"Hiding"



“Hiding”

            This picture was captured in the winter of “09-10”.  Luke’s cat, Junior, was still a kitten and I was watching him sneak around one of our sheds.  I waited to see what he would do when suddenly he was peeking around the corner, like he was hiding from me.

            Hiding is how I lived a good portion of my life.  I did not want others to really “see” me.  I had too much to hide.  I tried to blend in, becoming a wall flower so no one would notice me.  As I entered my adult years it became easier to do.  I was able to hide in a sense behind my husband and my children.  With them around, I usually did not have to hold a conversation and the attention was off of me.

            Through the healing process, I have come to realize that this is not how God wants me to live.  I am not to go through life hiding from people and my past.  I am His child and I realize that in his eyes I am beautiful and his love is unfailing.  What was done to me and the choices I made does not change how he loves me.  I cannot hide from God, but He is my hiding place and He will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.  Ps. 32:7.

            I pray that as this post reaches you, that you will accept God’s unfailing love and forgiveness.  Come out of hiding and experience the joy that God has for you.

Wanda Joy