Looking out for the wind

The wind is a very great force of nature. A look at its effects in the form of tornadoes, hurricanes or monsoons can give one a very clear picture of just how strong this element of nature can get. One of the things that make wind so dangerous is how difficult it is to predict.
Amongst the different elements of the weather, wind is probably one of the most unpredictable. One minute things can be calm and in the next minute be very chaotic when the power of the wind falls on a place. It is very hard to see when wind is coming but when it does finally arrive it is unmistakably conspicuous in its presence. In other words you’ll know when it has arrived.
The Lord Jesus when speaking to Nicodemus of the work of the Spirit in salvation likened His work to that of the wind. One cannot tell where the wind is coming from or where it is going but can see and hear its effects (John 3:8). It is really humbling when one considers that in the process of evangelizing to someone that they have no direct control over whether the person to whom they’re sharing to will be saved. Yet God in His word commands that we faithfully share the gospel. We’re to trust that God will work in whom He chooses to work in as we share the good news.
Just in the same way that it would be pointless to try and always anticipate the wind so it would also be futile to get worried over who would get saved from the people whom you would have shared the gospel with. It is not up to you; God in His sovereignty chooses whom He wants to work. Your duty: continue to faithfully share the gospel with every single bit of clarity and trust in the work of the Spirit in that person’s life.
One of the ways you can stop anticipating the work of the Spirit is by making the most of every opportunity that is afforded to you by the Lord. When a chance comes to share the gospel, grab it and do your best to share the good news as if that person was the last person that you would ever share to.
Another chance of applying this truth is in your own life as a believer. Sometimes as believers we are guilty of wanting to figure out how God is working out things in our lives. Whenever we can’t make out what’s happening we tend to feel like our world has fallen apart. It is in such times that we have to learn to trustingly wait upon the Lord. The omniscient God knows what He’s doing in your life. If there’s anyone who knows what He’s doing it is our God.
We should trust Him to work in our lives and we should also trust Him to work in the hearts of other believers around us. One of the traits wants His children to have is patience. So when it seems like other believers keep on making the same mistakes keep trusting that God will in His place and at His pace work in them just as He is working in you. In this process of applying patience you would do well to not anticipate when those other believers will change. If you do then you would be looking for the wind; a vain exercise.
Trust the Lord and patiently wait on Him: He will work in His place and at His pace.