Inspiration

So, last week in class, we talked about the respiratory system.  I was going over it today and came across this: "Breathing, or pulmonary ventilation, consists of a repetitive cycle of inspiration (inhaling) and expiration (exhaling).  One complete inspiration and expiration is called a respiratory cycle."

Each breath we take requires inspiration.  Without it we can no longer breath; without it, we die.

Even more striking than that though, is the fact that once we've inspired, we have to expire.  All inspiration expires. 

This is true of more than just our physiological beings...it's true of our everyday lives.  Yes, to live full and healthy lives, we need inspiration; but that inspiration also has to pass eventually-maybe not in the space of one breath, but eventually-in order to make room for new inspiration.

Letting go of our inspiration can be hard, to say the very least.  God calls us to let go of our own good ideas so He can take us to a new level of inspiration.  There are even times when He asks us to let go of some inspiration that He gave us so He can give us even bigger and better inspiration.

In order to survive spiritually, we must live in a continual cycle of receiving inspiration and allowing God to tell us when it's ready to expire. 

I like breathing but if I only breath in, it won't be too long before either my lungs explode or I die from carbon monoxide poisoning...