We are instructed to think about how walking away from God's path leads to sin which can reduce our ability to receive his Holy Spirit through the symbolism of having difficulty breathing air through our lungs because of respiratory illnesses. Romans 11:22 shows that access to God is a reward, and punishment is His removal of both Himself and His Holy Spirit. Taking advantage of a four-month affliction of a covid variant, the speaker looked at what inspiration he could take from the struggle and realized there was indeed an underlying spiritual principle. People are still struggling, especially in the wintertime, with increased respiratory viruses from covid and other flus and colds afflicting large numbers of a sinful population. Of the four basic needs that humans need, food, water, shelter, and air, people die fastest without that last category which can be a reason that God uses it as such a crucial metaphor for His Spirit. Reviewing the Greek and Hebrew words in the Bible for breath, such as ruach, nishmah, and emphysao, it is clearly demonstrated that God wanted that term associated with Spirit clearly used in his Word. In people, congestion and mucus inhibit breathing and getting oxygen spread throughout the body. As we sin, our capacity to receive God's Spirit is reduced. We must constantly battle sin to receive the greatest amount of His wonderful Spirit.