Can you see the paw print of a lion?
A few months ago I had the privilege of tracking lions in the bush of South Africa. It was an amazing experience. As we left the bush camp, we were on foot equipped with two trained trackers, one shot gun and a very excited missionary who was just thrilled to be along for the walk. As we walked through the bush I kept my eyes pealed looking in every direction in hope of impressing my guides and being the first to spot the lion. After a while we came upon some tracks. It took me a while to see them as they were somewhat difficult to see in the sandy ground. Obviously my guides were far more experienced than I as they could see things that to which I was oblivious. At one point they stopped and began to dig around in the sand and sift through it as if to search for something. Then one guide did the unthinkable. He smelled and tasted the sand. He held up a handful to my mouth for me to take a turn. They proceeded to tell me that the Lions had spent the night here and had killed a small animal to eat. All I could see was sand, sticks and the usual bush like terrain. They could tell by the placement of the grass, smell and taste of the sand that lions had been there recently. So as I was trecking through the African bush looking all over and in every direction for Lions, my experienced guides were looking to ground and the small nuances of the landscape to find what they were looking for; a lion.
As followers of Jesus we too are constantly struggling with our faith trying to locate the footprints of God in our lives. We seem to be looking in every direction trying to find God and know his ways. We need to train our senses and spiritual eyes to see, taste and feel the movement and working of God in and aournd our lives. Sometimes he feels elusive as a lion, but as we train our spiritual senses and learn his ways we will be able to see things that only the trained can see. In doing so, tracking The Lion will become a wonderful adventure of discovery and memories of God's mercy and justice in our lives as we seek to find him in every aspect of our lives.
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you! Jeremiah 29:13,14a
Lets get Trekking!
3 comments:
I loved this little devotional about the lions and trying to trek them. We do so often in our lifes look for God when with all of our senses we know that he is already there with us. The verse you quoted is my all time favorite verse and is tattooed on my back!! How awesome. Lisa
Yea! You've finally seen the lions up close. 8-) So many lion hunts! I loved the devotional that went along with it. Thanks. Glad you have a blog now!
What a wonderful message to all of us, searching for the tracks that God is leaving on our hearts. Tuning into God's small subtle signs that he is here among us daily, guiding us and walking with us on the safari called "life". Where would we be without our omnipresent, omnipotent & omniscient God?
We look forward to hearing from you in this fashion more. Keep writing.
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