Will you let the Chaff Fly Away?

This is a thought that came to me during a prayer meeting. We had just been singing and praying about wanting more of the Holy Spirit to flow.

The thought went, “When the wind blows, will you then let the chaff be blown away, or will you try to hold onto it?
Will you hold onto all things with a light grip, and then let the wind take away the chaff?”

Letting go of some things can be easier than others. If it’s something that we don’t like, then it can be easy to say, “Goodbye”, to it.
But what about the things that we like?
If The Wind comes to take it away, then will we let go of it?
If it is chaff, then the best thing to do, is to let it go, and to keep hold of the good stuff. To take hold of that, which will nourish and feed us.

My thoughts then went to, “Are we doing our threshing in the right place, where the wind can flow?”

Gideon was threshing his wheat in a wine press (Judges 6:11),because he didn’t want the Midianites to come and take what he had.
Fear had driven him inside, when he should have been doing his threshing out in the open.

Do we suffer from any of this?
Are we where we should be, or are we in a wrong location, that won’t see a wind blowing?

Can we place ourselves in the right location, so that when the wind blows, the chaff will be taken away?
Will we allow it to be taken away, so that we can then be left with the good stuff?

Heavenly Father,
Help us to Hear and to Know Your Words to us.
Help us to let go of the things that You ask for.
Help us to take hold of the Good that you give to us.
And Please, give us the wisdom to know the difference.
Our Loving Lord God Almighty,
Amen.