In John’s gospel it is recorded in Chapter 1 verse 38:

“What are you seeking?”

It’s a good question.

When you wake up in the morning let God ask you: “What are you really looking for?” Or “What is your heart searching for?”

There is no point in saying anything but the truth since this question is not for His benefit but for yours. Like all the questions Jesus asks, He already knows the answer.

And like all the questions Jesus asks this one is an invitation into a deeper connection with him.

Questions invite more relationship. Answers put a full stop in place. Jesus always asks questions, lots of questions.

But none are more deep and heart searching than this one.

And it is not as if our heart’s answer stays constant. It varies from day to day or even from one moment to the next. From one mood swing to another.

However, there is one perfect answer and its given in the rest of the verse:

“Rabbi,” (that is, Teacher) “where are you at rest?”

This is the perfect answer.

It also turns out to be another question to which Jesus gives another invitation: “Come and see” (John 1:39).

The perfect answer – “Rabbi,” (that is, Teacher) “where are you at rest?” – is the answer Jesus is creating in our hearts as He questions it.

This is the ultimate end of the heart’s desires. The only place His question (“What do you want?”) leads us too.

When we know Jesus, to find His rest is the only thing that satisfies. His rest is in the work He has prepared beforehand that we should walk in it (Ephesians 2:10). It’s the place where His yoke (or harness) is on us, that gentle harness that does not chafe (Matthew 11:28-30).

Circle around and in, be truthful but willing to yield. The question will eventually find the heart answering “I come to You, where You are, My Love.”

He is the great Teacher of hearts if we let Him.