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March 25

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B V O V : 2 5 as a child that there were certain things you could do to counteract gravity and feel weightless. My dad would take me up in his airplane, climb high and then push the nose over. Without my seatbelt, I would literally fl oat to the ceiling inside the airplane. I loved it and asked him to do it again and again. I loved to swim, and I learned that if I blew out all of my air, I could go all the way to the bottom of the pool and just lay there. I didn't feel any gravity. I didn't feel any weightiness. It was quiet down there, and I felt weightless and light. Now, gravity didn't cease because I was on the bottom of the pool, but I learned that the air in my lungs made me fl oat in the water. So, I learned to control my breathing and slip right down to the bottom. No Authority Over You The weightiness of this world has no authority over you because you are in control of your breath. We can breathe. In John 20:22, Jesus breathed on people and they received the Holy Spirit. Here is a little exercise you can do. When you start feeling the pressures of life, and the heaviness and weightiness of life coming in on you, stop and take a big deep breath, and remember what Jesus said: "Receive the Holy Spirit." Breathing in is receiving. Breathing out is letting go. Remind yourself that the Holy Spirit is fl owing in you, and He has the ability to supersede all the weightiness of life. Continually remind yourself that the Holy Spirit is with you and within you. The word spirit in the Bible is the word pneuma. Sound familiar? It's where we get the word pneumonia. It has to do with breath, breathing, intake of air, spirit. It's lightness; it's weightlessness. It's a lightness that the Spirit of God brings. Second Peter 1:4 says, "Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped…." Have you ever wanted to escape something? The Passion Translation says, "He has given you magnifi cent promises that are beyond all price, so that through the power of these tremendous promises you can experience partnership with the divine nature…." So, how do we escape the weightiness and the heaviness? Through His magnifi cent promises. The King James Version says we can escape the corruption that is in the world through lust, but The Passion Translation says we have "escaped the corrupt desires that are of the world." Lust and corruption can mean many di erent things, but in my study of the Word they mean "the excessive pursuit of other objects or things." Jesus said we should pursue or seek fi rst the kingdom of God. That is, seek to fi nd the spiritual principles and place in God where we can rise above the cares and problems of this world. Matthew 6:33, TPT, says, "So above all, constantly seek God's kingdom and his righteousness, then all these less important things will be given to you abundantly." We escape the corruption and weightiness of this world through the Word and the Spirit—through the promises and the breath of God, the Holy Spirit. Have you noticed that something happens when the Holy Spirit breathes life into the Word and it becomes ALIVE in you? Emotional, mental and even physical heaviness lift and you feel light! The Word becomes not only the Logos, the whole expression of God, but it becomes a specifi c promise to you that God breathes into your heart. That is how we escape! That is the LIVING Word! Here are three things to always remember: Breathe! The Holy Spirit is in you. Release all heaviness from your being. Seek the higher, lighter delivering principles in the Word. Allow the Holy Spirit to breathe life into the Word. Lift your voice in praise and thanksgiving. Lifting your voice in praise will lift your spirit! He will give you the garment of praise instead of the spirit of heaviness (Isaiah 61:3). by Annette Capps i Annette Capps is the president and CEO of Capps Ministries in Broken Arrow, Okla. Along with continuing the radio ministry of her late father, Charles Capps, she is host of the Concepts of Faith television program, which airs on numerous independent stations and networks including Daystar, TCT Network and VICTORY Channel. For more information, go to cappsministries.com C H A N N E L C H A N N E L Tues: 8 a.m.. | Fri: 2 p.m. | Sat: 9:30 p.m. ET Watch Concepts of Faith on

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