We are always told that God is actively pursuing us. Every second. Every hour. Every moment of every day and into eternity. But what does our pursuit of God look like? For some, it's a few seconds of prayer here and there, for others it's flipping through a Bible or devotional, and for some, we have no idea how to even begin to pursue God.
As I was listening to some music a few moments ago, this crazy idea of us pursuing God finally clicked for me. In the particular music video I was watching (bear with me on this one), this little boy sees a bird and scrambles to climb to the top of a mountain just so he can be a little bit closer to this bird, who is so much higher than him. The boy dropping everything and hastily climbing excited me because I could see how, in that moment, nothing but the bird mattered. It didn't matter that the bird was completely out of his reach and it didn't matter that the mountain he had to climb was extremely tall. His sole ambition was to be close to it.
What if this is how we pursued God? When, just catching a glimpse of His glory, we couldn't help but drop everything to chase after Him! What if our Christian walk was not just a slow aimless walk or the dragging of our feet, but instead was defined by chasing and pursuing! What if our sole ambition was to be close to Him?
This idea of us chasing after God excites me because He is definitely someone to be chased after. When you experience God, when you experience just a small amount of His glory, it should be enough to make you go into an all out sprint to experience more. After encountering our God, how could you still be complacent with the same slow-paced walk you've been doing your whole life? And if you are, the issue could be that you really don't fully understand his breath-taking, life-changing, majesty, or that your eyes are fixed on something else (something other than God) that doesn't make you feel like changing your pace.
As I examine my heart after seeing this incredible example of pursuit, I think of how many "mountains" have stopped me from actively pursuing something so glorious. When we are faced with obstacles, it is not for discouragement, but so that we would rely on the Lord for His strength! The Bible makes it so clear that our own strength will constantly fail us, but that the strength of the Lord is forever.
"Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty" (Zechariah 4:6).
I pray that we would be child-like in our pursuit of the Lord, not fearing the unknown but instead trusting, and I mean really trusting, the promises that we DO know.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWcyIpul8OE
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