The Winds of God

Ephesians 1: 3–9

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

God never moves you out of something and just leave you without or to wonder around in the dark or lost. He always sets up and puts a plan into play that is better than what you were in; however it is your reaction to the so called trouble that will determine your outcome. When you rush God or try to help him it generally gets all messed up. I recently have been in a situation that I thought he needed my help but he finally got my attention by repeating three words “I got this.” God will bless you in many of our decisions as long as it’s in his will but when we are able to find his perfect will that is when He is able to bless in abundance; pressed down, shaken together, and over flowing.

Tragedies that occur in our life can move us closer to God or it can push us further from God. It can be in a loss of finances through a job or through the loss of our home can affect our faith but when it’s a loss of a love one we can become greatly depressed and/or bitter to where that we blame God for what has happened in our lives. Our victories that we achieve today can become our sorrow tomorrow.

Families can have a famine too; this is caused when the word or Holy Ghost is going forth or operating in the home during our daily lives. I remember as a child my family would gather in the living room every night when we did not have a service to attend at a certain time (televisions, radios, books all had to wait) for the word and prayer, as a family. Sometimes papa would read or speak about a particular verse and at times we would each read a verse from my great-grand-mother’s memory verse box. As we became older and received the Holy Ghost our little family prayer meetings turned into a worship service. We were raised in church and papa preached in many churches a lot so we were in service somewhere between three to five nights almost every week.

We didn’t have many friends in school and we did not participate in the different school activities. Church was and still is my life; the kids started singing; God taught my sister how to play the piano and He also taught my baby brother to play a guitar; he anointed them greatly for it was their desire to do this for Him. Singing became my greatest joy because being left-handed it was difficult for me to concentrate on the playing and sing at the same time; I know a little but when I begin to sing to Jesus everything around me disappears and all I see is Jesus. My children have done the same thing; each one of God’s children can make a wonderful contribution to the service and work for Jesus on a daily basis.

Recently in service we had an anointing drop from heaven and I was blessed to actually see it physically. It came from the ceiling and it was white and was a solid piece of material with a large fluffy hem on the bottom. As it covered me the fabric was similar to a velvet fabric and it was cozy and warm. It covered me from my head to my toes and I felt so much peace. I did not other garments but I know I was not the only one to receive it. If I recall correctly, the following Tuesday was when I got receive the job.

Jesus paid for everything when He gave His life on the cross; all we need to do is keep our eyes on Jesus as we learn to walk with this wonderful garment of righteousness and peace. Isaiah 61:10 says I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. Let the things of this world fall away from us and look for the winds of God to fulfill us in every corner of our heart, mind, and soul.

When God has the winds to blow all around us we can stand strong and long, we can move any mountain that is in our path to heaven, and we can have so much joy, peace, and covered in love while doing this. Let’s stand together and look for the winds of God in everything we say and do.

Written By: Karen ReNee