Hide and Seek

I remember as a child how I loved to play hide and seek. The thrill of hiding, the anticipation of being found. And the excitement of making it to base before I got “caught”. The innocent fun of a child was a wonderful thing. A world without much worry, stress or regret.

But I’m all grown up now. I’m an adult. No time for fun, kid games, only the stress of real life in my face. Taking care of my home, my family, my job. Battling self-doubt and loneliness, insecurities and life’s disappointments is not fun and games. It’s called adulting and there are far too many memes out there that express how adults are done “adulting today”. We laugh at them because we all feel that way at one point or another and that’s OK to want to get away from the realities of life sometimes.

That’s when God invites us back to the peace and innocence of childhood to play a game of hide and seek but maybe with more of a grown up twist.

Hide... in Him and His Word:

“You are my hiding place;You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance”. Psalm 32:7

He wants us to hide his word in our hearts as Psalm 119:11 says. I can not emphasize this enough.

In God we can find our hiding place, comfort and peace amongst the chaos of life and he will save us from the troubles of this life.

That’s why it is so important to dive into His word and look to Him for instruction and guidance. Psalms 119:105 tells us that God’s word is a light for our path. When we are hiding in those dark places of life, His word will be the lamp to our feet to guide us if we let it.

That leads us to the next half of the game.

Seek...Him:

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You;For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. Psalm 9:10

The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing. Psalm 34:10

O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. Psalm 63:1

Seeking Him when life gets crazy is a place of solace and peace and God encourages us over and over in His word to do just that.

After that hard fought game of hide and seek after much running just like in life we become tired and weary and our bodies thirst for something greater. It thirsts for the living water. My flesh and my soul are often tired from running and fighting against the struggles in this life. And that soul becomes thirsty for a reprieve, for God. My soul thirsts for God, my flesh longs for God in a dry and thirsty land, in a land where sin and struggles abound my soul thirsts for and seeks God. The only one who can quench the thirst of my soul is Jesus. Jesus is the living water. (John 4:14).

So, when you become tired and weary of playing this world’s games and when you are exhausted by the devils schemes just remember to go back to the simplicity of childhood and the simplicity of God’s word and Hide in Him and Seek His word, His will and His guidance.

And if you get lost while playing this game of life and return to Him, God promises that you will be found by Him and He will rejoice. Luke 15:6