Have you been searching for that great feeling?
That feeling that sweeps over you and deletes every negative part of your life for at least a few moments?
That feeling that starts low and works it's way up, so far that you just want to yell out of pure excitement?
That feeling that gives you goose bumps?
That feeling that won't allow your face to go without a smile?
That feeling that seems like everyone wants?

In my small view of our country, America, it seems that we have an incredible desire to feel good. The commercials tell us how great it will make us feel to have:
The new Caddy, the new shoes, that restaurant, those clothes, that candy bar, this cologne and that kind of b/f, g/f or spouse.
What we learn from these commercials is that we need to have these things and eat at these places to feel good. We need to look and dress a certain way to feel good.

The interesting thing is that a lot of times we treat God, The Bible and church the same way. We are looking for that feeling or that fix. You know what I'm sayin'! Maybe a quiet time is done in expectation that God will make us feel good the rest of the day. Maybe you go to church to get that feeling that sweeps over you. I don't know what it is for you. I think you can identify with this though.

What is wrong with pursuing the feeling? Thanks for asking. I will answer with a question: When you bought that new car, you felt great! What happened after you owned it for a while? Maybe after you ate in it a few times? That's what I thought. Eventually the feeling disappeared.

God requires much more from us, more than us pursuing a feeling, more than us wanting to feel good for a few moments. God wants us to get to know Him, God wants us to surrender fully to Him regardless of how it feels. See, just like anything else, the feelings won't be there every second. The difference between God and everything else is the fact that GOD WILL ALWAYS BE THERE! He will never leave us or forsake us.

How are you pursuing God today? Are you looking for a feeling, or are you striving to know Him?