Sometimes in life, when all is going well and we are settled in our direction or job or circle of friends or church... change happens. And suddenly, by circumstance, we find ourselves in "the hidden place".
We may feel lonely or out of touch, discouraged or lacking purpose. But what may seem like a time of loss may be a time of golden opportunity... the place where growth happens. In prayer we begin to re-evaluate what is really important and seek new direction. And when the slate of our life seems to be most blank, God will begin to write on it.
The hidden place may have been His very purpose so that He could re-set us in a new direction... something exciting which we may have never tried or even thought of before. As we come through it and out into the light on the other side, we will have new perspective and greater depth in the wisdom of God.
The hidden place will be a treasured place of great beauty... one-on-one with God... a birthing place for the purposes of God.
"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
Proverbs 3:5 KJV
© 2011 Arlene Schwartzkopf