I remember an incident that happened when I was a little boy. My parents had taken me for some festive event, in a public place, where I got separated from my parents and was lost in the crowd. In that crowd, I found my way somehow to the individual with a microphone and said something like “my parents are lost“. Hearing that announcement, my parents who were desperately and anxiously looking for me, found me with the announcer and we were reunited.
What I’d like us to focus is that many times, we who are lost, dont think that we are lost. We instead think that God is no where to be found and that God is lost. I should have rightfully told the announcer, that “I was lost” but instead, I said “My parents are lost”. All the time, my parents were desperately looking for me, even in a crowd, because I was loved and I belonged to them. Likewise, God desperately looks for each one of us, even in a world filled with many, because each of us are loved and each of us belong to Him. Jesus (God) is a seeking shepherd who will leave the 99 to seek after the 1 that is lost.
If you were to tell God, “I am lost without you” (as a child who has lost his/her parents), you may only be pleased to hear Him say “I am desperate without you” (as a parent who has lost their son/daughter).
When you think that God is No-Where to be found, the reality is God is NOW-HERE to be found! Tell God, “I am lost with you” and wait to hear Him respond …
Luke 15:1-6 (KJV)
1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
Natalee Martin
If you are lost and you are not sure [where you are], how does God know [where] to find you?
Mano Paul
Natalee, thank you for asking your question. I hope I understood your question correctly. Your question made me go to the source of all answers (the Bible) and also to my personal experiences in life (that God has allowed) to seek the answer to your question. So I pray in the Spirit that the answer would satisfy your quest about a God who loves us dearly.
I will start with the Scriptures.
Now from my personal life.
I am blessed to be a Father for a lovely 4 year old boy, Reuben. And every time we go somewhere, I always (always) have my eyes on him. He is always in our (my wife and mine) gaze. We never lose sight of him, lest any harm come by. Every now and then, however, especially in toy stores, he will wander a little far away, beyond our direct line of sight. Instantly, either my wife or I run toward him, calling his name until we get him back in our sight. Now if we as earthly parents do that, how much more (you can imagine) that our heavenly Father God does the same.
So in short, if we are lost and we are not sure [where we are], it does not mean that God does not know where you are. In fact, he has never been away from your side and you have always been in his gaze.
Hope that helps clarify your question. God bless
Suresh Chandra Bose
Probably you can also start including any songs related to your daily thoughts with Youtube links like this one.
This is the air I breathe
This is the air I breathe
Your holy presence living in me
And I I’m desperate for you
And I I’m I’m lost without you……
Mano Paul
Good point, Suresh. Actually, it was this song that gave me the idea and as I thought more about the song, I realized that the words of the song, expresses that we can be desperate for God, and in reality, God is always desperate for us.
Thanks for calling this out, the lyrics and the video link.