“You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13).
What’s your greatest desire? Be honest. So often, we yearn for things and outcomes, and ask God to make them happen. But the Lord calls us to a deeper relationship than that. He doesn’t just want us to seek His hand—He wants us to seek Him. Everything God gives and everything God does flows from who He is. So, what does it mean to seek God?
Sometimes we think we’re seeking God, when what we’re really after is the answer we want. We want God to come into agreement with us, instead of us coming into agreement with Him. True seeking flips that around. It’s not about getting God on board with us—it’s about bringing our hearts into alignment with Him.
If you seek God for who He is rather than for what He does, you’ll begin to see life differently. He enlightens you—not only about the questions you’re currently asking, but also the ones you haven’t thought of yet.
So, what does it take to find God? Everything you’ve got. Jeremiah said you’ll find Him when you seek Him with your whole heart. That means getting away from the noise. Shut off your phone. Close the laptop. Find a quiet place. Open the Word of God and seek Him just for Him. Not for what He can do, but because He is who your soul longs for.
David understood this all-consuming desire. He prayed, “O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; my soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, in a dry and weary land where there is no water” (Psalm 63:1). That’s wholehearted seeking. That’s hunger for God Himself. Is your soul that desperate for God—not for blessings, not for answers, but for God Himself?
What desire in your life has eclipsed your desire for God? The world tells us that success, satisfaction, and happiness are found in things; in having more stuff, more status, more comfort. But all that “more” starts to take up residence in our hearts. It clouds our thinking. It redirects our desires. However, when your greatest desire is God, everything else finds its proper place. You’re satisfied with what He gives and when He gives it. It’s time to seek Him with your whole heart.
