Hi this is Lisa, the web developer for the deep breath site. You may have noticed lately that the site has been offline several times and has been exhibiting strange and suspicious behaviors. This is due to the fact that the site has been maliciously hacked 4 times in the last month or so. I’ve had to take the site offline each time this has happened to investigate and to recover the site.

I have no doubt that we are a target here at deep breath for the powerful ministry that happens here. People with malicious intent, spurred on by Satan, have been infiltrating the underlying systems through the back door, intending to cause harm. They are using various tactics and I have been working hard to close these holes, increasingly determined to win this battle and ensure that deep breath will continue its good work of ministry going forward.

I give you my pledge to do my utmost to make this site a safe and healthy place to visit. I have closed all known holes and have taken every security precaution that I know to take.

I ask you to pray with me for protection over the site.

And for favor with the Lord that I have defeated these foes once and for all and closed any and all technology holes that they could slither through.

Thanks for your prayers and your commitment to deep breath.

Blessings
Lisa

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People talk about growing spiritually.

What does that mean to YOU?

Here’s my definition of spiritual growth:

“Spiritual growth is the expansion of my capacity to know and experience God“.

First for me:

The Holy Spirit has been my number one factor in growing.  Having a mentor like Him is phenomenal.  Hearing His voice and responding to the truth He shares with me has brought about tremendous change in me.

Second for me:

Reading and meditating on scripture from the bible has taken me into a new world.  God has been having a conversation with me ever since I began digging into the bible.  My perspective on life, love, and relationships has been turned upside down by this other-worldly book.

Third for me:

Others sharing their knowledge, perspective, and understanding of God through their life experiences has been pivotal.  It’s seems my “living God” is out there living in and through people.

Yes, the Holy Spirit, the bible, and other believers have increased my capacity to know and experience God.  I’m bigger and stronger spiritually because of my interaction with these three.

What’s growing YOU?

Be the first to pray.

How do you solve the dilemma of feeling a lack or weakness in an area of your life? We’ve learned as Christians that we are not really to go by what we think or feel but by the Word of God, so we pray. But if persistent prayer has not completely conquered this weakness yet, what can we do?

While discussing this with my husband one morning, I told him the only thing that ever worked for me in combination with prayer was to meditate and ponder a scripture until it becomes part of you. Here is what I do. Focus on the area or quality you want to improve. Find a verse with the desired result and paste it to the area of need as the remedy. By that I mean, every time I am faced throughout my day with this insufficiency, I ask the Holy Spirit to make a change in me according to this verse in this area.
I began to recall every breakthrough that had come my way through this method and recited them to my husband. When I pondered John 8:32, (You will know the truth and the truth will set you free), God revealed what I needed to do for Him to set me free at that time. I was to get rid of all offenses or unforgiveness, even things not my fault. Next, I pondered Rom. 8:28 about turning things for good and God turned a difficult situation into salvation for another, Rom. 8:1 reminded me there is no condemnation in Christ, don’t receive it from another, John 12:32 reminded me to honor Christ and He will draw people to Himself through us, I John 3:1 gave me a deposit of His love that I would never doubt again despite my past, I Cor. 1:5 that I have all I need for speaking and knowledge because of my testimony in Him, Eph. 6:19 that I will be given words to fearlessly make known His gospel, John 14:26 that the Holy Spirit will teach me what I need to know and remind me of everything He has already taught me. Whether the verse delivered courage, love, confidence, boldness, honor, or understanding; each gave a desired result. This process may take a week or even a month of pressing in and ruminating over a scripture and asking God for belief for this new strength.

What do you need? What areas need fortitude or revelation? Find the verse that answers that question in your life. Meditate on it day and night until it becomes alive and active in your life. When God’s Word goes out, it does not return empty but accomplishes what He desires and achieves the purpose for which He sends it. (Is. 55:11) As you keep your focus and draw close, remember that whatever you ask in faith, He will do it for you.

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Pursuing God

In our pursuit of God, we find ourselves. Although we can be and do all things in Christ, without abiding in Him, we can do nothing. We must acknowledge our “wormhood” before we can be transformed into a butterfly. God never intended us to perfect ourselves. The dichotomy is this-the more we realize the truth of our flaws and vulnerability, the more we know we must depend on God’s spirit to work through us. Then the focus is shifted to more of Him-we must become less.
Since God knows just how He made us and how we can best serve Him to be fulfilled, the best expression of ourselves is when He shines through us, joyfully doing what we are made to be- a unique expression of His personality. A confidence arises in the fact that He who began a good work in us will carry it to completion.
C.S. Lewis states in “Till We All Have Faces,”
“We must die before we die, and the kingdom life arises anew.” God makes all things new, a far superior life than we were leading.

I John 3:2 Beloved we are God’s children; Now what we shall be has not yet been revealed.

In our pursuit of God, we find ourselves. Holly Smith

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