Before you get any wild ideas about the title of this blog, let me explain. I have just spent the better part of 15 minutes running around the house with my daughter chasing her mommy..."I wanna chase Mommy!" she was screaming at me. The idea is that Robin hides in the house, somewhere not too difficult for Jenna to find her, but difficult enough that she is surprised when she does. The last "chase" ended when she opened up the laundry doors and sees Mom sitting on the washer! Sometimes Jenna jumps back in surprise, a little scared, but absolutely loves finding her.
I envision the spiritual journey of looking for God in the same light. We all have an inherent need to seek Him out, and sometimes it can feel a bit intimidating to venture into the unknown.
All of us are born into the world with a God shaped space in our hearts and in one way or another we are looking for Him...looking to fill that void. In desperation to fill that God-shaped vacuum we sometimes get sidetracked either temporarily, or sometimes for an eternity. Sidetracked by the pursuit of money, sex, popularity, false religion or some humanistic ideology, we stall out and stop searching any further. The void will never be filled, and is akin to light beer..."Tastes great, less filling."
The difference between the game I played with my daughter, and the spiritual sojourn towards a reconciliation with God is that He isn't silent. God isn't hiding on the wash machine waiting for you to find Him. The very creation He prepared for you screams, "I AM here!"
So my friend, are you sidetracked on your spiritual sojourn? Jesus gives great direction.
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