And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13

A couple of weeks ago, our dryer stopped working. Many women will understand me when I say laundry is my archenemy. I could liken it unto sin, but that's another devotion entirely.

Living in a household of six people makes falling behind in laundry not so pleasant. However, my mom, being the amazing saint she is, voluntarily showed up at my house every morning, collected the dirty laundry, and brought it back clean and folded the next day. After a few days of this, Joe asked what we should do about the dryer. Honestly, I was totally fine with no dryer… my mom, the laundry fairy, was making my dreams come true! I didn't have an answer to the problem, because I wasn't seeking one wholeheartedly.

God's Word has much to say about seeking the Lord. I am drawn to Jeremiah 29:13, because it is a word to those in captivity to search for God with all their hearts. If I had to pinpoint a major reason that I miss out on revival in my life, it would be that I'm not consistently, desperately seeking God. In times of crisis is when I seem to truly search for Jesus with all of my heart. It's at that time when I finally acknowledge the truth I've held all along: Jesus is the only way. 

I want to search for Jesus with all of my heart, not because my circumstances are desperate, but because I am desperate for more of Him.

Lori C.

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