So my cell phone is lost, and I must’ve left it on silent. Calling it from another phone isn’t working. I’ve looked in the usual spots on the kitchen counter, the nightstand, the desk. No luck. Now I’m looking in every room. I’ve searched high and low, near and far. I’ve even looked in the crazy places – under the car seats, in the refrigerator, between the couch cushions. The phrase “hide & seek” is taking on a new meaning.
I’m sure you’ve had a similar experience – one where you had to seek for something important that you just couldn’t find. How long did you search? How serious were you about finding it?
If we are serious about finding something important, we will seek for it intensely and for a long time…you’ll do all you can to seek it out.
So… am I seeking God with the same intensity that I have for my lost cell phone?
Can I say that I am truly seeking God with a 5 minute prayer time? With short little prayer times and no significant time alone with Him without distractions, can I truly say I sought God and His will today? Seeking Him means I should be setting a “big chunk” aside each day, as well as working to be more constant in prayer throughout the day.
I need both types of prayers, but I know that it takes more than 5 minutes, more than 10, to truly seek God and His heart and will.
Are you really “seeking” God in your prayer time?
Fortunately, He is not lost like a silent cell phone, so that when we are ready to seek Him, we will find Him. But it also takes the discipline to set aside significant time to hear from His heart!
And don’t worry, we called in the FBI search party. They sent out the tracking hounds and finally found my cell phone!