Where's God?

Remember those “Where’s Waldo?” books?

I still enjoy looking for Waldo -- even now. There he is somewhere in the middle of a crowded page, wearing his red-and-white stripes, quietly hiding in plain sight. We scan, we squint, we lean in just a little closer -- and then -- aha! We find him!

The creator promised he was always there. We just had to look.

Now, finding God isn’t exactly like finding Waldo -- but sometimes it can feel that way.

Life gets busy. Loud. Full. Our days fill up with appointments, errands, responsibilities -- and before we know it, we find ourselves asking, “Where’s God?”

The beautiful truth is this: He isn’t hiding. Through the prophet Jeremiah, God made a promise that still whispers to us today:
“You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13

God isn’t lost in the crowd. He’s present in it.
He’s in the quiet nudge to pray.

The peace that settles our heart when everything else feels unsettled.
The kindness of a friend.
The beauty of a sunrise that stops us in our tracks.

We don’t have to search page after page to find Him.
But we do have to slow down.

Oh, how easy it is to get distracted. I’ve had moments where I’m so busy doing life that I forget to savor the One who gave me life.

And yet, God is so patient. He doesn’t throw up His hands and say, “Well, she missed Me again today.”

No -- He gently waits.
He draws us back.
He reminds us that He’s been there all along.

So maybe today, instead of asking, “Where’s God?”
Let's pause.
Let's breathe.
We look again -- with a heart that’s open and expectant.

And just like Waldo…we’ll discover He was never far away.