Reminding Myself to Seek God
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
1 Chronicles 16:11
It has been a difficult winter. My sister was diagnosed with stage 4 of a rare and aggressive form of cancer before Christmas. My chronic physical pain was severe. A cousin died of pancreatic cancer. Then, in February, my sister died. I did not doubt my Savior’s love for me, or for my sister. Too much has happened in my life, my own miracles from God, to have me question His love. But I was not always turning to God for comfort, comfort that He promises to me, to us.
Jesus is the Answer
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.”
John 14:6a
Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. He is my everything. I look to Him. I look to God.
Jesus Says, “Come to Me.”
When I am exhausted, Jesus whispers, “Come to me, and I will you rest.” When I am burdened, Jesus says softly, “Come to me, and I will give you rest.” When I am overwhelmed, Jesus breathes me, Jesus says, “Come to me, and I will give you rest.” He tells me to take His yoke and learn from him. He assures me that he is gentle and lowly in heart, and that I will find rest for my soul, for His yoke is easy and His burden is light.
Seek God and His Presence
You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”
Psalm 27:8
I want to seek God and His presence. That’s what I’ve been thinking about. Seeking God. When nothing makes sense: seek God. When I can’t stand my physical pain anymore: seek God. When I am grieving the loss of sister and sadness tries to swallow me: seek God. I don’t need things to make sense. I don’t need my pain to go away. I don’t need my sister to return to this side of heaven. I only need God. He is my one desire. Therefore, I seek Him. I thirst for Him. I long for Him. And He is with me, dwells within me, makes His presence known to me.
More Verses on Seeking God
- Psalm 63:1 “O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.”
- Psalm 105:4 “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!”
- Proverbs 8:17 “I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.”
- Jeremiah 29:13 “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
- Lamentations 3:25 “The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.”
A Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father
Thank you for the privilege of prayer and being here with us in a special way whenever we turn to you. We pray, Father, for you help in seeking you in all situations in our lives, good and bad.
We thank you for your steadfast love and faithfulness. We thank you that, with Jesus, you call us to yourself and say, “Come to me.”
Thank you of Jesus. Thank you for sending you Son to suffer and die for us so that we might have a relationship with you.
We love you. You are our everything, our all in all, our great and merciful God.
And it’s in you Son’s, Jesus’s, name we pray.
Your grateful daughter
SJR