Everywhere I look lately, I see people who seem to be searching for something. A lot of these people seem to know what they're searching for, or at least they act like they know what they're looking for. I don't know about everyone, but some of the people I know who seem to be searching for something don't seem to be looking in the right places. Or at least that's how it seems to me.
My school is very secular, and my town is a "party-hardy" type town, where about half, maybe more, of the teenage population goes out and parties until they vomit every weekend. They do this because there's nothing to do, or they need to forget their problems, or because it's the "cool" thing to do. It really breaks my heart to see this happening. Some of these teens are looking for something to fill an empty feeling inside of them. I've heard them say that. Hearing them say that, but knowing they don't know Christ breaks my heart even more than the fact that they drink because they don't think they have anything better to do.
I've gotten a chance to talk about God with a few of my friends from school, and even though they act like they don't want to hear what I say, there are moments when I see genuine interest in their eyes. I see the same look in the eyes of the younger girls who attend the girls bible study I lead with some friends, and at the girls night events I host. I don't understand why it seems so obvious to me what they are searching for, but they don't seem to know what it is. I find it even harder to understand when it feels like they know what they're looking for, but they're in complete denial of it and act like they don't want anything to do with God. I guess this is one of those things that we'll come across many times in our lives as Christians, and we need to rely on God for guidance.
I pray that the people who are out there searching for answers, for God, that they wouldn't give up and they'd open their hearts and their minds to anything God may be trying to show them or say to them. I want God to use me as a light for these people, if that's what they need. I pray that God will give me the right words to say to reach these people, and that He will give me the courage to talk to them. I pray that everyone who is out there searching will have someone in their life who can help them learn about God. I believe that the only way they'll be able to fill the emptiness inside is by filling it with God, His love, and His Holy Spirit.
