As the Wind Blows

John 3:8
8The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.

Nicodemus, a member of the Pharisees, waited until it was dark to seek Jesus (seeking the light). He went during the night because in general, the Pharisees hated Jesus because he performed miracles and had a huge following. Nicodemus knew Jesus to be from God and admitted it in secret. During his lesson with Jesus, Jesus explained  the difference between flesh and spirit and how the Holy Spirit works. As it's been said many times before, God is sovereign. He does as He pleases. And the Holy Spirit is of the same essence therefore it too does as God pleases. The impact the Holy Spirit has on one's heart is just as He desires. We've grown to be a tech savvy society gauging the direction the wind blows but with all our neat devices, we still cannot plan when the wind changes. We can only see it after it takes place. So it is with the Holy Spirit and how it operates on you, me or anyone else. The Holy Spirit will change the course of things yet you and I will only know after it has taken place. God already knows the direction but when He allows the Holy Spirit to operate in a person, it changes their thoughts, their heart and their direction. So what you and everyone else may think is going to be the outcome, God says, it's not so but no one else sees until it has happened. It's the same with the wind, you and I never know it's changed, until it's happened. Has the Holy Spirit changed direction in your life? Are you being moved in a new direction? Do you even notice the Holy Spirit in your life? If you don't know then the question is, have you been born again?