Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? — Malachi 3:7

People often ask, “Where is God?” when terrible things happen. Yet, we put God on the sidelines of our lives and only turn to him when we’re desperate and have no other choice. We rarely say, “When things are going well, “Where does God fit into all this? Why, he’s here blessing us right now! Let’s thank him for being good.” God begs us to turn to him and look for him, whether things are going well or not. We will not only find him, but he will also come back to us and walk with us.

 

Thought

People often ask, “Where is God?” when terrible things happen. Yet, we put God on the sidelines of our lives and only turn to him when we’re desperate and have no other choice. We rarely say, “When things are going well, “Where does God fit into all this? Why, he’s here blessing us right now! Let’s thank him for being good.” God begs us to turn to him and look for him, whether things are going well or not. We will not only find him, but he will also come back to us and walk with us.

 

Prayer

God, please forgive us for trying to do things on our own. We’re sorry that we’ve gone astray from your ways. Even though the Bible is so easy to get, we don’t always take advantage of the chance to hear you speak from it. Even though we have a lot of chances to thank you and pray to you, sometimes the only time you hear from us is when we’ve done something really bad. Father, I’m sorry that I’ve let my relationship with you go and haven’t done as much as I could to have you in my life. Please be with me and the rest of your Church as we try to find you and your presence every day. In Jesus’ precious name I pray. Amen.