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“You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, LORD, do I seek.” Psalm 27:8 (ESV)

Nothing worse than looking for something you know you had but can no longer find. I imagine you’ve been there too. Our eyes can visually recall where we had those two pieces of paper we now are desperately searching for…problem is it isn’t there. Found myself the other day searching for two tiny sheets of paper which mysterious disappeared. Back tracking my steps, I thumbed through every folder on my desk. Rechecked my work bag – nothing in sight. Frantically cleaned off my desk. Looked through all my piles of stuff. No where to be found. Finally, I gave up and left for the day; however, my thoughts were still stuck on the misery of said missing papers I so needed.

Funny how things show up in the oddest places. While eating my dinner, I saw two pieces of paper on the counter right where I had left them while doing some work over the weekend. Amazing how my eyes just landed on said papers and a deep sigh of relief escaped me. Really thought I had scooped up all my stuff and packed it in my bag, but obviously that wasn’t what happened. The papers weren’t really missing – I just didn’t remember where I left them.

Dare we admit our failure to find exactly what we need because we’re looking in all the wrong places. Yes, its much easier to turn to people visibly sitting in front of us versus talking to God. Quicker to ask a friend what to do than preserve in prayer trusting God to guide us. Simpler to come up with our own plan of action than lean into God’s wisdom and understanding. The options are limitless when we cave in to desperately searching for what we need in the wrong places. Takes only a few minutes to allow self to rise up to the surface and convince us we can figure it out ourselves. All the while what we really are looking for is right before our eyes – our ever present God.

Everything we need – anything we long for – can be found in our God. He is the answer to all our challenges and struggles. He is the only One who sovereignly knows our future. God is the beginning and ending of wisdom – the Creator of all things and the One who holds it all together.

“Father, You are all that our heart longs for…..we are indeed blessed to be in Your presence.”

For His Glory

Janet Martin
TRBC Women’s Life