Josiah Road

Childhood Games

posted by Jody Johnston 5Aug

When I was little my favorite game to play was hide and seek. It was my favorite because I was good at it! I could fit in those hiding spots that people wouldn’t even think to look at! In my early days of playing hide and seek, if I wasn’t found I would get tired of waiting and just come on out. Sometimes I would make funny sounds to try and be found after what seemed like an eternity of waiting! As I played more and more though, I developed a love for being unfound, and could stay in my spot all day!

In the game of hide and seek there are two perspectives, the hider and the seeker. I see that we as followers of Christ are supposed to be both. We are supposed to hide away from distractions, to seek God! In Psalm 32, David proclaims the greatness of finding God! David declares that the Lord is his “hiding place” and how God surrounded him with “joyful shouts of deliverance.” What I love most about this is that God has promised us that we can also find Him! In 1 Chronicles 28:9, David tells his son Solomon, “If you seek Him, He will be found by you.”

We have God’s promise for Him to be found! For many followers of Christ, this “hiding and seeking” concept might sound a lot like something they heard of called a “quiet time.” Well if I may refer again to Psalm 32, David proclaimed how God surrounded him with “joyful shouts of deliverance!” That doesn’t sound very quiet to me. Later in verse 11, David even says “shout for joy!” If you remember, I said that I used to only be able to stay in my hiding spot for a few minutes until I would come out, or make funny sounds to be found. Well, my love for hiding and seeking has not stopped growing. The more I hide and seek, the more intimate I get to the Lord, and the more intimate I get with Him the easier it gets to live in Him and not in my flesh!

I encourage you, Hide and Seek! Get away from the world, and seek Him. Then, come back here and share what God did!