Needtobreathe

You've probably noticed I don't post as often now that I'm home. That would be because although I have me laptop, I don't have a way to connect it to the internet here. Thus, we have one computer for 4 people, 1 of which is my sister, who besides being incredible social, is also currently taking an online class. (Read:computer hog lol)

But anyway, moving on. I had off work today, and I'm getting really excited about seeing Needtobreathe and Taylor Swift in concert next week. Since I like Needtobreathe's music, but didn't know much about the band, I decided to do some research. I'd always been intrigued by their name, and I wanted to know where it came from. It's from a story that one of the members had heard as a kid. It’s about Socrates, that he was teaching students along the water. One of his kids asked, ‘how will I know if I am really seeking after God?’ Rather than answering, they’re down at the water, he dunked the kid’s head in the water and wouldn’t let him up. When he did, gasping for air, Socrates said, ‘When you want God as much as you need to breathe,you’ll know you’re really seeking after God.

When you want God as much as you need to breathe, you'll know you're really seeking after God. What a simple but incredibly strong statement. I also like that in the story, Socrates dunked his student's head under the water, because of all the water symbolism in the Bible. In one of my favorite Needtobreathe songs, it talks about the healing and protective waters of the Lord, "Even when the rain falls, even when the flood starts rising, even when the storms comes, I am washed by the water"



Let not the floodwater overflow me; Nor let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth on me. Hear me, O LORD, for Your lovingkindness is good; Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies. Psalm 69:15-16

Psalm 63
O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.
So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.
Thus I will bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You in the night watches.
Because You have been my help,
Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
My soul follows close behind You;
Your right hand upholds me.

But those who seek my life, to destroy it,
Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
They shall fall by the sword;
They shall be a portion for jackals.

But the king shall rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him shall glory;
But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.