Just A Dream & The Wind to Carry Me…

Trusting Your Future To The One Who Died For You!

The devoted and reassuring words spoken from His heart as He leaned in close delivered only what this treasured daddy’s little girl needed.  I snuggled in tight as I gave up the fight and did right by surrendering into His everlasting arms.  God’s Spirit gently whispered sweet affirmations deep into my heart, “You are my precious beloved.  I paid a dear price for you and no one will ever take that away from you.  For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11).”

As I left His presence, my heart was full knowing hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us (Romans 5:5).  You see, I fell in love with this man who died for me and so I was able to set sail confidently without any fear of harm.

The wind represents the Holy Spirit

I don’t know if you’ve ever been sailing, but to me sailing offers great solace and freedom to just be.  This peace and tranquility you receive while being in sync with the navigation system offers smooth sailing.  This is comparable to how we respond to life’s crises in hearing the gentle whispers of our Lord offering comfort and strength.

The beautiful lyrics of Christopher Cross’ “Sailing” sums up my sentiments exactly:  “Well, it’s not far down to paradise, at least it’s not for me.  And if the wind is right, you can sail away and find tranquility…  Sailing takes me away to where I’ve always heard it could be.  Just a dream and the wind to carry me, and soon I will be free.”

The Holy Spirit works like the wind beneath a sailboat.  Sailing depends on and engages with the wind to propel it on the surface of the water to get it to its desired destination.  Sailboats use the force of the wind to guide its progress.  We need the Holy Spirit’s guidance and sometimes force to direct and steer our lives when we become confused or complacent.

Sailing romances the wind.  You can flirt with the wind by observing it and have fun by dancing or even wooing it.  It’s playful!  This playing around with all the different wind directions equips you with the skills to sojourn more freely.  You adapt to its governance by learning the subtleties of its constant changes and acceptance. 

What a romance, accepting and adapting to its constant changes knowing 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). 

Wind cannot be controlled, it just must be accepted and adapted.  And with the world being filled with hurricane-strength evil, we need to change our hearts filled with hate and replace and unite together with love.  We cannot accomplish this until we love and trust God with our lives that walk and know Him.

Romancing the wind is similar to loving and trusting our Lord!

Our soul’s interaction with God is synonymous with the wind and sail.  We can accept the serenity of what is while following God’s lead which offers peace and protection or we can go at it alone seeking to control and manipulate the outcome leading to destruction.  We cannot control what the Lord allows to enter into our lives, but we can control our attitudes and responses.  Our role and focus should be with knowing and understanding His gentle whispers and breezes by sensing His direction before we set out for sail. 

How do we do this?  It takes time to learn, but the benefits bring lasting rewards like peace.  We cannot always control life.  Storms sweep by literally blowing us off course, thereby changing the direction abruptly requiring tacking, which is the turning of the boat’s head directly into and through the wind in order to make progress.  That takes resolve and practice to master.  But when we’re receptive to the changes and adapt to its current, we can work with it and gain smooth sailing again.

When we don’t know what the future holds and have dreams tucked into the folds of our hearts, a relationship with the Lord and brave prayer opens the doorway for the Spirit’s help. 

When I’m in pain or fearing the future, I often feel as if I can’t trust anyone.  The only one I have learned and experienced to trust, one whom never leaves or forsakes us, is My Lord.  God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind.  Does he speak and then not act?  Does he promise and not fulfill (Numbers 23:19)?

The Holy Spirit leads like the wind beneath our sail.  We would bode well to surrender all our dreams to the Lord and graciously follow His directive.  As Psalm 84:12 announces, Lord Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you.

Until next time…

Thank You For Being Beautiful You!