S: Seekers Only Need Apply

There are those that are 'seekers' in life and those that stagnate.  I know both, and I have been both.  In reality, we can all be said to be seeking something.  Some aren't aware what it is they are seeking, for they are always grasping, spinning, filling a 'void' with that which does not fit.

In a time that seems like another life, I was one who 'drifted' through my days, thinking that my time upright and bound by gravity here was about tackling the next thing.  It was compelled by crossing off my to-do list daily, getting through alarm clock to lights out, and then getting back up to do it again.  It is a maddening way to live, and the worst part of it is that it can be so all-encompassing that one might not even be fully aware that it is happening, especially to those living with eyes half-closed.

It is helpful to stop in the midst of the numbing delirium and identify what it is that you need from time to time.  Once you do that, seek it out.  This is an active process.  It seems elementary and obvious, but for myself, and the vast majority, this isn't readily practiced.  It is learned.

I am a seeker now.  My primary effort in seeking is spiritual in nature.  I investigated the concept of seeking in Scripture and found some truths for the worthy things to pursue - God's face (Ps.27:8), justice (Is.1:17), instruction/wisdom/knowledge (Mal.2:7), things eternal (Matt.6:30, Col.3:2), and the good of others (1 Cor.10:24).

It is also beneficial to stop and identify what you may need for the moment or for a particular phase or circumstance you find yourself in right then.  Do you need clarity?  Rest?  A time-out?  Focus?  To re-center or re-set?  Do you need to move away from toxic, draining people?  Do you need gravitate toward the positive, uplifting ones?  Do you need to challenge yourself?  Move your body?  Forgive?  Seek it out and DO IT.


What is it that you seek?  What is it that you need right now?