Seek and you will find

The other day, I was reflecting on the first words Jesus speaks in the gospel of John:

“What are you looking for?”

The beauty in that question is it’s an invitation; He says right after that, “Come and you will see.” John reveals something so comforting about Jesus in those first words, that my God is a God of invitation, a God who beckons to me, is wanting me to draw closer to Him and find the answer to everything I am looking for in Him. He doesn’t just dole things out; God’s gift to me is about relationship. In following Jesus, going with Him, journeying alongside Him, I will see what it is I want, what it is I hope for. Jesus wants to fulfill my desires, but above that, He wants a relationship with me. He wants to love me—He wants my heart.

So what is it that I’m looking for?

I am looking for truth, truth I will fight for.
I am looking for intimacy—to know and be known at the deepest level.
I am looking for a joyful existence; one in which I can dance and sing and appreciate all the beauty of this life and this world in which I live.
I am looking for peace, for a heart that is settled and not restless or anxious.

And in my searching for all these things, Jesus simply says, “Come, and you will see.”

So I will love the Lord, and follow Him, and wait to see what He has to show me.