a new life; the life that you have been dreaming about. (Jeremiah 29:11) (Hebrews 10:23)

I hope this message inspires and challenges you to become diligent and steadfast when it comes to fulfilling the dreams in your heart.


I Wanted To Breathe…

There once was an eager student who wanted to gain wisdom and insight. He went to the wisest of the town, Socrates, to seek his counsel. Socrates was an old soul and had great knowledge of many things. The boy asked the town sage how he too could acquire such mastery. Being a man of few words,
Socrates chose not to speak, but to illustrate.

He took the child to the beach and, with all of his clothes still on, walked straight out into the water. He loved to do curious things like that, especially when he was trying to prove a point. The pupil gingerly
followed his instruction and walked into the sea, joining Socrates where the water was just below their chins. Without saying a word, Socrates reached out and put his hands on the boy's shoulders. Looking deep into his student's eyes, Socrates pushed the student's head under the water with all his might.

A struggle ensued, and just before a life was taken away, Socrates released his captive. The boy raced to the surface and, gasping for air and choking from the salt water, looked around for Socrates in order to seek his retaliation on the sage. To the student's bewilderment, the old man was already patiently waiting on the beach.

When the student arrived on the sand, he angrily shouted, “Why did you try to kill me?” The wise man calmly retorted with a question of his own: “Boy, when you were underneath the water, not sure if you would live to see another day, what did you want more than anything in the world?”

The student took a few moments to reflect, then went with his intuition. Softly he said, “I wanted to breathe.” Socrates, now illuminated by his own huge smile, looked at the boy comfortingly and said, “Ah! When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you wanted to breathe, it is then that you shall have it.”

By Jim Schinnerer


Rejoice in God’s message of Love today:

“Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in His law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” -- Psalm 1:1-3

“Have not I commanded you? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be dismayed: for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” - Joshua 1:9

PRAISE GOD
BLESSED BE THE ONE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD