Reach the lost
In the song Amazing Grace we have sung “I once was lost but now I am found, was blind but now I see” maybe a million times in my lifetime. However I don’t think I have ever stopped and asked myself what does Lost truly mean!
Disney world 15 years ago! I was 9 years old and the magic was all around me. The trip was going beautiful until I looked up and realized I had no clue where my family was! I was lost! I had gone into the bathroom and when I came out I didn’t see a single family member (which my family is so big and loud you could see them coming from Mars)! Sheer panic surged into my body but I decided to remain calm. I left the place I had just seen them and went to the other places we had already been! I raced from one floor of the building to the next. I was wide eyed, palms sweating, just about to cry until I remembered my parents always told me to stay in one place if I couldn’t find them. So back to the bathrooms I went! Who do I see standing there but my mom and Laura (my sister) confused and searching everywhere for me! Apparently they had also followed me into the bathroom and my obvious self did not realize that is where they were!
Have you ever felt lost? Wether that be physically lost like I was at Disney or spiritually lost. You see, Amazing Grace is referring to the spiritually lost. If you have ever been physically lost it is similar to being spiritually lost.
When you are physically lost you are wandering around not knowing if you are going to be able to find your way back! When you are spiritually lost you are Wandering from God not able to find your way back to him. It is scary and overwhelming but if you are spiritually lost know people are looking for you to bring you home! Christians I know are reaching out, by no means is it perfect but they are working endlessly.
In my life I have been spiritually lost. I had been running from one room to another trying to fill a hole only God could fill. At times I tried to fill it In my relationships, with soccer, with being the best student I could be, whatever you can think but it was never enough. I didn’t even realize I was lost, just like you may not know you are lost. I realized I felt just like I did when I was at Disney. I was searching for my family. I just wanted to go home!
In Luke 19:10 it says “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” God did for us what we weren’t able to do for ourselves! He sent Jesus to help reach those who are lost. He gave us the freedom to choose to be like Christ. If we seek in our hearts to be like Him, we too shall be reaching for those who are lost! God reached out to me when I decided to go home. I pray you decide to go home and allow God to find you too!
