The Wind in the Desert

Texas may not get a lot of rain, but there is definitely something they do get a lot of, and that's wind!  It blows so hard and so warm and so unexpectedly that it literally will almost knock you to your feet.  I just spent the last hour sitting out by the pool. It was heavenly.  Although I'm reasonably certain I came away with a slight burn!
As I sat there, basking in the sun, allowing the warm wind to blow over me refreshingly, I began to laugh.  Every now and then the wind would blow so hard that it would sprinkle me with tiny droplets of water from the fountain in the pool. It was always so unexpected that it would take my breath as it hit me, but, boy, did it feel good!
All of a sudden, I saw God in that wind. I'm sitting in the desert, really in the middle of nowhere (Midlanders joke that that's how it got it's name: Midland...because it's the middle of nowhere!). The ground is dry, the air is dry, it's hot, and then, out of nowhere (literally) there's this refreshing wind that I can't see, but it surrounds me.
Billy Grahm once said, "you can't see the actual wind, but you can see the effects of the wind." You can feel it on your skin, in your hair, you can see it in the trees and watch it moving things. Scripture compares the Spirit of God to wind on several occasions.

Friend, whoever is reading this right now, I just want to encourage you that, anywhere you are, even in that "Midland dry desert" place of your life, God is also there.  His wind blows over you, encompassing you, surrounding you, and reminding you that He's there.  You may not always be able to see HIM, but you can always see the effects of Him!
I've been blown away this weekend by seeing the effects of God blowing through my life. I am humbled by the fact that this huge God, who commands the wind and the rain, who controls the days, cares enough about me to show me that He loves me, that He wants to be part of my life, that He's wrapped up in my days.
And He's wrapped up in yours.  You may not always notice Him there. But He is there, working and blowing, and loving. 
Look for the wind, and take comfort from it!