Hide and Seek

It seems as though the most popular game when I was younger was always hide and seek.  It was always a favorite at birthday parties, but truth be told, it always kind of scared me.  I never liked the idea of hiding alone in some dark closet and waiting for someone's face to pop in and say, "Found you!" Oh well....I always played, and I liked the rare occasions when someone would be willing to hide with me.  As I remember, there was hardly ever a time while playing this game when someone would not be found.  Most people chose pretty obvious hiding spots, or at least ended up being found after a few minutes of searching.  
As I have grown older, there are several times where I find my myself playing this "hide and seek" game with my phone or keys being the opponent. Silly thing is, they are both much better than any person I have ever played with!  When you think about it, it is really simple. I normally notice my keys are gone at a time when I need them in order to go somewhere. I search and search (maybe have a panic attack also) until I eventually find them, and then I go wherever I was intending to go before I realized my keys were missing. You see, my keys are the the only way my car is going to get me where I need to go. Without them my car does me no good.  When I finally spot my keys during this manic process, I am not going to keep searching...that would make no sense. 
It's not a hard concept to think about.  Why would I not pick up the keys and go on with my plans? It's silly, but it is what we do all the time. 
We look, we search, we seek....for happiness, for satisfaction, for contentment, for comfort, for hope, for healing, for love, and for answers. Thing is, we find what we are looking for and pass it by.  He is there, waiting to be found, and more times than not we see Him and keep searching. Why?
He never leaves.  He never finds a new hiding place. In fact, He is never hiding in the first place. He waits patiently on us, hoping we will see that He is enough. When He is found, there is no reason to keep looking because He is all we need. 
Are you searching for something that will never be found? He promises to be found when you look. You can always find him right where you are at, no matter what it consists of. 
P.S. A good place to start looking for Him is on your knees. 

But I will find you in the place I'm in, find you when I'm at my end,

Find you when there's nothing left of me to offer you except for brokenness.

You lift me up, you'll never leave me thirsty,

When I am weak, when I am lost and searching

I'll find you on my knees.