Seek Me (Anonymous)

When I sought friends,
The Lord said, "seek ME first."

When I sought community,
The Lord said, "seek ME first."

When I sought healing,
The Lord said, "seek ME first."

When I sought calling,
The Lord said, "seek ME first."

When I sought riches,
The Lord said, "seek ME first."

When I sought
consolation,
identity,
security,
respect,
safety,
pleasure,
purpose,
success,
affirmation,
The Lord said, "bless ME, praise ME, boast in ME, magnify ME, exalt ME . . . seek ME."

I sought the Lord, and HE answered me, and He delivered me, and He is near.