FMF: Hide

Joining in again this week for five minute Friday. You can find more information here if you are interested. All you do is write for five minutes on the given prompt. No editing, no planning, just free writing for five minutes. 

This week's prompt word is "hide." 

I've always been a person who doesn't like "scary" things. As a teenager, horror movies would give me such a fright that I would sleep in the living room, with the tv and lights on for weeks after watching one. Self proclaimed wuss, I like to say. I liked the lights on so I could see everything, there was no chance of something hiding in the darkness, waiting to jump out and scare me. Not liking scary movies is something that followed me into adulthood.

How I went from being that scared teenager to a true crime loving mom is beyond me. Now I can't get enough true crime. I listen to all the podcasts, watch crime drama tv shows. I'm not sure why it is so interesting to me. 

The only thing I can think is that I want to know about everything that is going on around so I can be ready. Shows and podcasts are like a light into what is going on the in the world around me. I know that there is always a chance of being a victim, but I know what is out there. There are steps I can take to be prepared, be safe. 

One thing that I know is that I have God on my side. While he may not protect me physically, he protects my heart. I also know that if something horrible were to happen, I know where I'm going and that gives me such peace. A verse comes to mind, "I Have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you." Psalm 119:11 It is one of the verses I have memorized (though I had to look up the "address") 

Another verse I had to look up, Matthew 5:14-16 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." This means we can't be "closet Christians." We need to let that light shine out for EVERYONE to see. There are more and more verses that are coming to my mind about being the light in the world, but bringing it back to the prompt, hide, we aren't to hide our faith. We aren't to put that light "under a bowl" but we are to put it in the window and let it shine for all to see.