I know that there there have been times when I was looking and did not find and ended just giving up. What a difference that is over seeking something. Seeking is looking with earnest with intent on finding, as I note in the title of my writing here: with all your heart.
“13You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” – Jeremiah 29:13 (ESV)
Looking for something seems to happen on a regular basis in our lives. Whether that is a job, a mate, a car, a relationship, or really most anything. When we are looking, I see that we are simply having an eye out and if we come upon it, we declare that it has been found. But was it really “found” or did we just happen upon it?
There is a difference when we are seeking. I go to the book by Napoleon Hill – “Think and Grow Rich”. Here he discusses the idea of committing to the idea of getting to the desired outcome. Committing all of yourself to attainment. Seeking is in the same category. And seeking the Lord is of great importance. We must seek the Lord with all of ourselves and commit to finding Him.
Seeking is not for the weak. It takes strength of mind, body, and soul, and all of our heart to find the Lord. I have to make it a point to actively work to reach the Lord. I have to put my mind to the search. I have to commit my heart. And when I do, I will find Him, right where He has been all along. He is with me. He never left me.
I cannot expect that the Lord will just show up for me. Although He is here and will always be here, for me to find Him I have to search with earnest. As noted above, I will find Him when I “seek” with all my heart.
When you are working to find God, how are you searching for Him? Are you looking, hoping to simply run into Him? What if you were to commit to finding Him with all your heart?
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