die Schönheit des Simplexen

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Ihr werdet mich suchen und finden; denn wenn ihr mich von ganzem Herzen suchen werdet, so will ich mich von euch finden lassen, spricht der HERR, und will eure Gefangenschaft wenden und euch sammeln aus allen Völkern und von allen Orten, wohin ich euch verstoßen habe, spricht der HERR, und will euch wieder an diesen Ort bringen, von wo ich euch habe wegführen lassen. (Jeremia 29,13-14 nach Luther)Bittet, so wird euch gegeben; suchet, so werdet ihr finden; klopfet an, so wird euch aufgetan. Denn wer da bittet, der empfängt; und wer da sucht, der findet; und wer da anklopft, dem wird aufgetan. (Matthäus 7,7-8 nach Luther)

Über das Gott-Suchen wird in manchen christlichen Kreisen nur mit grosser Häme gesprochen: „Hast Du Gott verloren? Das muss aber ein kleiner Gott gewesen sein.“ „Ja, wo ist er denn?“ Meiner Ansicht nach ist das zum einen auf ein Missverständnis zurück zu führen und zum anderen ist es vollkommen unangebracht, sich despektierlich über die Glaubensäusserungen anderer Christen zu äussern. Wie auch immer, die Erkenntnis, alles in Christus zu haben und mit allem gesegnet zu sein, ist bei manchen Geschwistern so gross, dass sie nichts mehr suchen mögen, obwohl sie gleichwohl manchmal etwas vermissen. Man proklamiert stattdessen und lässt das Suchen sein.
Ich bekenne mich zu beidem: ich proklamiere im guten Bewusstsein, alles in Christus zu haben und ich suche Gott und seine Gaben im Bewusstsein, dass ich nicht über alles schon verfüge, was ich habe. Wenn ich Gott suche, heisst das nicht, dass Gott abhanden gekommen wäre. Es bedeutet, dass ich mich an einem Punkt befinde an dem ich ihn nicht erlebe. Beim Suchen verändert sich der Standpunkt des Suchenden, er geht einen Weg auf etwas zu.
Das Gute ist, dass wir wissen, wo Gott ist. Wir wissen, was er mag und entsprechend segnet. Wir wissen auch, wie wir ihm begegnen können. Wir suchen Gott indem wir auf etwas zugehen, was wir kennen. Wir wissen z.B., dass er uns finanziell segnen möchte und machen uns auf den Weg: Bibel lesen, beten, fasten, meditieren, ausprobieren, säen, usw. Das bedeutet es, ihn zu suchen.
Derzeit gibt es einiges in meinem Leben, das noch nicht ganz mit Gottes Willen übereinstimmt und ich suche Gott darüber. Ich will wissen, wie ich mich so verändern kann, dass der Himmel in meinem Leben auch an diesen Punkten sichtbar wird.

Gerade die alttestamentliche Stelle hilft mir gerade sehr: Gott wird sich finden lassen, wenn wir ihn suchen und er wird alles verändern. Halleluja.

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Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will ?nd; knock and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks ? nds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. (Matthew 7:7-8)

It used to be fairly normal that you should “search for God”. Then there was a new theological wave and the common opinion was that we have already found God and that the only thing you needed to understand was that you already had everything in Christ. Prayer in that respect was then reduced to proclamation and people claimed that they were healed or that they would become rich or whatever. In some Christian groups, people would talk about those who were still searching for God in an ironic or even sarcastic way: “Did you lose God? He must have been a small God. Well, where is he then?”
Of course it is de?nitely not right to talk in that way about other Christians and how they live their faith.
However, the realisation that you have everything in Christ and that you are blessed is for some brothers and sisters so strong that it prevents them from searching for anything – even if that means that they will sometimes miss out on something. They just proclaim and do not search at all.
I claim to be both: I proclaim to have everything in Christ and I also search for God and his gifts knowing that I have everything already. To search for God does not mean that you have lost him in the ?rst place. It means that you can experience more with him than you currently do. Whoever is searching for God does move towards him. We know where God is. We know what he likes and what he will bless. We also know that we can meet him. We search for God by heading towards something that we know. We know what he wants from us.
You can search for God in many different ways: by reading the bible, by praying, fasting, meditating, trying new things, etc. There are many possibilities.
There were always things in my life that were not quite in line with what God wants and this is exactly the reason why I am searching for God. I want to know how I can change so that heaven is visible in every aspect of my life.

You will seek me and ?nd me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you, declares the Lord, and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile. (Jeremiah 29:13-14)

It is exactly these verses that help a lot here: God will let us ?nd Him when we go searching for Him and he will change everything. I spend time with God every day to be in his presence but also so I can ?nd answers to how I should lead my life. The amazing thing is that my longing for Jesus does not lessen; it has actually been increasing over the years. The more we have of Jesus the more we long for more of Him. I can’t imagine a day where I don’t look for Him or long to meet Him. If you love somebody you can’t help wanting to be in their company.
There are of course things in my life that I proclaim, for proclaiming means nothing more than agreeing with what God’s word says about us. If I know that
God loves me but cannot feel, it I will proclaim it. If I know that God will bless me but do not feel it, I will proclaim that too. But if this relationship was only based upon what we have in Jesus and what we are in Him, then it would be really poor. I do not want to live with God on grounds of spiritual principles but in order to have an intensive relationship with Him in His presence. Neither is it enough to receive of Him and to be happy and glad about the promises he gives to us.
I want to love him for what He is. In order to do that, you have to spend time in His presence and search for His plan.

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