HIDE & SEEK
One of my favorite games growing up was Hide & Seek. The thrill of hiding in a tight confined space, heart pounding and suddenly risking everything to run, exposed towards home base.
You know when I first learned to play - I never wanted to leave my hiding place. I thought if I could just stay there then I would be safe, but a competitive spirit drove me towards something much greater than safety - victory. And so, I gradually would will myself out of camouflage, creep towards my parents bed or the oak tree in the backyard or whatever object had been deemed "base" and eventually head wide open towards both impending danger and safety.
When David penned, "You are my Hiding Place, You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you." I imagine he knew that same mixture of elation and risk.
I don't mean to trivialize a beloved Psalm, but the truth is, I often hide more than I seek. I want to run, but be it because of fear or insecurity or sometimes plain old sin, my feet remain stationary. The irony is that we can use Psalm 32 as an excuse to stay in our "holy huddles" far longer than we should. We feign our risk measurement as a spirituality test. But we can't miss my new favorite part of verse 8, five words that kick me out of hiding and into faith walking, "the way you should go".
The point of hiding is to prepare us for the seeking. Those brief moments of solitude helped me gear up the courage to play the game as it was intended. And best of all, I learned that even when I got "tagged out" we could play again.
If you're like me and you've either been hiding too long or have been sitting out after being "tagged" - get back into the game. Grace gives us the time to catch our breath and faith urges us to run with abandonment towards our home base, and the best part is, we will reach it. And according to Jesus, that's the point, "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
One of my favorite games growing up was Hide & Seek. The thrill of hiding in a tight confined space, heart pounding and suddenly risking everything to run, exposed towards home base.
You know when I first learned to play - I never wanted to leave my hiding place. I thought if I could just stay there then I would be safe, but a competitive spirit drove me towards something much greater than safety - victory. And so, I gradually would will myself out of camouflage, creep towards my parents bed or the oak tree in the backyard or whatever object had been deemed "base" and eventually head wide open towards both impending danger and safety.
When David penned, "You are my Hiding Place, You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you." I imagine he knew that same mixture of elation and risk.
I don't mean to trivialize a beloved Psalm, but the truth is, I often hide more than I seek. I want to run, but be it because of fear or insecurity or sometimes plain old sin, my feet remain stationary. The irony is that we can use Psalm 32 as an excuse to stay in our "holy huddles" far longer than we should. We feign our risk measurement as a spirituality test. But we can't miss my new favorite part of verse 8, five words that kick me out of hiding and into faith walking, "the way you should go".
The point of hiding is to prepare us for the seeking. Those brief moments of solitude helped me gear up the courage to play the game as it was intended. And best of all, I learned that even when I got "tagged out" we could play again.
If you're like me and you've either been hiding too long or have been sitting out after being "tagged" - get back into the game. Grace gives us the time to catch our breath and faith urges us to run with abandonment towards our home base, and the best part is, we will reach it. And according to Jesus, that's the point, "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
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