Losing Your Keys

SEEKING GOD

“But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.” Deuteronomy 4:29


Car keys! I sometimes wonder if car keys have legs, and sneakily use their legs to get up and walk away. Have you ever searched for your car keys, and still could not find them?
You continued searching diligently, but for some reason you still had no keys in your hand. The worst part about this scenario is that you were likely already late for something important. In this case, you opened every drawer, shuffled through every pile of paper, and looked in every pocket just to find those keys. Why? Because you needed those keys to get you to a specific place.

When you seek God, do you feel the same way? Do you feel as if you are searching and searching, but you still don’t have what you are looking for? The worst part about this scenario is if you are in the midst of a trial. In this case you should seek, search, and study the Scriptures fervently, because you will need God to help you get through the trial.

God promises that if we seek Him, we will find Him, but under one condition.

We are to seek Him wholeheartedly.

God repeats this promise in Jeremiah 29:13 “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”

Sometimes we give our hearts to so many different desires, and we only save a small portion of it for God. If we give all of ourselves—our heart and soul—to the dream of success, to the aspiration of a promotion, to the comforts and cares of this world, then what is left for God?

Is God your whole heart’s desire? If you want to find Him, then your answer should be yes!

Losing keys is frustrating. Not being able to find God is far more frustrating. Thankfully, the Scriptures give hope. They show us the simple way to find God.

Seek Him with all of our heart and soul today, and remember to keep the SON in our eyes!