Where the winds blow

I’ve got some winds blowing in my life right now.

It seems like the winds never stop.

I try to block things out for a bit – but when I resurface with my emotions, the wind is still there.

I keep trying, but I can’t get rid of it.

It can be exhausting.

To want to fix a problem. To want to eliminate the wind and keep the calm sea for just a bit. To feel in control.

But the wind still blows.

And so these two verses jumped out to me:

“The Lord God caused that there should be a furious wind blow upon the face of the waters…” (Ether 6:5)

“The wind did never cease to blow…” (Ether 6:8)

The Jaredites experienced constant and furious winds.

For weeks and months on end, the wind blew and there wasn’t a thing they could do about it.

But guess which part of the scriptures actually jumped out to me?

The second half.

Read those same verses again, now with the endings added:

“The Lord God caused that there should be a furious wind blow upon the face of the waters, towards the promised land.” (Ether 6:5)

“The wind did never cease to blow towards the promised land.” (Ether 6:8)

The winds weren’t blowing just for fun. The Lord didn’t forget about calming the sees of their journey.

The winds were exactly what was driving them towards the Promised Land.

Maybe some Jaredites prayed for the wind to stop or at least slow down.

But that actually would have gone against their prayers for safety on their journey.

The winds WERE the answer. They were what was driving them towards the result they wanted. The result He knew they needed.

And so I received the reminder I so desperately needed.

I don’t think my winds are going anywhere right now.

Because they are actually blowing me towards my destination.

Thanks, furious, never-ending wind.

Artwork: Jonathan Arthur Clarke

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black