Where art thou?

"And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?" (Gen.3:8-9).

Where are you today? When God called out to Adam saying, "Where art thou" it wasn't because God didn't know where Adam was, but because he wanted Adam to think about where he was. If you call somebody for directions because you are lost, the first thing they will ask you is, "where are you?" You have to know where you are before you can get to where you need to be. A son of a Pastor asked his dad about God's leading in his life. His dad replied, "Son, keep the room clean where you are, and in God's time, the door to the next room will open." I read that in a devotional reading today and thought about the many times I've said to my sons that they could not go anywhere until they clean their rooms. My boys have a tendency to allow their rooms to get messy because it's "their room" so they think. And when people come over they can just shut the door and no one will know that their rooms are a mess. But mom knows and she doesn't want them to be comfortable sleeping a in pig sty. We have a tendency to allow areas that others don't have to know about to get messy. But even if no one else knows about it, God does. You can hide from others but you can't hide from God. He will not overlook the secrets sins in your life. And until you clean those areas up you will not experience God's best for your life. Don't expect God to open up new doors in your life until you clean up the mess where you sleep.

God cares about where you are. And no matter what the failures or spiritual successes you've had, God has more for you. As we approach the New Year it's a good time to evaluate where you are in the light of God's word. Confess any sins that God reveals to you and set some new goals for your life as God directs. May this coming year bring many blessings as you follow the Lord where ever he leads you.