Getting away with good friends to do some fishing holds a special place in my heart. Our church’s annual men’s fishing trip is one of the year’s highlights. After five hours in the car, we were excited to get to our first fishing spot, ready to cast our lines and catch some trout.
After fishing the first stream for a couple of hours, we decided to head back to the truck. The brush near the stream was thick, and as I turned to leave, I suddenly realized the truck keys were no longer attached to my hip. My heart sank as panic began to set in.
Looking back at the stream and the tangled brush, I had little hope of finding the keys. It was like a punch to the gut. We were in the middle of nowhere, and getting a replacement key wasn’t an option. I was sure I had ruined the trip for everyone.
Still, I knew I had to try. Retracing my steps through the dense brush, I searched and searched, but after forty-five minutes of crawling and combing the ground, I felt more hopeless than ever. I was convinced the keys were gone for good.
In a moment of desperation, I stopped crawling and started praying. On my hands and knees, I said, “God! No one can find these keys but You. Please help me, or I’ve ruined the whole trip.”
It was at that exact moment that I glanced to my right. Brushing some leaves aside, and there they were. I was beyond excited. It was a moment of pure joy and relief for me.
I immediately thanked God in prayer and hurried to let the other guys know I had found them. To me, it was nothing short of a miracle. Those keys were utterly lost, but God.
That time by the stream taught me an important lesson. It took two things to find those keys: First, I had to start looking, and second, I needed God’s help.
If you’re searching for answers in your life, you must start looking. And the best place to begin is with God.
The Bible says, “When you call on me and come and pray to me, I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:12-14)
Jesus also said, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” (Luke 11:9-10)
Looking back, I’m fully convinced I would never have found those keys without turning to God. It makes me wonder—what will God do for you once you’ve turned your whole heart toward seeking Him?
Today, choose to seek Him in all you do. Ask, seek, knock. Look for him like you never have before. That’s when the real miracles start to happen.
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