I was once told by an old wise woman that our spiritual walk is much like an Easter egg hunt. When she was a young mother she used to hide Easter eggs for her kids. When they were young, three or four years old, she used to hide them in obvious places. Maybe sitting there right on the carpet or on a coffee table in plain view. Gradually, as they got older, she began hidding them in less obvious places making it harder to find.
The analogy is that in the beginning of our walk with Christ, God makes it very easy to find Himself. Things just come easy in understanding Him. The Bible opens up to us. We find it so easy to pray. Eventually, as we mature, God begins to hide Himself and the things of Himself from us. The search is more difficult, we enter dry times with the Lord, we're tested, and find it more difficult to do the simple things of our spiritual youth but it teaches our hearts to seek after God and in the end we're rewarded with new insight, a closer relationship with Him, those sweet little Easter eggs are found.
This trip for me is the Easter egg hunt. Why I am going on this trip? To have a nice vacation? No, it's to seek the Lord and to give Him my heart. I've come to a place where God is calling me to find Him in another place. I heard His voice calling to me as soon as I found out about the lay-off. It was the voice calling, "Come find me, Child."
This last week has been amazing time spent with friends and family. I've had my last night line-dancing, had a couple of going-away parties with some of my closest friends and family, went to Disneyland today, and tomorrow I will have to say Good-bye to you all. Thank you once again for all your support and prayers. May God richly bless you, may His face shine upon you, and may your heart always seek Him.
And as for You, Lord...
Ready or not here I come!
