People Are Like Leaves

Life is like unto the wind. Jesus gives us insight to this concept in John 3:8 when he said, “The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh and whither it goeth: so is everyone that is born of the spirit.”
Paul talks about how children, spiritual children, are blown about by every wind or doctrine in Ephesians 4:14. “That we henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the slight of men and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.”
In nature when the wind blows the leaves are carried about. In the fall as the leaves turn brown and begin to fall the wind will scatter them all over the yard. You can see the leaves being carried around but you can’t see the wind that is carrying them. The wind can cool us or knock us down yet the wind has no substance of its own. All that can be seen is what is carried by the wind. Damage is caused not solely by the wind but by the debris it carries. We can be protected from the wind by the shelter we select.
In the spiritual world if we are like children with little protection or guidance we will be blown by any winds that may come our way. Unless you have strong roots and a strong faith then you will be blown about by cunning craftiness. The bible speaks volumes about how the evil one walks about seeking whom he can devour. If we seek shelter under God’s wing then satan has not power over us. If satan can get you to listen to his doctrine he will get you blown off course. God is not the author of confusion. If there are winds of confusion in your life who do you think is causing the problem?
Our faith in God and His care can protect us from the spiritual winds of evil, division, corruption, and sin. While some spiritual winds are of great benefit and give us peace and strength others can cause great damage. God’s grace will shield us from those damaging spiritual winds just like our walls can protect us from the physical storms. As we must seek shelter from the physical winds so must we have a shield from the evil spiritual winds. So then we need strong roots to withstand the destructive winds. Winds of doubt, winds of carnal knowledge, winds or spiritual unrest, winds of sin that will separate us from God from all these we must find shelter. We must have roots anchored in Jesus and the love of God. Secure in the rock of ages. In Jesus’ hands we are safe and secure. Without Jesus we will be blown about just like the leaves in the fall.