Go Seek

 

Can you imagine having a roadmap for your life?  At any crossroads we may find ourselves, to have a sign that says, “This Way,” leaving us no doubt as to which way we should turn.  I look back upon my life, and even where I sit today, and have contemplated, “Should I go this way or that way?”  As teenagers graduating high school it may mean workplace, education, or trade.  As young adults it may mean staying in a hometown or exploring another area.  Relationships come into our lives, and questions such as if the person who is in your life is your lifelong partner.  Then comes decisions about children, career decisions, retirement decisions.  I am sure you get the idea.  Life has a way of doing that for us, providing us with options and opportunities that we had not considered or wondered if we were following the right path.

These life decisions can prove to be too much for us to manage at times.  We seek friends and family for their opinions.  We try and understand better what we should be doing and make a pro/con list.  Although all those items may assist us in deciding which road to take, it does not replace the one who truly knows exactly which road is best for us, God!  This verse beautifully shares three key words, Seek, First and His.

Seek: When we need to find help, when we need to find our path, we need to seek past our own perceptions.  Seeking is an important part of finding assistance. 

First: Determining where to seek first is important.  Our minds can easily get crowded with other thoughts and opinions if we do not seek first the best opinion.

His: Our Dear Lord!  When we seek (go to), Him first (before all others), what we need will be shared with us by Him.  Often, we may ask ourselves is it God speaking to me or just me?  Remember who lives in each of us, the Holy Spirit.  With God in us, and reflection on God directly, our plans are there for us. 

This does not mean that our own freewill will not get in the way.  This does not mean there will not be trouble.  What it does mean is that if we seek God’s plan first, and hold steadfast to Him, our path will be the one on which we should proceed.  What is beautiful is the verse after our focus verse for today.  Matthew 6:34: “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

God will provide for our needs.  God will provide our path.  God will share which direction by which should proceed.  Our job is to seek God first and have simple faith that His path is our path.

Heavenly Father, help me to seek you FIRST on this path of life.  Show me the directions and plan you have for me.  Help me to trust in you and all you give to me.  Amen!