Superman. Quite the dude. He was loaded with Super-human abilities. Did you know:

He has Superhuman Strength, far above any other “human”, making him more powerful than a locomotive!

His body is a living “solar battery” that absorbs solar energies and converts them to fuel for his powers.

He is the strongest being in the DC Universe.

He is virtually invulnerable.

He has healing powers and is immune to all human ailments and weaknesses. His body heals the fastest when it is closest to the sun.

He can fly!

He is faster than a speeding bullet. Even though he started out in the 1930’s as reaching 100 miles per hour, he eventually could surpass the speed of light. That’s pretty fast. Pret-ty fast.

He has X-ray vision.

He possesses super human intelligence.

He has a flawless memory.

He has heat vision; he can emit solar energy from his eyes.

He has super hearing, super vision and a super sense of smell.

And, by George (Reeves), he is multi-lingual! (My lame attempt at Superman humor…)

But my favorite Superman strength is his Super Breath.

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He has the ability to inhale, and exhale, extreme amounts of air with such great force that he can move cars, buildings or put out a forest fire! He can also hold his breath for a ridiculous period of time. What little kid wouldn’t love to have that ability?! In one DC Comic, he saved an entire town from a tornado by inhaling the twister into his lungs. Then he hurled himself into space and….exhaled. I do not possess Superman’s capabilities. I wasn’t born on the planet, Krypton. Nothing I can say or do would make me like Superman.

In fact, I am quite the opposite when it comes to his strengths.

• I’m losing my memory faster than I would care to admit.
• I need glasses.
• I cannot fly.
• I am slower by the day.
• My I.Q. would impress very few.
• My immunity is seriously deteriorating.
• Thank God I do not have X-ray vision.

(Hey, I do have a super sense of smell! Sometimes it is a blessing; mostly a curse.) But my greatest weakness is holding my breath. Yes, it is a weakness, not a strength.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the longest time holding the breath underwater was 22 min 00 sec by Stig Severinsen (Denmark) at the London School of Diving in London, UK, on 3 May 2012.

I can do it forever. When things don’t go my way I hold it in. I mean, I really HOLD ON TO IT. I will not let go. Holding your breath for long periods of time can have damaging, if not fatal, consequences.  “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Genesis 2:7.

[Tweet “When I hold my breath, I am not breathing in the power of the Holy Spirit, the very breath of God!”]

I am not allowing HIM to work through me, in me and FOR me.

“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:1,2 NKJV. According to the Spirit. If we have the Spirit of God breathing IN US, there is no need to hold on to anything!

[Tweet “Jesus has made us free from condemnation, free from guilt and free from the choking power of worry.”]

I make the choice, every single day, whether to breathe in that power of God, the life-giving breath of the Holy Ghost, or to hold my breath and choke on the things in this life that hinder and literally imprison us.

[Tweet “Breathe out your weakness and breathe in His strength!”]

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