This past Sunday, we heard the story of Nicodemus seeking Jesus in the middle of the night. Under the cloak and comfort of darkness, Nicodemus had the courage to honestly seek Jesus, to ask questions, and to allow his perspective to be changed…leading him to begin again.
As Nicodemus left that encounter, much must’ve been going through his mind. But one concrete choice Nicodemus had was this: to decide whether he would be willing to get in the flow of the Spirit as he went on his way.
Whether running, cycling, or sailing, it makes a difference to go with the wind rather than against it. It takes an exorbitant amount of energy to go into the head on. And yet, how often do we do that with the wind of the Holy Spirit? Rather than allowing the Spirit to “blow where it chooses,” (John 3:8) how often do we try to control what the Spirit does? Or, control where the Spirit might blow us on our journeys of seeking?
This Lent, we have an opportunity. Much like Nicodemus, we have the opportunity to seek out Jesus, to allow ourselves to be born again, and to get in the flow of the Spirit. We can dictate our own journeys as much as we want. But it’ll demand much, much more work from us. So why not get in the flow and allow the Spirit to lead us: to whatever it is we are seeking, or wherever it is we are to go?