Winds of Change

Last week was spent out at Covenant Park Bible Camp. One thing I enjoy is flying stunt kites, and the wind blowing off the lake onto the shore was perfect. In the course of flying stunt kites there is a very powerful angle that creates some serious pull. It was all I could do to lean away and keep from getting pulled off my feet. Then there are the edges where the dance of the same kite is light and a great point of rest by contrast. The Bible speaks of wind in a similar way. The drying wind on a scorching hot day has exceptional destruction. Farmers this year across our country have witnessed it's destructive force. But there is a wind that God grants to us like Noah. A wind that solves the problem, a wind that drove the grasshoppers west and solved the plague in Egypt. In John 3 "the wind blows wherever it pleases." and it's compared to people born of the Spirit. Stopping the movement of the Spirit in us should be like stopping the wind... a pointless task. Instead of fighting it, let's unfold the kite and see what the Lord has for us. The balance of advice lies in the fact that a kite flies because it is connected to something. We don't want to be blown and tossed by every doctrine of scheming people. Rooted in Christ, following the Spirit is a great opportunity.