What are you seeking?

Everyone is seeking something.

Maybe it’s purpose or peace of mind. It could be wisdom for raising children well, or insights into how to invest savings profitably. For some, it’s simpler things like how to use their time more wisely or more productively, or whether it’s time to trade in the old clunker for a more reliable car.

We have a lot of questions, a lot of curiosity, and a lot of interests, all of which stir us to seek.

Bill Johnson had a question that got him into a lot of trouble, as reported in the October, 2017 edition of the Tampa Bay Times:

According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, William Joe Johnson, 26, on Thursday stole an undisclosed amount of money from the Achieva Credit Union.

… Johnson entered the bank just before 11 a.m., approached the teller, implied he had a gun and told the teller to give him cash, according to deputies. He ran from the store with the cash.

After an investigation, deputies found him at a hotel. In an interview, detectives said Johnson told them he was in need of money and searched on Google “how to rob a bank.”

In our modern times, it seems Google has an answer to every question we might think to pose. But that doesn’t mean the advice gleaned ought to be followed, or that the questions we proffer should be asked in the first place!

The Bible makes this issue of our penchant to seek a major topic, and directs us to put our time, energy, and resources in seeking God and the things of God. Just for example …

“Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him,” 1 Chronicles 16:11.

“Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near,” Isaiah 55:6.

“How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, who seek Him with all their heart … With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments,” Psalm 119:2, 10 (NASB).

“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need,” Matthew 6:33.

“Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God,” Colossians 3:1 (NASB).

What might it look like in everyday life to seek, above all else, God and His kingdom? I remember the tale of two men, recorded by an unidentified source, that gives us a snippet of an answer …

In recent years a head coach divorced his wife of 26 years when he left coaching a college team to become head coach in the National Football League. He said he needed a wife while coaching on the college level for social functions and to show families that he would be looking out for their sons. In pro football, however, she was an unnecessary accouterment and a distraction to winning. He said winning football was his number one priority and his two sons second. How tragic!

In contrast to this, Tom Landry, former coach of the Dallas Cowboys said, “The thrill of knowing Jesus is the greatest thing that ever happened to me … I think God has put me in a very special place, and He expects me to use it to His glory in everything I do … whether coaching football or talking to the press, I’m always a Christian … Christ is first, family second, and football third.”

What are you seeking? What you pouring your time, energy, and resources into?

Scotty