Both my sister and I were working at the church this Easter weekend, so we weren’t home much. We decided Saturday after the morning service we would go buy our Easter Eggs for the 'Great Easter Egg Hunt'. We had decided to hide each other’s eggs in our own rooms, i.e. I hid her eggs in her room, she in mine. It was fun hiding the eggs on Sunday afternoon when we were both home again. We figured we could hunt for our eggs while we packed to leave for our holiday the next day.
I must admit I put off searching for the eggs, for fear of not being able to find it. I didn’t want to hope for something that I may not be capable of finding. Silly I know; there are only so many places you can hide eggs in my room! None the less, I did keep looking, not with much intention or vigour though, I must add.
I found one by accident, which gave me the boost to risk looking for number two. Half way there I was getting nervous, so I just started tidying my room and packing my bag, hoping like hell I’d find these remaining two eggs. Well, I found one. Intensification of nerves; if I wanted to find this last egg, I would have to actively look for it! And what of my hope if I never found it?
‘“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”Jeremiah 29: 13
“And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.” Deuteronomy 4:29
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7-11
Yes, I did eventually find the last egg, but I needed a lot of clues because I was afraid to be disappointed each time I looked and never found.
Why am I so afraid to seek that which the Lord has placed before me?
God may I have the Courage to Hope again, to follow the clues you lay out before me, to trust that there IS a treasure to be found!
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