When the winds of adversity blow into our lives, we can be assured that God will show up in power in His time.
God used wind to dry up the waters after the flood (Genesis 8:1)
to bring the plague of locusts on Egypt (Exodus 10:13)
to part the Red Sea (Exodus 14:21) He stopped that wind to drown the Egyptian army.
to blow quail into the camp of Israel (Numbers 11:31)
to teach Elijah about the presence of God (1 Kings 19:11)
and to teach Peter about faith (Matthew 14:22-33)
I'm sure you can think of many more examples, but my point is that the winds sent into our lives do not come to destroy us. It may appear that they will, but God sends them to teach us about His purposes and His power in our lives. God is not trying to hurt us, but to change us, to draw us into his presence to grow us! They are His winds of change.
“And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.” 2 Samuel 5:24 [KJV]
When the wind came, David was to “bestir” himself. “Bestir” means “to become active, to rouse, to take action.” David was to go on for God when the wind began to blow, but until that time David was to wait on God in obedience. For many of us waiting is the hardest part, yet I know that God is doing the unseen as we are obedient to his will. We too should 'bestir' ourselves while we wait and take action pressing into the very presence of God, it is wonderful when others pray with us and for us, but nothing substitutes our own personal relationship with the living Lord. Maybe, if you too are facing winds of adversity, reorganising the time you give to God is the answer?
My husband and I know that the Lord is aligning plans for His future will for our lives...... new home? new job? new location? He has been talking to us on all these matters (if only I could take a fast-forward glimpse to my 2013 Springtime devotionals!) but now is a season of waiting and preparing. God has revealed there is more to this stormy season than meets the eye, seeds are being sown at work and are growing, seeds have been sown in Romania this year and we return in October to see a vision becoming reality, it is just the beginning. Be encouraged that in all of our lives the 'unseen' is unfolding and I thank God for the friends who support us all in prayer.
Tomorrow, Sat 6th Oct, is the main Open Day for my school, my greatest responsibility of the year and craziest time, for the last 2 years it has been overwhelming, yet this month I have felt the most amazing peace and I will smile tomorrow, amidst all the busyness, as I watch the leaves blowing in the top of the mulberry tree outside my office window.
Dawn Milward
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