I’m sure we have all played hide and seek as children. It can be harder for the seeker when the hiders can’t be found or won’t give up when the game goes on forever. The adrenaline that you feel when you are hiding though can give you a rush for the moment.
God is like the seeker because He will always seek to find the lost or those in hiding. He will always be in pursuit of the one who has not found their way back to Him. We are all born into this fallen world and there will always be decisions we make and paths we take that don’t align with His will for our life.
Our first tendency is to search for evil. Now, this isn’t always intentional, but we are all guilty of it from time to time. It may not be destructive or physically harmful behavior, but anything that leads us away from God’s will and plan for our lives in considered sinful.
It could be as simple as a little lie or something done in private where no one will know. Jesus promised to always be with you and never leave you so in light of this promise, nothing we do is ever in private.
Our choices and behaviors can keep us in hiding where we don’t want to come to God and say, “Here I am!” This can also be unintentional. When we feel far from God, it is harder to see how we are just hurting ourselves with what we do.
The plans we make and paths we take with our lives will never be as good as the one God has planned for you. Those who seek good and pray to live out His will and not their own will will always find favor with God. Life won’t always be easy, but His favor will be with you.
Will you choose to follow the path the leads to God and His favor and the path you pave for yourself that will always be less than what God has planned for you?
