Hiding or Healing?

God knows every ounce of pain we will face and what we will do with our pain, that is why He sent Jesus to save us and give us life. Open your eyes to find out if you are hiding or healing………

Let me start with this question. Right now, are you hiding or healing? You can not heal, if you are lost and do not think you are hiding. It is only a question you can answer when you search your heart.

The definition of hide defined by dictionary.com is to conceal from sight; prevent from being seen or discovered, or to conceal from knowledge or exposure; keep secret. I read the definiton, and today I am very grateful God sees all. There are no secrets from God. He knows every detail of my life. He is not surprised of my thinking and is the Only One who knows the motive behind my motive and if my heart is cold or pure. When I am lost, God knows it and is not searching for me but putting people in my path to help me find Him and get to know myself and the person God created me to be. Hiding can be the main detail we as humans have in common. Adam and Eve tried to hide their naked selves from God, and God already knew the details of the story being written. But man didn't. Hiding happened years ago, and today is no different. What is one thing you are hiding, even from yourself? Search yourself this second, and please let God shine a light where confession is needed, and let the healing begin. Healing comes from brokenness.

Brokenness is the beginning of the road to healing once we realize we are lost in search for a Savior who is not scared of anything we bring to His throne. Healing comes from the the word heal. To heal is defined by dictionary.com meaning to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from evil; cleanse;purify. Only God can heal! Humans can not heal our own wounds, although I thought I could in the past. But all I was doing was hiding. I believe healing can only happen once you admit you are lost and need help to learn how to not hide anymore. The human condition loves to let pride or secrets pollute our heart, and stay in the darkness and not get convicted of what we are doing wrong, even if we try not to get caught. God sees ALL. I know all too well how to hide from people, I can admit when people ask how I am, and I do not want to get into details. I will answer, "I am fine", but my heart is aching, "please let me confess how I really am doing." Or when the discovery of healing gets too real, and you don't want to answer honestly, you hide, which means isolate or run the other way from people who are there for you and love you like God loves you. Hiding is for people who do not have courage to heal. Admiting you have a problem and need help is courageous. Asking the hard questions and digging deep instead of blurting out answers to feel like you answered the question is not the point. The point is You can learn who God created you to be because He does not allow you to hide. On our final day, when we all take our last breath, we will either hear, "well done faithful servant" or "depart from me I do not know you". Today, I look at those statements as: " are you healing" or "are you hiding"?

For me, life today is living for God and my Jesus, not man. Man will judge me regardless of if I do it correctly or wrong. But God knows my heart and knows when healing gets uncomfortable how much I MUST RELY ON HIM, FOR WHEN I AM WEAK, HE IS MY STRENGTH.

So today, I do not know where you are in your life. If you are hiding, do not be scared to admit where you are because God knows right where you are and what is in your heart and you have a sister who loves you. I understand life and the battles of pain causing you to hide sometimes, but I also know and serve a God who can HEAL ANY PAIN LIFE CREATES. Your brokenness can be beauty to show the world and you are worth it to heal. Will it be hard, yes! But will it be worth it?. Oh my dear God is the ultimate Healer and sets captives free, fear no more God loves you and wants you even if you can't look at yourself or want to hide. He wants to heal the broken parts of you that you do not accept but He craves to hear about. I pray you have the courage to face your demons and let Jesus hold your hand on the discovery of healing because life is worth it? Yes, even yours, my dear. God is waiting for you to heal, so why are you still hiding? I dare you to face your fears and give Him ALL OF YOU because HE sees every detail anyways.

Jesus, please help me heal my brokenness and not run away from you or life when I am terrified or filled with anxiety, fill me with your Spirit and give me courage to trust your ways over my own. In Jesus name, Amen.