Where can I find God?

Karen's mother was startled to find her five year old going through a new Bible storybook and circling the word GOD wherever it appeared on the page. Stifling her first reaction to reprimand the child for defacing a book, she quietly asked, "Why are you doing that?" Karen's matter of fact answer was: "So that I will know where to find God when I want him."
Wouldn't it be nice to have her confidence that all we had to do was open a storybook and find God waiting for us? The truth is, we do have such a Book~~the BIBLE!

Many times life throws us questions for which we don't have the answers. It is not always so easy to just open the Bible and find the answer waiting on the page. Sometimes it happens that way and sometimes it doesn't. But what does happen every times is this: When I begin to read the Bible I am reminded of how great my God is. I am reminded that he knows all the answers. I am reminded that I can trust him to show me the way. When I consider this I start to repent for trying to figure things out on my own and I ask him to show me how to handle a situation.

And he always does. The answer may come through a long forgotten memory verse popping into my head. It may come through a message I hear or the lyrics to a gospel song. Most often for me the answer comes unbidden into my mind when I am least expecting it. More times than not,  this word comes early in the morning when I first open my eyes. It is not exactly a voice but it is a knowing of how to handle a situation. I have learned to recognize this as the "voice of God."

 When this answer comes, it usually comes through a part of a verse of scripture that I must look up. When I look it up and read the passage, I find the answer that I seek. Yes, God's word holds the answers. The more of his word we read and memorize, the easier the answers will come. Are you needing an answer today? Break open the book of life and begin to read. You may be surprised what you find!

Sullivan Jones

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem!
Psalm 122:6