Be like the wind

John 3:8

The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

We should be like this. 

If we are part of God's kingdom and have received the Spirit, then we should be coming and going declaring God's truth like the wind. It should be as evident in us as the power of the wind. The truth of God in our lives should be heard by those around us, unmistakably.

People can't tell the source or the destination of the wind, but they can see the effect.

The effect of the Spirit should effect those who are around us. They won't know why or where it comes from, but they know that our presence shakes them up a bit.

We should be like a whirlwind. Stirring things and thoughts up so that people do not know where we get the knowledge/wisdom/love and goodness from, but their lives are changed by it. They experience something new and different that they don't understand but which is tangible and real because God and His Spirit are real and really at work.

If you are a Christian reading this, then you have access to the Spirit. You have this almighty powerful wind within you. So, how strong is your wind? Are you a gentle refreshing breeze? Or are you a powerful hurricane? 

If you're living by the Spirit it should be noticed. Just like someone drunk on spirits is noticed, so the Holy Spirit should be evident in us. 

We should stand out and bring a 'breath of fresh air' whether people appreciate it or not doesn't matter. We should be making an impact on those around us. 

Would those in your life testify to this about you? That you leave your mark like the wind does? 

Or, are you living to be comfortable where you are? Living so not to make waves? 

That is not the way of the Spirit, it ruffles feathers and shakes the trees. 

This world is not our home - This is a place to impact with the Spirit, a place to be transient, willing to move, to display who God is. 

Are you purposefully doing that? Open your eyes when you're on the way to work/school/shops, what do you notice? And how can you spread the Spirit there? Yes, it will be embarrassing, yes you will feel awkward and Ill-equipped, yes you might mess up and look like a wally. Am I selling it to you yet???? But there is a BIG BUT, what are you living for? 

To be comfortable in this world? 

Or to be living for something eternal? 

Are you demonstrating the wind of the Spirit in your life? 

If you do go for it, then at some point you will feel like you fail. Don't dwell on it. The wind doesn't stop when it knocks a bin over or shakes a tile loose, pick yourself up and go like the wind to wherever next you're going! The wind doesn't stay still, it keeps moving. It is noticed wherever it is. Don't worry about mistakes or 'failures' God has His plan which is greater than what we can see. 

Be prepared. 

Be awkward.

Be weird.

Be uncomfortable.

Be like the wind.