11d • General discussion
Seeking God, Finding You PT1
Why the heart matters more than the activity
Very recently, I reconnected with someone I once called a brother. One of those relationships that didn’t grow slowly. We went straight from introduction to closeness. Life happened, responsibility happened, distance happened, and before we knew it, years had passed.
When we finally spoke again, the conversation lasted for hours. It felt strangely familiar, almost untouched by time. And it reminded me of something simple but profound. Relationships don’t stay alive by accident. Whatever you see thriving today, someone worked for it.
That is exactly how Scripture frames the pursuit of God. Jeremiah 29:13 says, “You will seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.” Seeking is placed on us. Finding is guaranteed by God. But the approach of the heart determines the outcome.
This is where many believers miss it. We talk about prayer, Bible study, church attendance and service, but rarely talk about the posture driving them. God is not found through activity alone. He is found through intention.
Your heart is not neutral. It always has a motivation. And whatever is motivating your heart will inevitably shape how you relate with God. If your heart is driven by what God can do for you, your walk will become transactional. Prayer becomes a list. Scripture becomes a tool. Church becomes a means to an end.
Scripture says as a man thinks in his heart, so is he. Your actions never rise above your heart posture. This is why two people can do the same spiritual activities and yet have completely different outcomes.
This is where Mary Magdalene stands out in John 20. Peter and John ran to the tomb. Mary ran too. All three saw the stone rolled away. All three confirmed the body was gone. All three lacked full understanding of the resurrection. Yet two went home and one stayed.
Mary stayed because her relationship with Jesus had substance. Luke tells us she had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities. She did not just receive a miracle and move on. She followed. She served. She gave. She stayed present.
So when Jesus asked her, “Whom are you seeking?” she recognised Him. Not because she was more intelligent, but because love kept her searching. Encounter sustained her pursuit.
You don’t seek God casually and stumble into revelation. You find God when your heart is genuinely after Him.
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