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Here is how God will come close to you!

God is so gracious and loving that He invites us all to the table of relationship with Him. Jeremiah 29: 13 says: “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.” This is a powerful truth. God is not hiding. He will make Himself available to anyone who truly desires to find Him. Think about it, if you want friends, don’t you have to seek them? People won’t just show up at your door and tell you they are your friends. We have to get out of our comfort zones and get out to meet people. Why is it then that so many think that they are entitled to have God’s presence any time they want without first cultivating a relationship with Him? How would you feel if a stranger walked up to you and demanded that you take them out to dinner? You would think that they are crazy, wouldn’t you? Yet, that is what many do to God. They never speak to Him, worship Him, nor even thank Him. But when they “need” Him, then they demand that He show up and take care of them. That is not the way healthy relationships work. If you seek Him, you will find Him. If you come close to God, God guarantees that He will come close to you. Selah!

James 4:8 “Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you.”

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Well, are you serious yet?

The word “seek” means: to go in search of; to look for; to try to discover. It is an action word. When one seeks something, this means that there is something important that needs to be found. No one seeks unimportant things. They simply would not waste their time. This is why many do not seek the Lord. They have been deceived into thinking that He is not important, or that they do not need God. They can do everything by themselves. That is until they experience tragedy, misfortune, failures, etc. Then they realize that they need God. The same thing happened to Israel. They had not sought the Lord, and then great misfortune overtook them. It was then that they turned to the Lord. 2 Chronicles 15:4 states: “but when in their trouble they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them.” God is waiting for you to call upon Him with all of your heart. When you do, He will be there for you. Jeremiah 29:13 says: “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.” You see, He is waiting for you to get serious about your relationship with Him. King David said this about his commitment to seeking God: In Psalms 27:8, King David said: “When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.” Are you seeking God with all of your heart. If not, what are you waiting for?

Matthew 6:33 “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”