Our Treasure Map

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him…but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God…No one knows the thoughts of the Spirit of God…He will guide you into all truth…He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.” 1 Cor. 2:9-11, John 16:13-14

When our children were young we always made Christmas morning a little more fun by leaving clues around the house pointing to their gifts. Their gifts would eventually be revealed to them on our terms. We would lead them note by note with instructions of where to go next. Sometimes a note would instruct them to go into the basement, up the stairs, into the refrigerator, etc… One of us would have to accompany Caroline for she feared certain areas in the house (garage, loft). At the end of the search the gift was revealed making the search as important as the discovery.

God has given us everything required to discovery His best for us through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. If we have accepted God through the death and resurrection of Christ, confessed our sins and turned away from our old lives we have this treasure map within us. The Spirit searches what God has in mind for each of our lives, and step by step the search for these precious revelations for our lives will be revealed.

When one set of instructions lead us into dark and uncomfortable places God will be by our side to walk with us and comfort us. We do not have to fear for our Parent goes behind us, before us and around us. He hovers above us and moves with us as we go forward towards our spiritual revelations.

We cannot take short-cuts in finding the will of God for our lives. We must use the step by step instructions revealed to find our spiritual treasures. He will reveal these treasures through our inner treasure map, the Holy Spirit.