The Struggle of Seeking
H onestly, I struggle. I'm struggling this summer. I struggle against 'going through the motions' of my spirituality. I struggle with finding a deep connection in my prayer time and in my Bible reading. I struggle to make time to sit, read, contemplate, and actually talk heart-to-heart to God. I truly WANT to be in direct connection with my Savior. I know the need in me for that intimate connection. However, in contrast I never seem to struggle with checking my email, Facebook and reading that beach novel! Oh, the condition of our hearts and lives...our human condition. We struggle, we squirm, we seek to achieve, we strive, we hide, we succeed, we spend, we celebrate, we go, we set goals....we struggle some more. What are we seeking? A few days ago I was reading an Oswald Chambers devotional focused on these very familiar verses, “ Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to y...