Earlier, David went right into the valley and confronted the enemy head to head. Here, he’s in the same valley, facing the same enemy, but the Lord gave him a different strategy. And in this, it’s as if God says to us, “Forget about yesterday’s strategy. It was good for then, but not for today. Stay in constant touch with Me.”

The leaves of the mulberry trees in Israel are so light that even the slightest breeze will cause them to move. In fact, even an army would provide sufficient breeze to cause the mulberry leaves to move. If this massive Philistine army suddenly began to mobilize and move toward Jerusalem, that would indeed generate a large enough breeze to move the leaves - which would be a signal to David as to which direction they were marching.

In John 3:8, Jesus likened the Spirit to the wind. In Acts 2, the Spirit came with the sound of a mighty rushing wind. In other words, the work of the Spirit is supernaturally natural. “That’s just soldiers on the move,” the world says. But the believer who chooses to open his eyes will see God’s hand behind everything.

Driving home today, I saw beautiful poppies blossoming beside the road. “Lord, this is so wonderful,” I said. “Thank You for these bouquets.”

And it was as if the Lord said, “These are for everyone and anyone who has eyes to see that I love them.”

“What do you mean?” the cynic scoffs. “Those poppies are simply the result of seeds that fell or were blown there.”

If that’s how you choose to look at them, you can. But I chose to look at them as bouquets from God because every good and perfect gift is from above (James 1:17). If you cultivate this kind of mindset, you will see the work of the Spirit constantly. To live in the Spirit means you see everything as from God’s hand - no matter what means He uses to bring it about.