Lost & Found…
Who hasn’t searched for missing car keys, misplaced glasses, an earring? But sometimes we’re searching for deeper things.
Sometimes we’re not even looking and something lost finds us. Just this week I found out I have a niece I never knew about – how does that happen? I didn’t misplace her, I didn’t even know to look for her. She found me – and crazy enough, she didn’t know her search would lead to finding an aunt.
Kind of like when I was waltzing along through life. Sometimes I knew something was missing but I dismissed it. And then suddenly the One searching for me all those years, helped me find Him. Jesus hadn’t lost track of me, but He had lost me to the world – until that moment I said in my heart ‘is this what I’ve been missing?’ – and pursued Him.
“I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and will bring you back from captivity.” (Jeremiah 29:14a NIV) Captivity. Yes, captive to a world who holds on tight, blinding us – we search and find only things that don’t last.
But here’s the truth: the Light shows the way to our misplaced longing: “The kingdom of heaven” (by the way, you and me, we’re the kingdom of heaven, those who are called believers, followers). “The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When He found one of great value, He went away and sold everything He had and bought it.” (Matthew 13:45-46 NIV) Do you see? He not only searches us out, helps us find Him, but to secure our forever He went to the cross and gave everything He had. Even when we didn’t know it was just what we needed. To Him, we are of great value.
This week my daughter lost a diamond in her engagement ring. She searched diligently for it. But it was her fiance who found it. What a picture of Jesus. We look and look in life for what will satisfy. But it is only Jesus who truly fills us up.
How do we find Jesus? “You will seek me and find me when you seek Me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13 NIV) As my daughter has given her fiance her heart, so we give Jesus ours. The more we surrender it, the more it is filled to overflowing. That’s just like Jesus, we think we’re giving to Him and find out all along He is the giver. We were lost, now found.
parisrenae 
How beautiful is this? — The Lord’s been giving me little reminders of His love for me this week, and this is another sweet one. Thank you, friend. ♥
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He does, so much, love you 🙂 Blessings as you enjoy that love and help others find it.
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“The more we surrender it, the more it is filled to overflowing.” This is my experience too. God is so good to us! Thanks for sharing. Blessings to you and yours!
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So good to be in the family of God, we share in the blessings. So comforting to know His love…
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I just read a similar idea over at Nylse’s blog last night! ( http://www.lifenotesencouragement.com/2018/01/missingpiece.html )
I love what you said about thinking we’re giving to Jesus when all along it is He who has been giving to us! Really, when I think about it, it should be obvious, but I think our pride makes us want to think we’re doing something on our own instead of humbly recognizing that we wouldn’t have gotten where we are without God and without the people He has placed in our lives.
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It is amazing how prone we are to self even when we know it is Him 🙂 And it never ceases to amaze me how God will give His children similar messages to share – guess He wants those thoughts out there to reach hearts. Blessings as you seek Him with all your heart…
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It’s so easy to get lost to the world, but amazingly wonderful to be found by Jesus. Thanks, Paris.
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Yes it is – on both counts – He is a good, good God, blessings as you daily find Him and He holds you…
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