They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”
“They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.”14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.
15 He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”
Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”
John 20: 13-15
Do you ever feel like you are searching for Jesus but you can't find him?
You read scripture. You go to church. You talk to Christian friends. You listen to Christian music.
You do all of the "right" church-y things and still...no Jesus.
You might even begin to think it is you...and maybe it is.
When we try super hard - do everything within our own power to make God appear in our lives - we sometimes try too hard. We can become so focused on the "doing" and the "seeking" that we forget to simply "be".
God promised us that He would always be with us.
He promised that if we sought Him with our hearts - our whole hearts - we would find Him (Jeremiah 29:13)
Jesus promised he would be with us when two or more were gathered in his name.
And the promises go on and on....We know in our minds that God is always present - but often we do not feel Him because we are blocked by everything in the world around us.
Even the church-y stuff.
And the promises go on and on....We know in our minds that God is always present - but often we do not feel Him because we are blocked by everything in the world around us.
Even the church-y stuff.
When you begin to feel like you can't find Jesus - stop.
Stop the searching.
Stop the working.
Stop the trying.
Stop and simply turn around at the sound of Jesus calling your name.
Jesus said to her, “Mary.”
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
John 20:16
Stop and simply be with the King who created you - because all you really need to do to find Jesus is to simply be with Jesus.
Scripture
Quote
Only God who made us can touch us and change us and save us from ourselves.
Billy Graham
Question
How can you chose to recognize God in your every day of life?
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