Search me, oh God – A great place to start is by listening to this great hymn on YouTube.
I will venture to say that most of us have more than one pet peeve—myself included! The one that annoys me the most at times is search results. I search whether it’s on Amazon, Google, or another website for “front” because I don’t want “back” and get everything…a really helpful search?! I search for “right” and get “left” or both. I search for a brand name only and still get other brands in the results. Or I search for “new” and get “refurbished” or “used”…NOT what I wanted.
The searches are not reliable in many aspects. I search for only Prime on Amazon and get items that charge shipping. Then there’s bait and switch tactics. I select an item that ships for 2-day delivery only to find out at checkout that it won’t come for several weeks.
What does God find when He searches our hearts? He does search us, you know!
“Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Point out anything in me that offends you,
and lead me along the path of everlasting life.”
(Psalm 139:23-24, NLT)
Does He find thoughts and attitudes that are pleasing to Him, or does He find unconfessed sin? When He searches, God wants to find good (not bad), righteous (not sinful), love (not hate), and other such qualities. Are the search results God finds pleasing or are they a pet peeve with God? Are the results something He can work with or not at all close to what He was hoping to find?
What people see on the outside of our lives may look good, but when they get closer and get to know us, are we the same on the inside? Search your heart today and let God’s searchlight shine into the corners as well. It will be a start to finding the peace we all long for and which I have found. If you are yearning for peace in this volatile world, please let a comment below and read other posts here (This is my first one of many to come as I just started this blog.). I’d love to share with you further how you, too, can find God’s perfect peace.