My Hiding Place

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My Hiding Place

“Thou art my hiding place; you shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass (surround) me about with songs of deliverance.” God says, “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.” Psalm 32:7-8

Hiding Places

 As a child, did you have a hiding place? Are you a child? An adult? Can a person be both? Of course! We are our parents’ children forever, no matter our age.

We are expected as we grow to be adults that we will take responsibility and make decisions on our own, independent of our parents. In families, there may be more than one child and more than one set of parents.

After we accept Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior, He will always be one on one with us. We can never outgrow childhood. We will never get beyond our dependence on God regardless of our position at work or what age we are. God is always willing to have an audience with us providing we approach Him with the reverence He deserves.

One day I was having my quiet time and felt God was giving me a message. I began writing. Below is what I believe God shared with me that day.

My audience with the Father

“My child, my child, I love you. The extent of My love is not grasped by you. I have much in store for you which I am preparing for you now. Be at rest, My child, as you work. Come to Me with your petty aches, such as that which you are now troubled about. I am your everything. I will not do your work, but I am your endless supplier. See that your vision of Me is strengthened by use. Keep our hotline cleared of all debris. I am your glory. See that nothing takes My place. Come and feast on My riches. Honor Me and I will multiply your offerings to Me. I am your life. I am all you need. See Me and live.”

God longs to help His children.

Too often we carry our heavy burdens and forbid God to touch us, much less allow Him to heal our emotional wounds. Let us find time to draw apart today to recharge our spiritual batteries. He will nourish our souls. Then we can be His hands and feet with renewed energy.

Shirley Logsdon

 

Additional Reading:

Hidden Treasures In Secret Places

 

 

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About Shirley Logsdon

I am the only child of Christian parents who wanted me to know God personally as they did. One night during church we watched a movie depicting a family in their home accepting Jesus as their personal Savior. I was nine and realized then my desire to make Jesus my personal Savior. With the full support of my parents, I met with the pastor and prayed to receive Christ. A few years later, several of us around the same age began classes for our confirmation to become church members. The privilege of taking communion was a special time for me. . During my teenage years I was outwardly complacent, but was inwardly rebellious. I developed the nasty habit of disrupting harmony in the household by nitpicking at anything and everything. A preacher came to hold revival services at my dad’s church and nailed me silently with looks. This helped me tremendously. I turned a corner and began to respect and obey my parents in attitude and actions. I survived these years through prayer (mine, my parents and friends). The love and tenacity of my parents and God’s grace got me through these years of upheaval. I readily identify with David the Psalmist when he said in Psalm 25:7, “Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to Thy mercy remember Thou me for Thy goodness’ sake, O LORD.” Because my parents provided a stable home life for me, when I went to college my Christian values remained intact. After completing my education in 1979, I started working. For a while, I worked at temp agencies, then I did odd jobs. I settled down in a secretarial position in 1986 working for a firm specializing in retirement plan administration. In 2007, I started working for a law firm, eventually becoming a knowledge management assistant in their law library, helping to alert attorneys to new business opportunities. I am a productive citizen of my country in large part because my parents prayed for me and made clear by word and example what they expected of me. I am extremely grateful to God for them. John 15:5 is my life verse: “I am the vine, ye are the branches: he that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing.” I am confronted with this realization every day I live, and it helps keep me on the straight and narrow path. I met my future husband at church. After a few years of our two families getting acquainted, he and I started courting. We married at the church where we met, in the presence of many relatives and friends. We have been married for 29 years. My hobbies are reading, cooking, and canning or freezing what my beloved husband grows in the garden. Also, I thoroughly enjoy writing. While my writing has included poems, most of my writing has been letters to family and friends. I like to share my faith when I write and am fond of adding a Bible verse or two to help focus on the source of our life. Since I am now retired after working 38 years, I can concentrate on keeping up with birthdays. Something else I enjoy is studying the Bible, often with others. Blogging is a new form of writing for me. I am getting my feet wet and I’m beginning to enjoy the experience.

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