Why do we seek God?

[denicethomas]

I dont know whether this question has been posted before in any other sections
Is it because we are weak and cant do things alone or we want to get things done from him. Pls share your thoughts…

Thanks

 

[Barbkw]

I seek God because He is Holy and I’d like to know more about that.

It’s rather trite today to say that God is “All Powerful”.

However, human study of the universe shows us - through very accurate measurement - how intelligent and powerful The Trinity is.

And all that They did, was for love of us. We did not choose God…God chose us.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Because we’re built for infinity and there is no other source.

Think about it. There is no point at which our minds cannot hold more. There is no point at which we could not possibly accept more love. There is no point at which we could not possibly stand confronting more beauty. Being infinite as He is, we cannot exhaust God. He, and only He, is the endless font in whose presence we could spend an eternity and be endlessly and always increasingly satisfied.

 

[Dorothy]

The Lord created us and loves us and calls us to Himself for eternal happiness. Even those who have yet to hear of Him have an empty place within that needs to be filled.

 

[Lubomyr]

I dont know whether this question has been posted before in any other sections
Is it because we are weak and cant do things alone or we want to get things done from him. Pls share your thoughts…

Thanks

Short answer, because of Natural Law. Rocks fall down, trees grow towards the light, and animals seek food, and so on, because everything in the universe has God as its origin and as its destiny, and everything tries to become as much like God as it can.

 

[fhansen]

I dont know whether this question has been posted before in any other sections
Is it because we are weak and cant do things alone or we want to get things done from him. Pls share your thoughts…

Thanks

As an alternative to the ultimate hopelessness, ignorance, and futile materialism to this worlds offerings where everything is pretty much ego-driven.

**Vanity of vanities…All things are vanity!
There’s nothing new under the sun! **Eccles 1:2&9

 

[ready]

I dont know whether this question has been posted before in any other sections
Is it because we are weak and cant do things alone or we want to get things done from him. Pls share your thoughts…

Thanks

God made us this way … he built this into us … he is the beginning and end of us all, i.e. we all have our origins from him and we are all going to him. It is only natural that we are so dependant on him for everything. We become disordered when we make ourselves autonomous and no longer dependant on him.

May God help you to understand how truly dependant we are on him, and how truly good it is to be so dependant. Amen.

 

[EmeraldWings]

Well, just reading the lives of the saints gives us a very good idea of why we seek God, although not everyone seeks Him for the same reason, but it’s because we are only truly happy and at peace with Him, He is the only one who can truly satisfy us, because he made us for Himself, He is our purpose and our place,
“Who except God can give you peace? Has the world ever been able to satisfy the heart?” St. Gerard Majella
“No earthly pleasures, no kingdoms of this world can benefit me in any way. I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire. Do not talk about Jesus Christ as long as you love this world.” St Ignatius of Antioch
“You cannot please both God and the world at the same time, They are utterly opposed to each other in their thoughts, their desires, and their actions.” St. John Vianney

The saints saw such beauty and joy and love in God, that the world became detestable to them…not the world as the “earth”, but worldly things, especially what leads into temptation, the world, the flesh, and the devil, and then since they found such joy and peace in God, the joys of this world paled…of course that does not mean that the things we find joy in in this life are bad, it simply means that the more we love God and desire to be with him, the more those things no longer impress us or have hold on us,

although some may think that that kind of holiness is to hard to reach, that being a saint is only possible for a select few…but don’t be fooled by those kinds of thoughts, the devil likes to hold us back by feeding us those lies…because in all honesty, anyone can be a saint(i know a saint is someone who is in heaven, but you know what i mean)…and where someone may not think so is because when they read the lives of the saints, they see the miracles and visions and extraordinary things, and think that’s what a saint is…but really what makes you “saintly” is in your virtues, not just the ones others see, but above all, the ones God sees, the ones you practice in your heart, such as charity towards your neighbor, truly forgiving all who have offended you from your heart,

well, i’m getting off subject…so to just put it simply, we seek God to love him, and to be happy, though not necessarily in this life, but in the next.
and yes, we are weak and completely dependent on God to do anything good, so if we wish to even love Him more and grow in the virtues, we must ask.

 

[puzzleannie]

because he is seeking us, calling us, and has implanted the desire for union with Him in every human heart.

 

[Laughing_Crow]

I think in general its because humanity naturally is a curious species. We always are asking “Why/how”, not just on God but everything. Personally I do believe this will be the end of us (one day we will do something we REALLY shouldnt have).

But I think the biggest thing is fear. We naturally fear being alone in the universe. We fear that we are the only intelligent lifeform in the vastness of the universe, if existence itself. Some people try and fill that void by searching for life out there, others try and find God.