The word lost occurs about 15 times in this chapter. Every Bible class I have ever taken informs me when things repeat in scripture, they are important!
I once heard a student describe this chapter as God's Lost and Found department. I could not agree more! Every week here at camp, we gather articles of clothing we find at the end of every week. My favorite occurrences are when the staff 'model' a piece of clothing; and upon that modeling a camper recognizes the item as theirs! They do not even realize they have lost something until it is displayed for all of camp to see.
This started a train of thought in my head about my lost-ness. I wonder if there have been times when I have gone astray and have not realized, and what changed in me; or if I am still lost in my day to day life. How will I recognize my own lost-ness? Being male, I tend to not ask for directions and plug in the address to my Garmin. But what about my spiritual life? How do I know if I am lost in following God?
Sometimes it is tricky to follow God. I can be doing one thing, and thinking it is great, but He wants me to do another thing. For example, I was on a mission trip to Mexico the summer before my senior year. On this mission trip, I really felt God calling me into full time Children's Ministry. When I arrived back in Minnesota, I claimed God called me into Youth Ministry, not Children's Ministry. Children's Ministry, in my eyes, was a job for women, not for me! Little did I know God would later call me into camping ministry ministering to primarily children!
For me, staying found has become a journey all in its own of daily Bible reading and challenging those around me to do the same. I also pray and invite God into all areas of my day.
How about you? What do you do to stay found?
In His service, Crazy Pete
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