Lost

Not a word anyone wants to hear or admit they have experienced. Reality is that everyone has been lost at some time in his/her life. Physically lost when going to a new place or trying to get back to a place you’ve only been once and don’t use directions. Mentally lost when there’s a change in your job and you have to start a new routine. Emotionally lost when families grow and change and you’re trying to find your place in the new situations. Spiritually lost when you are out of church for awhile or let the busyness of the world invade your time. Most people have probably experienced all of the above examples at different stages of their lives.

Lost is defined as having gone astray or missed the way (dictionary.com). Webster’s 1828 dictionary uses the following definitions: not able to find the right way or the way intended; bewildered; perplexed; alienated. Definition number 7 says, “not perceptible to the senses; not visible”. All of the above are different levels of “lost”. However, they all lead to the next step being “not perceptible to the senses; not visible”. So how does the next step become visible?

First, you have to want it. You have to want to stop being lost and be found. It’s easy to start the pity party and wallow in your feelings. Unfortunately, that won’t yield any results or point you in the right direction to be found. We are surrounded by people who know us and may be able to help based on their own past situations. There is, however, only one who truly knows how to help you be found…God. When you’re lost, you typically feel far from God and don’t know how to get back. The good news is that God has not moved away from you. You can still communicate through prayer. You can also find some scriptures to help you focus on God and not on your situation. The book of Psalm is full of prayers from David for the Lord’s help. You can also read a Proverb a day to help gain wisdom and give examples of how you should live. That will help take your focus off being lost and put it on to finding your way back.

We are not intended to live life alone or wandering through each day as if we were lost. Each day has a purpose just as each person has a purpose. Seek God and God’s purpose for your life so you can stop surviving and start thriving!