Lookin' For Jesus

When my son, Mason, was a pre-schooler, he would look for Jesus.  Sometimes as we would ride along the road he would look out the window and say, "Is Jesus coming today?"  "He just might", I would reply, "you better look for Him."  Other times he would crawl on top of the kitchen counter while I cooked his breakfast and look out the window.  "I'm gonna look for Jesus", he would announce.  I can still remember the look on his face and the twinkle in his eyes as he looked for Jesus.  Such excitement and sweet anticipation.

When did we loose that?  When did we stop looking for Jesus?  I'm not talking about staring out the window and waiting for the eastern sky to split wide open.  I'm talking about looking for Jesus in the small, everyday things.

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.  Over the next 40 days or so I will be disciplining my heart and my mind to return to the faith of my child and look for Jesus.  He is everywhere and in everything.  I simply must take a pause from this busy life to find Him.  As I write, I hear the crickets and frogs outside my window declaring their morning praise to their creator.  They found Him!  The birds are chirping an anthem of worship as the sun is trying ever so hard to break through a mass of thick, grey clouds.  They found Him!  And so will I.  I will be mindful of Him.  I will meditate on Him.  I will align my body, soul and spirit to His Spirit.  I will look to the sacrifice of the Cross.  I will weep over the depravity of my sin.  I will rejoice over the Redemption offered by a Risen Savior.  I will depend on His Grace as I deny my stubborn flesh.  I will look for Him and I will find Him!  "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares The Lord.  Jeremiah 29:13-14a.

That little pre-school boy is now a grown man.  I saw him yesterday, and with the same excitement and twinkle in his eyes he exclaimed, "Mama, I had some God moments today!"  He proceeded to share about the goodness of God's specific provision for that day, and His sweetness of reconciliation and restoration of a friendship.  I think he found Him.