Wednesday June 18th: Matthew 6:1-6; 16-18
We have our "out in the open" lives that occur a good portion of the day, and then we have our "hidden away" lives that the world doesn't see.
It is in the hidden away moments our relationship with Him takes root and develops, so that when we are out in the open that relationship can take wings.
One of the struggles we have is prioritizing the wrong thing.
The out in the open life is going to happen whether we like it or not. We simply have to work, we have to go to the store, we have to help our children and family go and do what needs to get done.
The hidden away life is up to us. We don't have to be with our God if we don't want to.
The irony is, the key to a healthy out in the open life, which we must have regardless, is a healthy hidden away life, which no one is forcing us to have.
But if we love God, this private life slowly takes over more and more.
It is in the hidden away moments our relationship with Him takes root and develops, so that when we are out in the open that relationship can take wings.
One of the struggles we have is prioritizing the wrong thing.
The out in the open life is going to happen whether we like it or not. We simply have to work, we have to go to the store, we have to help our children and family go and do what needs to get done.
The hidden away life is up to us. We don't have to be with our God if we don't want to.
The irony is, the key to a healthy out in the open life, which we must have regardless, is a healthy hidden away life, which no one is forcing us to have.
But if we love God, this private life slowly takes over more and more.