Finding what you're looking for

"O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you,
as in a barren and dry land where there is no water. "

There are some moments in life that are just what we've been looking for. Pulling into your own driveway after the long car ride back from a trip. The final moment before sleep in the evening where you situate yourself in your bed and you reach over turn off the light. Waking up in the morning and having that first cup of coffee. They all feel pretty good.

Several years ago I was at a cross roads in my life. I knew I had to make a choice about whether or not I was going to continue to be a Christian. Two of my friends had recently lost their faith--both of them were my 'prayer buddies'--and I was very upset. I went away for a weekend to visit another friend and somehow I knew that I would be making a decision that weekend. I felt completely free from compulsion. I felt no tugging from the Holy Spirit--nothing. I can't explain it, but that was the right way for the question to be resolved. By the end of the weekend I had made my choice. I knew that it was right for me to believe in God and that it was right for me to seek him in Christ. I had time away--from home and church--and I came back knowing what I was looking for.

I hope you all find what you're looking for.