Sardines


"The Lord looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God". - Psalm 14:2

When I was young we used to play a game called SARDINES.  In the game, one person would go and hide, while the rest of the players counted to 100.  Once there, they would all split up to go hunting for the person who had hidden.  However, unlike HIDE AND SEEK, once you found the person - you were supposed to cozy up next to them while others continued to look.  The game was over once everyone found "it".

Now I believe God likes for us to seek Him, because when I googled "Bible seek God" the first result was one that said, "30+ uplifting Bible Verses About Seeking God"

But this morning as I thought about those childhood games, I decided that I believe God would rather play SARDINES than HIDE AND SEEK.

Yes, He wants us to seek Him with all of our hearts - but when we find Him, I think He'd like us to cozy up next to Him, to learn His ways, and to gleefully "make room" when others find and want to join us.

The Bible tells us that God wants us to seek Him out.  "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all of your heart." - Jeremiah 29:13

And that when He sees us doing this - He is pleased. "I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me." - Proverbs 8:17

We can seek God through prayer, or by reading His word.  We can question Him and ask Him to lead us.  We can investigate by reading books and articles.  We can journal and spend time in nature.  We can set aside time each day to do things that will allow us to seek Him.  And he promises that when we earnestly look for Him, we will find Him. "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and t him who knocks, the door will be opened." - Matthew 7:7

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Petition for Prayers

Image
Hi there - today is my 400th post and I am wrestling a bit... so I'm asking for your prayers. I started this blog o ver a year ago, convinced it was something God wanted me to do.  It was way out of my comfort zone, and certainly not something I’d have done 10 years before, but  I had hoped that i n some way, it might help people get closer to Him. I knew that once I had finally given my life to God, EVERYTHING in my life changed, and  I desperately wanted people to experience the same JOY and PEACE I have felt since making that decision.   As they say, “I was like a poor beggar telling others where they could find food”. For months, the posts flowed easily and I would feel the Holy Spirit's inspiration…the words on the page practically writing themselves.  However, I'm not sure that is still the case.  Sometimes I feel as if I am struggling to hear His voice, and I honestly don't want to be writing MY thoughts - I want to be sharing HIS. So, I'm going to t...
Read more

The Journey to the Cross (Day 4 - THE LADDER)

Image
In the city of Jerusalem stands a church called  The Church of the Holy Sepulcher.   It has been proposed as the place of both the death and resurrection of Jesus, and it has been a place for pilgrimages since the 4th century. Considered holy, the site is cared for by no less than six denominations including Greek Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic, Roman Catholic, Coptic, Ethiopian and Syriac Orthodox.  As such, it has been carefully parsed out into sections.  And sadly, arguments and violent clashes are not uncommon. Jim visited the church once on a trip with Northridge and told me about "The Immovable Ladder".  Apparently the ladder is a " bizzare outcome of religious stubbornness pushed to extremes. " For " Sometime in the first half of the 18th century, someone placed a ladder up against the wall of the church. No one is sure who he was, or more importantly, to which sect he belonged.  The ladder remains there to this day.  No one dares touch it, l...
Read more

The Journey to the Cross (Day 3 - ONLY JESUS)

Image
Today’s Holy Week post has me thinking about the 12 disciples. ONLY JESUS Can you name Jesus' 12 disciples?  If you've been watching The Chosen or reading your Bible regularly, you might be able to.  However - there are some, who - at least for me, are a bit in the shadows. Sure I know Simon/Peter, and his brother Andrew .  And then there was James and John, the sons of Thunder (or Zebedee to be exact).  There was Matthew, and Thomas, and Judas Iscariot.  And there was Simon the Zealot, and another James...but...but...a nd here is where my mind isn't as good at remembering.   So I Googled it. There was also Philip - a Jewish man from Bethsaida who apparently was the one to tell Nathaniel (another lesser known disciple) that "The One" Moses and the prophets had foretold in the Old Testament, was here.  Following Jesus' death Philip became a missionary in Greece and for his outspoken faith proclaiming Jesus as the Son of God - Philip was stoned and...
Read more