Why is it that we hide from God? I mean really, sometimes I'm like my 2 year old where I'll do something wrong then cover up my eyes, if I can't see it, then God can't. Case in point: I had to meet with someone to discuss some projects I was working on. But I ended up having to lie to my boss about where I would be and why. As I was driving off to the meeting, my thoughts drifted over to the lie. I tried to explain it away that my boss would never find out and it was all for a good thing anyway, so I was ok. Nobody knew.
But I know, I hear God speak right into my soul. I see it and I know.
It made me stop and think. Here I am trying to ask for God's blessing on these projects, and I'm lying to try and make them happen. And I'm hoping that since the boss won't see, I'll be ok. But God sees. It's like Adam and Eve in the garden. They ate the fruit, saw their nakedness, then they hear God moving through the garden. So they hide. I'm again reminded of my 2 year old. If I cover my eyes, then He can't see me.
Why do we do this? If we truly believe that God is all powerful, Omnipotent, Omniscient, that He created every planet and star in the sky and every leaf of grass on Earth, then why do we think we can hide behind a bush and say "I hid, because I heard your voice, and I was afraid." Just like my 2 year old, hiding really doesn't do anything but hurt the parent's heart. I feel compassion for Joshua when he hides. He knows he's done something wrong, and his guilt causes him to hide. That's when I go to him, gently uncover his eyes, and hug him and tell him I love him.
I'm probably going to lie again. And I'll think I can get away with it. Then I'll hear God's voice and hide. But I know that when I really am ashamed and pray for forgiveness, I will feel God move my hands, reach down and hold me, and whisper in my ear, "You're my child, and I love you."
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