Anyone who has been around cats very much has probably had occasion to be entertained by watching a cat chase its tail. Round and round and round the cat goes, the tip of the tail just out of reach. Eventually the cat tires and gives up. Then out of the corner of his eye he sees a tail twitch and the entertainment starts up again as the cat goes round and round and round with the tail illuding him one more time.
I was talking to someone recently who is living life like that. He is spending his life, at the cost of health, relationships and his ‘soul’ chasing after the illusive money, illusive pleasure, illusive fulfillment, illusive success and illusive ‘attainment.’ I asked him about all the chasing in his life and his response was accurate. He responded: “People are made to chase.” I agree with him. People are made to chase. The question is what are people made to chase? Are humans designed to chase money, pleasure, fame, fortune, power and success or something or someone else?
The Bible is a record of people chasing after the illusive ‘twitching of the tail.’ The twitching forbidden fruit caught Eve’s eye. The twitching lure of power caught Saul’s eye. The twitch lure of beauty and lust caught David’s eye. The twitching lure of possessions, success and a bigger empire caught Solomon’s eye. Each generation and every person experiences the allure of chasing the ‘twitching tail.’
Humans were not created to chase whatever catches the eye. Humans were created to chase God. Paul told the people of Athens:
Starting from scratch, he made the entire human race and made the earth hospitable, with plenty of time and space for living so we could seek after God, and not just grope around in the dark but actually find him. He doesn't play hide-and-seek with us. He's not remote; he's near. (Acts 17:26-27 MSG)
What are you chasing? Are you chasing the latest ‘twitching tail’ that caught your eye or are you chasing the one who created us to ‘seek after God, and not just grope around in the dark but actually find Him.’
Chase after God!
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