A Hungering Faith

As one whose spiritual mantra has for a long time been, "Pay Attention,"  I was stopped dead in my tracks when I came across Hebrews 2:1 which says, "Therefore, we must pay greater attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it..."  I sat there for a long minute scratching my head.  What does it mean to pay greater attention when paying attention has become a way of life? Is it speaking a word about being more focused?  Is it sounding a note saying to live with more attentiveness?  Or, is it a call to live with a mindfulness that points to having missed something, some thing, or some opportunity?   

I am sure the answer is out there somewhere where the Word of God makes itself known in a "now you see it, now you don't" manner.  Such is how God often reveals Himself in the creation.  What is seen in one moment is gone as quickly as a glance away; yet, there can be no doubt that it was a moment of holy revelation.  It is like the sunset.  Run in the house to get someone to see the magnificent display of colors and by the time the front door is opened the second time, what was seen is no more.  All day I have carried this Word from Hebrews with me.  All day I have constantly been looking for the way deeper into the truth of the passage, but still it remains as invisible as the Creator Himself.   Some Words that God speaks to us through the sacred Word are slow in coming.  It seems sometimes that greater clarity often means waiting for God to unfold the Word before us.  

I want to hear this word with greater understanding, but One thing I have learned over the years is that He is not in a hurry to bring the understanding I seek.  He is not hurried by my impatient seeking.  What I seek from the Word may be like a big ball of string being slowly unwound.  Perhaps, I will be around to see the core of the truth I seek, but, perhaps, not.  For now I know what I seek is out there invisible to my understanding and so I will wait to see what this hungering faith of mine will finally enable me to know.