A Word For You – A Word by Pastor Eli Hendricks

In some windy cities, to walk against the wind can really be a struggle. In the Hebrew language, the word for wind is RUACH. But it also means the “SPIRIT”. In Hebrew, the Holy Spirit is the Holy Wind. So what happens if you walk against the wind? It creates drag. It becomes harder to walk and eventually we get tired. In the same way, when we walk against the Spirit, it creates a drag on our lives.

Everything we do becomes harder. It takes more energy to do less. So when we go against the leading of the Holy Spirit, we’re fighting against the Wind. We can’t walk against the direction of the Spirit without getting weary and worn out.

When we live our lives surrendered to God, life becomes easier because the Spirit help us. It moves us ahead. So when we walk against the Spirit, those decisions create drag. But if we turn around, then the wind doesn’t work against us but gives us power. If we turn, if we change our course, if we yield to the Spirit promptings, then the drag disappears. Then the Spirit will empower us and moves us forward. And then everything we do, that we must do, becomes easier. So if we walk in the Spirit, life will go from being a drag to a breeze. For those who walk in the Spirit, the Wind is always at their back.