Trusting God When Fortitude Fails You

Finding Peace in the Presence of God

Hide And Seek

The game of hide and seek was one of the games I played as a child that was both fun and heart-pounding. If I was the seeker I had no problem running around looking for those who were hiding. But when I was the one hiding I couldn’t stand the suspense. Many times I would give myself up by screaming or laughing before I was even found. Before I knew the Lord as my Savior, there were some things in my life I never “gave up”. The secrets. Secrets of my wrong doing, secrets of others doing wrong to me.

How many of us are hiding secrets? How many of us are seeking something, anything, to cover up those secrets? It could be money, status, career, family, etc. We may keep ourselves in a constant state of busyness to avoid the quietness. Sometimes it’s in the quiet where we feel the most pain. But-we cannot hide from God.

“Can anyone hide himself in places so secret that I will not see him? Do I not fill heaven and earth?” It is a declaration of Adonai.”
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭23‬:‭24‬ ‭TLV‬‬

God is everywhere. We cannot hide from Him, physically or mentally. Our secrets are not secret from Him. We need to confess those secrets to Him because He loves us so much. He wants us to come to Him. Whether your secret is hurt from others or hurt you have inflicted on others; God is a place of refuge not condemnation.

“God set forth Yeshua as an atonement, through faith in His blood, to show His righteousness in passing over sins already committed.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭3‬:‭25‬ ‭TLV‬‬

Instead of hiding from God allow yourself to be found right where you are. Seek Him.

“You will seek Me and find Me, when you will search for Me with all your heart.”
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29‬:‭13‬ ‭TLV‬‬

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I love God and am loved by Him. I am a wife, mother and writer. I have spent most of my life keeping God at a distance. Of course He was always with me. In a world where we may feel we can never measure up, God tells us we are wonderfully and fearfully made. I had so much guilt and shame from a traumatic childhood experience. The trauma became greater when I told a trusted adult who did not believe my story. Guilt and shame left me feeling unworthy. I felt that I was nothing more than a sinner. I tried to live “right” but found it easier to just accept who I thought I would always be. Giving my life to Jesus gave me freedom but I held on to my old beliefs far too long. I hope to encourage others to seek God in all things and trust in Him and not in this world. The sins of others and your own sins do not define you. Accept God’s gift of grace through Jesus, who is Grace. “For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace.” Romans 6:14 TLV

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I love God who loves me. I am a wife and mother. I have spent most of my life keeping God at a distance. Of course He was always right here with me. In a world where we may feel we can never measure up, God tells us “we are fearfully and wonderfully made”. I had so much guilt and shame that I developed from a childhood experience. Because of my guilt and shame I often felt unworthy and sinful. I often tried to do the “ right thing”, but I found it easier to just accept who I thought I was and would always be. Giving my life to Jesus gave me freedom but I held on to my old beliefs far too long. I hope to encourage others to seek God in all things and trust in Him and not the world.
“ For sin will not have authority over you; because you are not under legalism but under grace.” Romans 6:14 CJB

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