Today on the Gulf of Mexico in the Panhandle of Florida, the sea is calm, the wind is not blowing hardly at all and the words the Lord spoke to me yesterday are still vibrating in my spirit, “When Wind Meets Water.” The lack of wind is why the water is so calm today. The clouds are grey, the weather is crisp, the waves are gently landing on the sand, the boundary line marked out by God for them. And all I keep hearing is “When Wind Meets Water.”

Wind is the breath of God, the voice of God, the words of people. Yes our words are winds, just like God’s words are winds. People can speak things and it is like a wind that blows across the water of our life and storms begin to arise. We have personal storms that rise, we have national storms that rise we have international storms that rise, all because of the words of people. “When Wind Meets Water” storms can arise, for our words are powerful.

Mark 4 shares a story of “When Wind Meets Water” and many believe it was a storm of epic proportions that arose on the sea that day, a storm that literally scared seasoned oarsmen/fishermen who grew up on this sea. “A great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?” And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

The words of men can create storms in our lives, in our cities, in our states, in our nations, but there are words God speaks to the winds of men and it calms the storms they sought to create. We are created in the image of God, we have been given authority and that authority is in our mouth. When word winds create storms in your head, your heart, your actions, your body, your finances, your soul, your city, your state, your nation, open your mouth and speak to the storm. The storm is only words that are contrary to God’s intended purpose. Speak to the words that are speaking to you and remind them of who your God is and watch the Wind Meet Water and calm the storms.