That Secret Place

All of us have secrets, have been told secrets, and have secret places where we can hide from the world until the storm passes.

Psalms 91:1 says: "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty."

We all know the type of people that come to church, leave church, come back and make a big scene praying through and then leave again the next week. This is not an accusation against 'them' or their actions, but rather my experience and observations.

I have found that those who come back to church, and make Christianity their lifestyle successfully, are those who don't make a big scene, they don't cry and sob for hours begging for forgiveness, but rather, they make a decision.

This decision is made in the heart and mind, during the communion that you and God can have ONLY in the secret places of prayer. This is a relationship that is hammered out not in front of the church, not as a public declaration, but rather as a commitment that is made in secret between you and God, and no one else.

You see, living for God isn't really a community effort. Yes, the Bible does tell us to "not forsake the assembling together of ourselves" (Hebrews 10:25), and for good reason. We do need Godly fellowship to make us successful. It is also imperative to hear the preaching of the Word, as the Bible also says that we are saved by the foolishness of preaching (I Corinthians 1:21). But the actual determination and commitment that living for God requires is not a community thing. It's a completely, and wholly individual thing.

Only YOU can forge that precious relationship with God.

Only YOU can decide how to live and honor God through your life style.

Your spouse, friend, parent, pastor or youth leader, cannot, will not and should not try to do this for you.

A secret isn't a secret if it's shared with many, right?

The secret place of the most High is meant to be kept secret...between you and God.

I don't know about you, but I want to abide under the shadow of the Almighty...so I will forge that relationship and nurture it until the day He calls me home...