I remember when my little God sister was about 3 or 4 maybe and she had learned a new word. She obviously was excited to try this word out, and she even used it in the correct context. She was in the bathroom and I knocked on the door to make sure she didn't need any help. Her response? "DON'T COME IN THAT DOOR!! I NEED PRIVACY!!"
She then proceeded to bolt out of the bathroom like a little Tazmanian devil, only ya know, more naked.
It had seemed she had learned the word, just not the principle.
Jesus is a fan of privacy. Don't believe me? Check out the sermon on the mount. I honestly think Jesus slipped this in 2,000 years ago for no other reason but to totally screw with our instagram posting, facebook sharing, tweeting generation.
He tells us to do lots of things, in secret.
Like, being Godly in secret...
"Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of other people for them to see, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 6:1)
Pray in secret...
"... when you pray go into your room and close the door and pray to your Father in heaven" Matthew 6:6
Give in secret...
"But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing. So that your giving may be kept secret and you will be rewarded as your father who is in heaven sees in secret" Matthew 6:3
Fast in secret...
"That your fasting may not be seen by others, only by your Father who is in secret" Matthew 6:18
Our lives are over exposed lately. With blogs and tweets and facebook and face time and instagram, and whatever else you have. While I am a big fan of most of these means, I have been noticing I'm craving something more and it's become apparent that exposure is not filling me up.
I don't think it ever fills anyone up.
I think we all have a tendency to follow in B's footsteps of running around naked while simultaneously demanding privacy, and while doing so have completely lost the art of a secret life with God.
The Anti-Social App has been my best friend lately. Turn off your phone, turn off your computer. Find a coffee shop. Go for a walk. Put on a play list of worship songs. And just fight for privacy with Him.
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