Have You Considered Hiding?
Lara Santamaria
This has certainly been a year that I’m sure many of us have wanted to hide. Hide from everything going on with the Corona Virus, hide from job issues, quarantines, maybe family members we are quarantined with? Many have wanted to hide from the social upheaval, riots and political unrest. Some of us just want to hide our head in the sand and wish it would all go away.
There are other ways to hide however that don’t also involve avoiding. Psalm 119:11 says “I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” Today more than ever, we need to seek God’s word in everything. Having his word and thoughts memorized helps us make Godly decisions in all we say and do. In a society where everyone seems to be at war with each other, this is more important than ever. While we shudder at the conflict between political parties in Washington many Christians are at war on Social Media.
If there is one thing 2020 has done, it has brought out the passion in everyone, and not always in a good way. We all have differing thoughts and opinions, and we are all convinced that our opinion is correct and if you don’t agree you must be wrong. This has been made super clear on Social Media. We all need to ask ourselves: “do our actions and words make it clear to others that we are Christ followers?.” If Jesus came back today and looked at your posts what would he say? Would he say “well done, good and faithful servant” (Matt 25:23)? Or would he be sad to see how we had treated others?
If Social Media is a platform that you feel you must be on and comment on, I’d like to suggest you consider hiding. Hiding other people from your feed, that is. If there are people you don’t politically agree with and you can’t keep from commenting, then hide them. You won’t be upset by their posts and they won’t be upset by your comments.
One thing is for sure, we can’t hide from God. Jeremiah 23:24 reminds us “Can anyone hide from me in a secret place? Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?” He sees social media, he sees your comments. As a Christ follower are they something you are proud of?