Here’s yet another blog post about going on a God Hunt—learning to look for God in your everyday worlds.
You may wonder how age factors into going on a God Hunt. What age category would you say is probably going to be the best at picking out God Hunt sightings as they happen? If we set up a playoff bracket by decades, 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, 71 and above, which decade would you say will probably end up in first?
Well, I’d advise seeding the 1-10’s and the 71’s and above as one and two. They’re the groupings most likely to win. That’s because young children, once they catch on to the idea, are incredible “God Hunters.” Then again, whereas old age may mean less perfect physical sight, that’s when people’s spiritual sight usually starts to improve a great deal.
Maybe we should also seed the 11-20 group because the preteen element—those remarkable 11 and 12 year old, the Paul’s-nephew types—usually have some real champion players.
The last seed in most churches would normally be the 61-70 group, because some of them start to retire and are often looking for a new challenge.
It’s the middle years, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, that are characteristically the tough ones. Why? It’s because everyone is so busy with all kinds of other challenges. So you who are between 21 and 60 will have to give this an extra push if you have any thoughts whatsoever of coming out on top! Of course upsets can always happen, and the game’s never over ’til it’s over.
In Thursday’s blog post—after taking one day off for my usual Wednesday “Preaching Tip” for pastors—I’ll talk about the God Hunt category of any help to do God’s work in the world. For now, all of us have another day to work at becoming mature in this unique discipline. Again, how well you do will be determined to a great degree by whether or not you get started keeping a God Hunt Diary or notebook. It’s so important to keep writing down your God Hunt Sightings.
In closing let me again quote the famous detective Joey Schmidt, who I figure was somewhere around 10, 11 or 12, (the book doesn’t say, but he’s at that really good “God Hunter” age). Anyway, Joey Schmidt pointed out, “If you’re gonna be first class and really find things, you gotta keep records!”
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