Seek Me and Live

These are a few of the first words of Amos 5:4 in the Bible. Some of you may not be that familiar with the Bible, but that doesn't really matter for this post. This isn't a Bible lesson... I'm not going Christian TV on you here I promise. :) And yes... I'm Christian... I just don't... anyway... totally another post.

"Seek Me and Live"
God told Amos to speak these words to the Israelites and they most definately apply today. But what does it mean. As a good little preacher I should focus on the word "Seek" and what it means to seek God and how none of us are doing a good job and how we need to repent and start seeking God (please note the sarcasm in my voice/typing) But if you know me... I'm not the normal good little preacher (and yes I am also a pastor).

When I read that the whole thing just stuck in my head... but the word "Live" is the one that got me thiking. It can mean the obvious which is that if we seek a relationship with Jesus we will live because He gives us the gift of eternal life... but that's REALLY not what I was thinking when I read this.
Seek me and LIVE... I want to live... I don't want to have a life that is unfulfilled and boring. I want to have a life that is free and beyond enjoyable... that is LIVING.
And God is the one that gives that to me. He is the one that made me who I am. I am a nut case (in a fun way)... when I make people laugh (myself included) I am living... God made me that way. When I'm helping people it makes me come alive... that's living and God made me to be like that as well. The blessings and provisions that He gives, I get to LIVE in every day... when I seek him.

Ok... so I'm gonna hit on seeking a little... because I think a lot of people (I did for a long time) hear the word seek, they're thinking I have to go to church EVERY week, I have to read my Bible all the time and spend AT LEAST a hour on my knees seriously praying to be considered a person that "seeks" God. Ok... you can do those things... and some of them I do... I love to go to church... but I don't every week... love the Bible, but don't read it all the time and I love to pray but definatley not like I described above. I seek God because He is my friend and I want to be with him. And sometimes it's formally like above... but most the time I seek him just by talking to Him like I do any of my other friends. I tell Him when I'm having a good day or with the day sucks serious butt!!! I get mad at him and yell at Him. I ask Him what He wants to do when I'm driving around... does he want to listen to music or talk or listen to the ballgame... what? I just hang out with him because it's my relationship with Him that the seeking is done through.

I seek my wife, but she would lock me up in the nuthouse if I sought her like people think we have to ALWAYS seek God. Please don't misunderstand... or if you want to go ahead... that's fine... I think praying and readin the Bible and going to church and all that kind of stuff is a great way to seek God... but IT'S NOT THE ONLY WAY!!! I seek my wife and even my friends... but I don't do it all formal and ritualistic like... it's not a duty but a friendship that I want to grow... just like I do with family and friends. That is seeking God to me... and when I seek him, I get to live!!!

That excites me because I know the things that make me come alive and God supplies those that much more when I am seeking him.

Those are just some thoughts... do what you will with them... if you got any questions, leave a comment... I'd love to chat about this... it's another way that I get to LIVE!