Vol 1 Number 2

Recently, my youngest grandson has wanted to play 'Hide and Seek' whenever we're together. He really likes playing the game, but he has a unique way of playing. When it's his turn to hide I am to count to 10 and then and look. Sounds familiar so far, but then he adds a twist. About the time I get to where he is "hiding" he jumps out at me with this big grin on his face, shouting "You found me!"
He seems to get more joy out of jumping out at me than for me to actually 'find' him. Oh the joy of being a 'Pop" and learning how to play the game!
This has caused me to think a lot about the 'seeking' part. Maybe at another time we'll look at the 'hiding' part of the game.
To seek in this game one must put forth an effort [according to whom you are playing with]. One must be diligent to 'find' whatever or whomever is hiding. Without sounding to redundant we, you and I are the ones that must do the seeking.
With eyes wide open we must look/seek to find. There should be a diligence on our part that causes us to do whatever is necessary to find that which is important. We do all we can to 'seek and find'.
Like playing with my grandson, I will do all I can to seek after him so that I can find him and share in the joy of seeing his smiling face once again. And what excitement there is. So much so that he wants me to find him again.
I have been thinking about how we are suppose to be seeking God. Jesus said things like "Seek first the kingdom of God..." That's right---we are to seek. This requires a searching on our part. A reaching out if you will for the Pearl of Great Price.
To 'seek first the kingdom of God' we must reach out and search for him. He is there but are we looking.? Are we like the disciples on the road to Emmaus [Lk. 24]? Walking down the road with a 'stranger' only to find out later that it was Jesus Himself. What an eye opening experience!!! Yet in all reality that is the way we are. He is always around, yet we're the ones that aren't looking for Him.
I speak from years of experience of not seeking even while I was in the ministry. For too many years I did 'ministry' on my own without God's help. Why should I have to seek God when all I had to do was read a book and do what it said.
Thankfully, I did have an experience that caused me to finally let God be my Guide, my map, but I would have to seek Him. From that I began a journey that continues today. A seeking that keeps me reaching out to the One who has my back; to the One who loves unconditionally. The journey is tough at times, but at least He isn't hinding I'm seeking.

Hey that's me Jus thinkin.