HIDDEN WITH CHRIST

“For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.”

‭‭Colossians 3:3

Have you ever felt overlooked or forgotten? Maybe outright rejected, or even just simply unseen in a place you felt you earned recognition? Our flesh wants to respond in hurt, frustration and keep us in a state of just plain confusion. Our brain can’t seem to make sense of the situation, no matter how hard we attempt to understand the reasoning behind the injustice. Maybe it’s just unfair; or maybe, just maybe, it’s God’s divine intervention. When we begin the sanctification process of fully making Jesus Lord of our life, we start allowing the Holy Spirit to refine us. Oftentimes, He will take us into a season of hiding. In this place, He will search our hearts and purify our motives and intentions (Psalm 139:23-24). He begins to remove our need for the approval of man, and replace it with a heart that seeks only the approval of God. It’s in this hiding season that we are able to die to ourselves, to realize this walk of faith is not about us - it’s all about Him. In this place, we are released from the need to be esteemed by man because we will feel seen by our Father in heaven. The next time you feel disregarded, rebuke the insecurity that tries to rise inside of you, claim your identity in Christ, and reaffirm your commitment to serve an audience of One. 

SCRIPTURES: Isaiah 49:2, Psalm 27:5, Psalm 31:20, Galatians 1:10, Proverbs 29:25, Matthew 6:1, 1 Thessalonians 2:4, 1 Samuel 16:7, Psalm 139:23-24

ACTION STEP: Ask the Lord to search your heart to bring to mind anyone you may need to forgive as a result of feeling mistreated. Repent, forgive and release the need to be recognized by man. 

PRAY:  Father, forgive me for the times I desired the validation of man, instead of the approval of You. Create in me clean hands and a pure heart. Thank you that you see me and I am fully known and loved by You. In Jesus name, Amen.