The Search

From the earliest moments of time, we have been in search of a journey, an adventure to call our own, and a pilgrimage to make even the least glamorous moments of life meaningful.  We have been in search of a love, one that fulfills us, one that completes us, and one that holds us close and whispers all the worries of the world away.  We long to love, to be loved, to be worth something to someone, to discover the very mix of tender and triumphant sounds of our heart and how we fit into the world’s symphony.  At times, we get so deeply involved in that search for love and meaning that things get a little blurry.  Instead of security, we find our lives filled with enough valleys to absolve many of the peaks, enough cries to challenge the laughs, and enough questions to outnumber the answers.

Could this be all that there is?  No rest for the weary?  No love for the lonely?  Are we meant to wander in search of something so real only to be mocked with misery, left starving, all in vain?

We walk the path of life and try to make the most of the fear and changing degrees of emptiness, but before too long, you notice weeks choking the path, the songbirds have stopped singing, and your feet are losing their footing.  Can we really find our way and all that we long for amidst all of this chaos?  Can we find that meaningful love that fills the longing inside?

There is One who loves us with a love that cannot be measured. ”I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness” (Jeremiah 31:3).  His love is neverending, perfect, and unfailing.  When we come to Him for love, He knows not how to reject us.  When we let Him down, it is against His nature not to forgive.  When the world hurts so terribly that we fear we will never be whole again, He heals us with a loving-kindness that is unmatched in all the world, and He fills us with a hope that will not disappoint (Romans 5:5).

We take chances every day. . .on the roads, in our jobs, with a new relationship that may not work out.  God is asking us to take a chance on Him.  He does not know how to fail us.  We were created for a relationship with Him, and because of Jesus’ death on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins–for we all have sinned, no matter how “good” we are–we can have a restored relationship with our Creator, and fill that longing inside us.  Our life can have meaning again.  Our hope can “soar on wings like eagles” again and we will “run and not grow weary; walk and not be faint” (Isaiah 40:31).  Our emptiness can be replaced with a fullness in Christ Jesus.

Our search leads us here, to Him.  Will we choose to accept this adventure?

“Lord Jesus, I need You. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be.”

Do you know for sure that you are going to be with God in heaven?

http://heargoodnews.com/gospel/doyouknow.html

How to know God personally:

http://www.ccci.org/wij/index.aspx

A great video presentation on how to share the gospel with someone:

http://www.btbf.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=33300&PID=459399

An astouding video of Laminin. . .and how every one of us is God’s creation:

Recommended Books for Seekers

How Good is Good Enough by Andy Stanley

How do you get to heaven?  Is it by good works, as the world would have you believe?  Andy Stanley, son of pastor and In Touch Ministries founder Charles Stanley, walks us through the only way to eternal life with God.

 

The 3:16 Promise by Max Lucado

Experience God’s grace and plan of salvation as the author walks you through John 3:16.

 

The Case for Faith:  A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity by Lee Strobel

Former atheist, Lee Strobel, raises (and answers) the toughest objections to Christianity.

 

More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell

Do you doubt the deity of Christ?  This short and compelling book by a former atheist will challenge your doubts.