1
00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:04,040
Hi, welcome back to day two of 
your journey with Hope. 

2
00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:09,520
Just like we talked about 
yesterday, spending time with 

3
00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:14,880
God is like watering your roots 
and that's exactly what you're 

4
00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:19,520
doing today. 
Just choosing to take steps 

5
00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:23,880
towards a healthier and more 
present life is its own reward. 

6
00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:30,240
OK, let's go ahead and get 
started by getting comfortable 

7
00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:37,120
and start to take some nice deep
breaths in through the nose and 

8
00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:43,000
out through the mouth. 
And remember, make these breaths

9
00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:51,040
feel good, see how the body 
naturally relaxes. 

10
00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:01,960
And on the next exhale, let your
eyes become heavy and slowly 

11
00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:08,640
close. 
And now come to that feeling of 

12
00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:15,280
weight in the body. 
Let the shoulders become heavy 

13
00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:27,120
and relax away from the ears. 
Soften the chest, relax the 

14
00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:37,840
stomach. 
Gently bring your attention back

15
00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:46,320
to the breath and simply 
noticing the natural rhythm of 

16
00:01:46,320 --> 00:01:55,880
the breath. 
Try not to change it, just 

17
00:01:55,880 --> 00:02:00,080
notice it. 
Is it deep? 

18
00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:08,759
Is it shallow? 
Is it rhythmic or jagged? 

19
00:02:14,180 --> 00:02:21,540
You're simply noticing. 
Notice the rise and fall of the 

20
00:02:21,540 --> 00:02:26,260
chest. 
Notice the feeling of the breath

21
00:02:26,260 --> 00:02:31,220
coming in and the breath going 
out. 

22
00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:40,600
And now begin to count the 
breath. 

23
00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:52,040
One on the inhale and two on the
exhale, three on the next inhale

24
00:02:53,320 --> 00:03:00,560
and four on the exhale. 
Then continue counting all the 

25
00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:05,000
way to 12. 
And if thoughts take you away 

26
00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:09,640
and you lose track, gently bring
your awareness back to the 

27
00:03:09,640 --> 00:03:14,840
breath and start over. 
There's no destination. 

28
00:03:36,410 --> 00:03:42,330
And now let go of the breath, 
Let go of any focused attention,

29
00:03:45,010 --> 00:03:46,770
and just let your awareness be 
free. 

30
00:03:49,370 --> 00:03:51,290
If thoughts take you away, 
that's fine. 

31
00:03:52,930 --> 00:03:56,570
Simply let go and let your 
awareness rest. 

32
00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:15,200
Gently bring your awareness to 
rest in with this verse. 

33
00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:24,000
Then the Lord God formed a man 
from the dust of the ground and 

34
00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:30,280
breathed into his nostrils the 
breath of life, and the man 

35
00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:43,040
became a living being. 
And again then the Lord God 

36
00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:49,960
formed a man from the dust of 
the ground and breathed into his

37
00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:56,680
nostrils the breath of life, and
the man became a living being. 

38
00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:12,080
Focusing on your breath is more 
than just breathing. 

39
00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,280
Your breath is a balancing and 
calming force. 

40
00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:25,840
When you're excited, you may 
breathe more quickly, or when 

41
00:05:25,840 --> 00:05:29,760
you're nervous, you may be able 
to feel your chest tighten. 

42
00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:34,280
Your breath is a reflection of 
your life. 

43
00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:42,200
We spend time focusing on our 
breath because it's a physical 

44
00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:49,920
reminder of the present moment. 
Freeing and expanding the breath

45
00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:56,520
allows you to relax. 
It helps you unwind and reset 

46
00:05:56,520 --> 00:06:01,920
your mind. 
And just as breathing helps you 

47
00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:09,640
unwind, resting in the presence 
of God allows your spirit to 

48
00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:12,200
find emotional balance and 
clarity. 

49
00:06:20,020 --> 00:06:24,940
Cultivating a relationship with 
God is a lot like dying cloth. 

50
00:06:27,260 --> 00:06:31,380
First, you have to put the cloth
in the dye and let the cloth 

51
00:06:31,380 --> 00:06:35,780
steep. 
This allows it to soak in the 

52
00:06:35,780 --> 00:06:39,600
colors, getting darker and more 
vibrant. 

53
00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:46,520
But to set the colors in the 
cloth, you have to take it out 

54
00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,360
of the dye and bring it into the
sunlight. 

55
00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:56,560
And as the sun dries the cloth, 
the colors will fade. 

56
00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:05,880
To deepen the color, you have to
put the cloth back into the dye,

57
00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:13,960
repeating the process again and 
again, letting the cloth steep 

58
00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:18,720
in the dye and then bringing it 
out into the world to set the 

59
00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:26,720
colors in the sun. 
Spending time with God works in 

60
00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:31,720
the same way as you spend time 
with God. 

61
00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:37,120
Your color and truest nature 
will start to blossom. 

62
00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:42,520
As you go out into your life, 
into the world. 

63
00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:50,200
There's hardships, pain, and 
difficulty, really just life in 

64
00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:54,120
general, and that's where your 
color begins to fade. 

65
00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:02,680
If you continue to come back to 
God in prayer, your color will 

66
00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:07,680
deepen. 
You have to go out into the 

67
00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:12,400
world to set the color. 
But by continuing to come back 

68
00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:20,280
to God, your color will become 
more vibrant, fading less as you

69
00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:27,840
spend more time in the sun. 
You slowly become the person you

70
00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:35,799
were designed to be. 
God is not only the source of 

71
00:08:35,799 --> 00:08:40,679
physical life, He's also the 
source of the things that make 

72
00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:46,920
our spirit come alive. 
Great love and great purpose. 

73
00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:55,520
This is the breath of life. 
These are the things that make 

74
00:08:55,520 --> 00:09:02,840
life worth living. 
You were intentionally and 

75
00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:06,520
specifically created by a God 
who loves you. 

76
00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,200
You weren't made to merely 
exist. 

77
00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:29,080
You were made to live. 
God, thank you for this 

78
00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:35,760
beautiful breath of life. 
Help me become more aware of 

79
00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:39,640
Your love and blessings in every
moment. 

80
00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:45,920
Heal and restore me by Your 
ways, not mine. 

81
00:09:52,610 --> 00:09:58,650
Gently bring your attention back
to the body and come back to 

82
00:09:58,650 --> 00:10:04,850
that feeling of weight. 
Now take a deep breath in and 

83
00:10:04,850 --> 00:10:09,760
slowly open your eyes. 
Give yourself a stretch. 

84
00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:14,080
If it feels good, sit back in 
your chair and relax. 

85
00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:20,480
If your mind was full of 
thoughts today, that's OK. 

86
00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,960
Sometimes your mind will be 
empty and calm. 

87
00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,840
Other times your mind will be 
overrun with thoughts. 

88
00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:38,080
It's normal as you go about your
day, when things get hectic and 

89
00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:41,640
you need to reset, remember your
breath. 

90
00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:47,200
I hope you feel a little better,
and I hope your color is a 

91
00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:51,200
little more vibrant. 
We'll see you back tomorrow for 

92
00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:56,360
day three of Foundation with 
hope, mindfulness, and prayer.