The Hiding Place That Tells the Truth

The First Step👣

These days, it feels like everyone is hiding.

Some hide behind ambition, some behind confidence.

Some hide behind a smile, a brand, or a platform.

Others use politics, religion, and even faith talk to veil deeper motives that serve only themselves.

But hiding is not always malicious.

Sometimes it’s just survival.

We hide in our work because it gives us identity.

We hide in distractions because quiet feels unbearable.

We hide behind answers because we’re afraid of our questions.

And yet, what we often miss is this:

It’s not wrong to hide.

It’s only dangerous when we hide in the wrong place.

That’s what this blog is about.

The Pebble in My Path🚶🏽‍➡️

We were taught to put our best face forward.

To dress up our intentions.

To make our motivations look polished, even when they’re cracked inside.

So we perform. We impress. We manage perception.

And slowly, we start to forget who we are behind the mask.

Our world rewards appearance.

But God? He always speaks to essence.

And here’s the ache I’ve been carrying lately:

Too many people use goodness as a costume.

They speak of values and virtue, but what they’re really protecting is power.

They say they want justice, but they’re after influence.

They say they want unity, but they’re building platforms.

They speak the name of God, but He is not in the room.

This is why our spirit feels tired.

We are constantly surrounded by things that look right, but something deep inside whispers, “This doesn’t feel right.”

We’re not just choosing between good and bad.

We’re being forced to choose between things that look equally good, but only one is true.

And we can’t do that without discernment.

And discernment comes from hiding in the right place.

The Compass🧭

There is a place you can go where no one is watching.

No one is performing. No one is posturing.

It is the secret place, the sacred place.

The place Jesus often went when the noise was loud and the demands were heavy.

It’s a place to be seen without explaining,

To be loved without earning,

To be strengthened without pretending.

Scripture calls God “a hiding place.”

Not a hiding place from responsibility or reality,

But a refuge from the storm of falsehood, pressure, and performance.

This is not escapism. This is alignment.

When you hide in Him, He doesn’t just give you comfort.

He gives you clarity.

You begin to see what others don’t.

You start recognizing the difference between charisma and character,

Between a stage and a heart,

Between noise and truth.

Because He doesn’t show you the surface. He shows you the root.

He teaches you how to tell the difference between good that is empty and good that is eternal.

Between promises that flatter and promises that heal.

Between light that blinds and light that guides.

And He won’t force you into that hiding place.

He waits for you there.

Every day. Every hour. Every breath.

The Open Trail🛣️

We all hide. The question is where.

Are you hiding in your success, your calendar, your performance, your image?

Or are you hiding in the arms of a God who already knows your deepest questions and still whispers, “Come close”?

When you hide in Him, you’re not escaping the world.

You’re learning how to live in it with eyes that see and a heart that stays soft.

This is not weakness. This is wisdom.

So if you feel overwhelmed by all the good things that turn out to be fake,

If your spirit is tired of discerning motives,

If you’re carrying the weight of pretending,

Find your hiding place.

Not in the spotlight.

Not in your plans.

Not in someone’s approval.

Hide in the quiet, healing, grounding presence of the One who sees it all and still calls you beloved.

Let that hiding place become your starting place.

Let it be the space where you stop performing and start becoming.

Stay barefoot. Stay honest. Stay close to the ground.

– Barefoot Gospel👣