“If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.”
Jeremiah 29:13 NLT
We tend, as a people, to not be very wholehearted about relationships. A relationship with a God we cannot see is hard work, much harder than one with people we can see.
However, the fruit is there! The benefit of seeking God is there! I had sought the Lord from childhood. I wanted to know Jesus. For the longest time I used the only means I had, the Catholic Church. However, it failed me. At the right time He came to me, showed me my sin and welcomed a repentant heart in. Having found Him I cannot turn away from Him.
The Lord has me use the same principle with people. I have to search for their hearts and bring them in. If I fail I lose an opportunity to know the special deposit God has placed within them. This is the part I love! When I succeed I am able to fellowship with that beauty and become a better person. In the process they benefit as well. I also have a deposit of God within me. As we fellowship with each other in the presence of God we are functioning as His body. How cool is that!
I have a few friends who have kept themselves only for the Lord. They carry a special beauty that I love and hunger for. Their faithfulness and love for the Lord draws me.
We need to seek the Lord with all we have and be hungry for His beauty! Amen!
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