As I sat on my porch in silence waiting upon the Lord, there was a strong wind. I pondered the trees and how they swayed in the wind. The branches flowed freely with the winds, no matter how strong, and did not break. If they had remained stiff, they would have snapped off. Our life, I thought is like that tree, who must be willing to move with the wind. We must allow our leaves to receive the wind, because wind stimulates the leaves on a tree and results in a stronger trunk. Our trunk must be strong and firmly rooted. Our roots are Christ.
This scripture came to mind, The wind blows wherever it wishes; you hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. It is like that with everyone who is born of the Spirit." (John 3:8)
While the contextual meaning illuminates Christ's teaching on being born again, this carries a personal meaning to me as well. While the Spirit does not leave me without hearing, I am often walking without seeing. I feel the Spirit always gives me warning of changes in life, but He does not always give me the direction from which it will come or to where it will take me.
Life truly must be one day at a time, and daily interaction and listening to my Heavenly Father through the Spirit is essential. There are many distractions in this world, and many opportunities to distract me from His ultimate will.
In the Christian twelve-step program, Celebrate Recovery, reminds me, I must not only commit my life and will to Him, I must also reserve daily time with Him to know His will for my life.
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