2 Chronicles 15:1-7: in context

The Spirit of God comes on Azariah, and he goes out to meet King Asa with a word: the LORD is with you while you are with him; if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. He recalls a time when Israel was long without the true God, without teaching, without law, and the troubles that came; but when in their distress they turned to the LORD and sought him, he was found by them. And he ends with encouragement: be strong, do not let your hands grow slack, for your work will be rewarded.

At the heart of Azariah's word is a promise: if you seek him, he will be found by you. Seeking God, he assures Asa, is never a fruitless quest; God is not hiding from those who genuinely look for him, but makes himself available to be found. This is a promise that runs through Scripture: seek, and you will find; you will find me when you search for me with all your heart. God is not playing an impossible game of hide and seek with those who want him; he lets himself be found by those who truly seek him. There is great encouragement in this for anyone who is seeking God, perhaps feeling far from him, unsure whether the search will lead anywhere. The promise is that it will. God is not indifferent to the one who seeks him, not withholding himself from the genuine seeker; he has committed himself to be found by those who look for him wholeheartedly. The seeking may take time, may pass through seasons of apparent silence; but it is not in vain, for God has promised to be found. And there is a sober counterpart: if you forsake him, he will forsake you. The nearness of God is bound up with our seeking of him; when we turn away, neglect him, stop seeking, we should not be surprised to find him seemingly distant. The relationship runs both ways. But the emphasis of the word to Asa is on the promise: seek him, and he will be found. Azariah recalls that even after long unfaithfulness, when the people at last turned and sought God in their distress, he was found by them; it was not too late, and the seeking was rewarded. So the word to any who are seeking God is one of hope: he will be found by you. Keep seeking; the search is not in vain, for God has promised to be found by those who truly look for him.

Am I seeking God, perhaps feeling far from him and unsure whether the search will lead anywhere, and can I take hold of the promise Azariah gave Asa, that if I seek him he will be found by me, so that my seeking is not in vain, for God has committed himself to be found by those who look for him wholeheartedly?