My husband taught our granddaughter to feel the wind when she was only six months old. Now that she is almost two, we no longer have to tell her to do it. When she knows the wind is blowing, she stretches out her little arms and hands to enjoy the feel of the invisible breeze.

We cannot see the wind, but we can see what it does. It rustles the leaves on a maple tree, sweeps puffy clouds through the sky, and sends a sailboat across a lake. A gentle breeze can cool us on a warm summer day, but a strong wind is powerful enough to uproot a giant tree.

When teaching children that God is real,  parents and teachers have used the wind as an example to help children understand that although we cannot see God, we can see what He does—just like the wind. We can look at the nighttime sky and see the moon and stars that He created. We can see His beauty in a colorful sunset. We can smell His sweet fragrance in a rose. We can see His goodness and provision as the corn grows tall. We can see and hear His power in the waves of a mighty ocean. We can hear His gentle music as birds sing His praises. We can feel His warmth from the rays of the sun. And we can be reminded of His promises when we see a rainbow stretched across the sky.

Romans 1: 20 (NIV) says, “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities–his eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.”

Here’s to feeling the wind and knowing that God is real!

Crystal