just a few inches

“the majority of lost objects are right where you figure-once you take a moment to stop and figure..." -prof. solomon

i was listening to a christian radio program last week - and the topic was “how to find lost objects.” which kinda surprised me.. ‘coz what does *that* have to do with the Bible, huh?! anyway. that’s where i first heard of the “eureka zone.”

according to prof. solomon, majority of the objects we misplace are actually found right where we lost them. or at least, they are found no more than 18 inches from their original locaiton. this region is what he calls the eureka zone.

it’s been shown that most of the time, the object we are looking for is actually right in front of our eyes. but it’s rendered “invisible” to us because (1) we’re too busy looking elsewhere; (2) our eyes are not focused on the object; or (3) we’ve forgotten exactly what the object looked like.

kinda like what happens with me and the Lord. sometimes, i’d feel lonely or sad.. and i’d long for His presence. i’d feel like i’d lost Him.. and i’d go searching for Him in all sorts of weird places (doing weird things along the way, too!). sometimes i’d get too busy in my search. other times i’d get distracted (by people, by work, and yes, even by service). and after a while, i’d just realize that i’d forgotten what (or rather, WHO) got me searching in the first place.

as members of this community, i’m quite sure we’ve all conducted our own search for the missing/silent/lost God. we all know what it’s like to thirst for His presence and His love. it’s probably what brought us here to rivers, in the first place.

but we also know by now that it’s not really the Lord who’s missing/lost. we’re the ones who got lost. yet, no matter how far we may have wandered from Him, when we seek Him, we will find Him. He will always be in our eureka zone. no more than a couple of inches from where we stand ü

and we also know that even if we tire in our search for Him, He will never tire in His search for us. we are never away from His thoughts.. because we are always in His heart ü

“i once was lost but now am found.. was blind but now i see..”

lost and found. ‘tis truly amazing to find the Lord.. and to be found by Him ü