Seek, not Hide

How do we experience the blessings of God? How do we have a close relationship with Him? In Ps 63:1 David says, "O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;". He says that "no matter how bad things get, he will try to find God, and His blessings." He goes on in verse 11 saying "every one that sweareth by Him shall glory:". David is confident that by keeping his eyes on God, he will overcome any adversity.
In Prov. 8:17, God says "I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me." Isn't it good to know that God promises that if we will just seek Him, that we will find Him? What is the difference in "looking", and "seeking"? Have you ever seen a 10 y/o look for something, they step into the doorway, scan the room, and say "I can't find it". But, when we seek something, we will empty out all the drawers, move all the furniture out of the room, get a comb to go through the carpet, while holding a flashlight. Looking is walking around the yard, scanning the ground. Seeking is, crawling through the whole yard, then when you reach the edge of the yard, you keep going, crawling through the bushes, and mud.
God says that when He thinks about us, He thinks about giving us peace, and not doing evil to us. He then says that when we call His name, and pray to Him, He will hear us, and will listen to us. Not just hear us, but listen to us. Then He repeats, "And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart." Jer. 29:11-13. Three times now we hear God say, that all we have to do, is seek for Him, call His name, search for Him with all our heart, and He will make Himself known to us.
"But, this was the old testament, what does it mean for us today?", you ask.
Lu.11:9, is a good place to start. Jesus says that if we pray about it, we shall receive it, seek it and you will find it, knock on the door and it will be opened.
Col. 3:1 says "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God." What does this mean? If we have accepted Jesus as our savior, then we should be doing everything in our power to live as Christ lived, and doing our best to please Him. The rest of the chapter goes on to explain how we should live, the things we should and should not be doing, the things that will allow us to live as Christ lived.
Finally in Heb. 13:14 tells us that as Christians we have no permanent home here on earth. Instead we are waiting on our home in heaven. We should be seeking the day that we are able to join Christ in paradise, in the throne room of God. What a glorious wonderful day that will be, when I hear Him say "Well done thou good and faithful servant".