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| “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” |
| —Jeremiah 29:13 |
How much energy and persistence we put into meeting a goal often determines whether or not we achieve that goal. That’s why motivational speakers often emphasize the importance of “full engagement” in any worthwhile activity.
If we want to devote ourselves to exercise and fitness in order to overcome obesity or other physical issues that might threaten our health, we must exercise with energy and persistence. It will not do to simply stop by the gym once or twice a month. If we want to improve our understanding of some new concept or idea, we must make every effort to read and study about that subject. We must do much more than simply scanning an article or two in the barbershop’s or hair salon’s waiting room.
Likewise, in our relationship with God, we must make a heartfelt effort to seek to understand, as much as we possibly can, who God is and what He expects of us. That’s what motivated the Prophet Jeremiah to record these words of God Himself, as found in Jeremiah 29:13:
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
The term “all-heart seeking” smacks of a devotion, determination, persistence, and energy that drives us forward in our walk with God. It means we take time to read, study, and meditate on His written Word, the Bible. It means we will take time to talk with Him in prayer—not only presenting our needs, but praising Him for who He is and thanking Him for what He has done for us.
As a new day begins, let’s make a conscious choice to seek God with all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength. As we apply our four human modalities to the task of following the pathway God lays out before us, we will discover that He lovingly waits to be found by us.
