Tag: Bible verses about seeking God for help

Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV) 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

I love fishing. It’s part of who God made me. I’ve been doing it since I was very young, 6 or 7 years old. So, God not only made me a fisher of men, but also very much a fisherman.

As part of my passion for bass fishing, God also gave me the opportunity to take others out and help them catch fish by running a seasonal fishing guide service where we live. I get a lot of pleasure taking people out and teaching them the hows and whys of bass fishing.

But you see, God is infinitely wise. And in His infinite wisdom, He sometimes uses my time on the water with others as a place to share Him with the people in my boat. Most times it’s in very subtle ways, by me simply being a light to others.

But sometimes the door swings wide open for me to share things with people that meet them right where they’re at, and touch them very deeply, as only God can do, right where they need it.

Today was one such day.

I was guiding for a man that has fished with me on a few occasions in the past several years. Today he brought his wife and his sister-in-law with him.

At one point in our conversations, we began to discuss Biblical things. We shared some things back and forth, and that eventually led to various topics of discussion that were quite enjoyable.

As we continued, one of the ladies was nodding in agreement with some of what I was saying. And then suddenly she began to cry and share about how what I had said was exactly what she had been experiencing.

God read her mail, right there in my boat, in the middle of a lake, as we all casted and retrieved lures to try to entice bass to bite. In that moment, God touched her heart and moved her to tears, as she shared what she was struggling with.

You see, if we seek God, we will find Him. The thing is that we may not find Him where we thought we would.

If we allow Him to, He will find us at the very moment we need Him to, where we are, with no strings attached, no fanfare, no schedule and no special meetings.

God doesn’t need to be ushered in with our manmade routines and traditions. He just needs us to give Him the freedom to move.

So, right there in the middle of a lake, God moved. We “had church”. A heart was touched and a life was gently influenced by God’s spirit.

Church, let’s let God move where He needs to move and when He needs to move.

Let’s not tie his hands any longer, restricting Him to certain days of the week, certain times of the day or certain locations.

Seek Him and you will find Him, when you search with all your heart.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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