I learned a lesson in seeking God last night.  It had been a long day.  I had just clocked out of work at 10:30 and was on my way down the hall to my room when the phone rang.  It was the hospital with a trauma call.  So I logged back in, transcribed a report, and then 30 minutes later finally got to bed.  That time is my favorite time of the day.  I get my pillows all propped and floofed just right.  I have my Bible waiting for me in the rocking chair next to my bed.  The house is completely quiet and I am able to have my evening Bible reading time.

However, last night was different.  I began to read my Psalms for the day.  After about the third one, I was about to just close my Bible and go to sleep.  I might have well been reading Shakespeare.  I was getting NOTHING out of it.

That's when I realized that I was just going through the motions.  I wasn't seeking God.  I was just doing the routine of reading my Bible.  Reading the Bible does not come with a guarantee that you will hear from the Lord.  You have to seek him.  You not only have to read with your eyes, but with your heart as well.

I stopped, asked the Lord to forgive me for not seeking him, and then asked Him to speak to me through my reading - and He did.   As the scripture says -- if we seek Him, we *WILL* find Him if we seek Him with all our hearts.