Have you ever lost something and couldn’t find it? We all have.
When we look for it, do we earnestly seek it out or are we already sure
that someone else has done something with it or thrown it away? If we already have set in our mind that
someone put it somewhere else or threw it away, we aren’t truly seeking for it
because we have already decided we’re not going to find it. We go through the motions of searching
without sincerely seeking to find it…and we frequently then don’t find it. When we search for it then later with a clear
head and intent on seeking it out, that is when we find what we’ve been looking
for before. It was there the whole time!
Isn’t it the same with our relationship with God? So often we find ourselves going through the
motions but not earnestly seeking Him in our daily lives. Perhaps we think He is too busy for us or
that He moved where we can’t find Him. It
could even be that we really don’t believe what we say we believe. If we’re just going through the motions then
we are not truly looking to see Him. If
we ultimately don’t believe what we say, then we cannot see until we believe.
With regards to the believing, I heard a great quote this week that
made me look at this whole topic from a completely different perspective. I went to a renewal day where I work, and
they showed us a short video called “Celebrate What’s Right with the World”. It was about this man named DeWitt Jones who
was a photographer for National Geographic.
I don’t know much else about him, but he said something in this video
that made a lot of sense. “You have to
believe to see.”
For so long, I thought, “Why can’t people see God in nature?” He gave the answer! Christ also did in Matthew 7:7-8. He said, “Ask, and it will be given to you;
seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone that asks receives, and he who
seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” If we believe (ask God for forgiveness of our
sins and to be Lord of our life) we will receive. We can then seek and find as well as knock
and have opened spiritual blessings to us.
It all starts with believing!
So I believe, now what? How do I
seek to find? We seek to find by
earnestly and continually looking for Him everywhere. You can call it seeking with full intent on
finding what you’re looking for. Believe
me, I know there are times in your life that it is hard. I went through a time almost two years ago
that was very dark. I never stopped
believing, but I really had to seek to find Him at all because the valley I was
travelling through was so dark. However,
with time and some help, I made it through the valley into the marvelous
light! That is why this seeking topic
hit a cord with my heartstrings because when you are so intent on seeking in
the dark and that level of intensity continues when you finally emerge from the
dark – oh my goodness! You then can see
God everywhere! It is amazing and can at
times be overwhelming! When watching the
miracle of everyday nature can bring tears to your eyes, you know you’ve found
Him! Grab Him and don’t let go!
Jeremiah 29:13 tells us, “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you
search for Me with all your heart.”
What happens when we seek Him with all our heart? Jeremiah says we find Him. Finding Him is a glorious experience. When you truly find Him, you feel Him and see
Him in everything and everywhere! Spiritual
blinders are removed to see Him:
In the design of a Hosta leaf
In the miracle of a bumble bee in flight
In the nest building process of the birds
In the amusement of a baby as they discover their own hands
In the design of a cat’s tongue to lap water and groom them
In the ability of a human liver to auto-repair
In the dilation of a pupil when there is not enough light
In the sun rise
We really cannot see until we seek.
Once we seek and find, my, what a glorious world we find He has created
for us!
Glory in His Holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the
Lord! Seek the Lord and His strength; seek
His face evermore!
1 Chronicles 16:10-11
