“Hey,
I’m looking for God. Anybody seen Him?”
Read:
John 19:24-29
At
some time in all of our lives, we have experienced crisis. A relative
becomes deathly ill, our relationships crumble, and even we ourselves
may have an accident. We know that in these times, we are supposed to
pray for mercy and grace. Sometimes things don’t work out the way
we think they should have. We wonder, “God, where were you when I
needed you?” God did not abandon us. He was with us during our time
of sorrow, and he remains faithful to us during subsequent times of
joy.
We
are a physical people. It is difficult for us to believe what we
cannot see. We want to see the physical results of God. If we don’t
see immediate results from God, we assume he does not hear us, or
even that he does not exist. Children believe in Santa Claus, but on
Christmas morning they see the result of Santa’s visit. That makes
it very easy to know that Santa exists.
Sometimes
we find ourselves completely out of touch with God. Once we have
decided that God is not listening, we love faith in the prayers we
say. Prayer becomes no more than a recital of words that we say for
our own benefits, and not for communion with God. Thus, these prayers
have no effect on the way we lead our lives. God is lost to us.
We
need to reconnect with God. God is here, all around us. We do see the
physical results of God. Look into the eyes of your best friend, your
spouse, your children. Watch someone do something nice for someone
else. Do something for others of your own free will. God is found in
the love we give each other. God has been known to use large, flashy
miracles to announce his presence. However, God performs millions of
small miracles each day. If we look for God’s miracles, we will
find them, and we will see the physical result of God. God will
believe in us, if we believe in him. That is his promise.
Thought:
“The
greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians;
who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, then walk out the door and
deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply
finds unbelievable.”
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Talk
Cara
Wulf
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