Wondering where God is?

...How could they miss it?  Because instead of trusting God, they took over.  They were so absorbed in what they themselves were doing. They were so absorbed in their "God projects" that they didn't notice God right in front of them..." Romans 9:20-33 MSG

Wondering where God is right now?  He is right in front of you - all you have to do is get out of self long enough to notice.

Obsession in oneself

“… Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life. Focusing on the self is the opposite of focusing on God. Anyone completely absorbed in self ignores God, ends up thinking more about self than God. That person ignores who God is and what he is doing. And God isn’t pleased at being ignored... With his Spirit living in you, your body will be as alive as Christ’s!”Romans 8:5-8, 9-11 MSG

Absorbed and obsessed with oneself is like being absorbed and obsessed with a brownie; self quickly gobbles it up, and digestion begins, which ends, as we know, into a certain darkness,  (pardon the visual - 💩💩💩 - LOL).

However, being absorbed and obsessed with Jesus is like being a newborn baby; self takes a deep breath of new life and begins to experience a fresh new energy of really wanting to live – and wanting to live to the fullest.