Love this blog by Pastor Andrew Mills, Plattsville Evangelical Missionary Church. It is in learning not to hide when we sin, that we truly discover God’s great love and grace. Running to Him, not from Him, when we fail, makes all the difference in our lives!
A couple of months ago we were leaving my Mom’s house and I told Hudson it was time to go. His reaction was to hide because he didn’t want to go. Here’s how he did it…
So he hasn’t really gotten how to hide yet. But it is super cute. But in the midst of his small cuteness I realized something about myself.
Isn’t this exactly what I do with God? Hide in ineffective ways?
When I sin, when I fail, when I screw up, I often try to hide from God. I try to cover up my shame, my guilt, and my failure, hoping that God won’t see. This is something that I think is part of human nature. What do Adam and Eve do when they mess up? They hide. What do children do when they screw up? They hide. Rather than dealing with the mess, we hide, hoping no one will…
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