Time to Raise those Sails

 

 “The wind blows wherever it pleases.

You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going.

So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

John 3:8

Have you ever considered that one of those things moved by the wind of the Holy Spirit might be you?

When I hear or read this verse I often picture the impact of the wind on the leaves of a tree.

With that picture, we understand well how we cannot see the wind but can certainly see its impact.

Does the wind of the Holy Spirit propel you forward in the assignment He has for you?

Could it be that we are sometimes impacted greatly and at other times the wind blows right through us?

Pastor shared a vision of the wind of the Holy Spirit blowing on a large lake.  

On that lake were a variety of sailboats.

Some were more prepared than others to be propelled forward.

Have you trimmed your sails?

Are you prepared to move forward by the wind of the Holy Spirit?

Or have you yet to raise those sails?

Are you even in the boat?

There are so many things to consider as we move forward in the days ahead.

I am reminded of a passage of scripture we would do well to consider:

“As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me.

Night is coming, when no one can work.”

John 9:4

It is  well past time to raise those sails!