The Chicago Bulls

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

I'm a huge Chicago Bulls fan. Last year, I placed watching my beloved team play the Celtics in the first round of the NBA Playoffs before my studies. As with most fans, preseason is an exciting time. You get to see the improvements that players made over the offseason. You get to see the rookies show their stuff and justify why the team picked them instead of the other 60 rookies that got drafted. Today was the second game of the preseason for the Bulls and I desperately wanted to watch it. The game was televised on NBA TV. The problem is, Purdue dorms don't get NBA TV. In this day and age, anything can be found on the internet so I spent a good thirty minutes looking for the game on google. I eventually found the game and watched twenty minutes of it. Then the website went down and I had to find a new one. In all, I had to find about four different sites to watch a mere 18 minutes of basketball. Nothing was going to stop me from watching this game.

Quite often, I pray and expect God to speak to me. That's not what Jesus told us to do. In Matthew 7:7-8, He very clearly told us to be active in pursuing God. One thing that I don't do is proactively seek God's will or go up to His door and actually knock. Rather, I stand in front of the door and expect Him to open it for me without me knocking. I'm not called to have a complacent and lazy relationship with the Lord. Following God takes commitment, focus, perseverance, and faith.
What I find interesting and sad is that I am willing to actively seek out other things, like finding a website to watch the Bulls play. In that, I didn't stop until I found what I was looking for. When I have questions for God, I half heartedly look, get discouraged, and often stop. Why is it that my heart cares more about a Bulls game than knowing the will of God? Time to shape up.