My mind started to relax. I needed to exhale, and I took several moments to breathe deeply throughout the day. I turned out the lights in my office and sat in complete silence in the dark. My colleagues took notice and respected my space. I allowed the Holy Spirit to calm me, and I just rested in His presence. My lunch time became my “date hour” with me and Jesus.
I kept a previously scheduled massage appointment, and my body reacted and thanked me. There was so much tension in my shoulders that my therapist asked, “What have you been doing?” She had to work so hard to get the tension knots out. It actually hurt for a moment, and then it felt awesome. I even got a deeper revelation during that appointment. In order to release all of the pain I was in, she had to apply a great deal of pressure. I’m serious, too. At one point, she was probably one step from having to stand on my back! I needed that extra pressure to release the tension. (And it took a lot of pressure!) She had to spend a lot of time in that one area of my body. Although my mind had shifted to autopilot, my body had not. It had stored all of the stress in my traps (trapezius muscles), and I didn’t even know it. My massage therapist pressed and pressed. And then all of a sudden, the tension just released and my body relaxed. Have you ever felt like you were in a spiritual pressure cooker? How many of you are there right now in your life—just waiting for the moment when the tension breaks so you can feel relief? Maybe the incredible pressure you feel right now is necessary to release the spiritual tension in your life.
The Manna Chef 