We all have secrets. We all have things we would rather not share with others. Some secrets are harmless. For example, wanna know a secret? I ate a carton of ice cream while crying my eyes out and watching Sherlock three weeks ago. Was it harmful? No. Embarrassing? Maybe a little. But, I’m not talking about those secrets. What about the things we’ve done or are doing that we know are wrong? Those kind of secrets. The ones that could tear your world apart and flip it upside down if anyone ever found out. Are you cringing yet? Me too, but hang on, we’ll make it through this together.
I’m talking about those secrets that only you know. The ones that you shouldn’t have because they never should have happened. The ones that keep you up at night. The ones that are always there in the back of your mind. The ones you have hidden behind mountains of lies. Ya know what I’m talking about? Well, what if I told you, Someone else knows your secret? Is your stomach turning yet?
Those dark secrets that you think sit behind huge closed doors never to be opened? Yep, those exact ones. Someone else knew about them before you ever had them. How could anyone possibly know that, right?
God knows everything. He knew you would carry that secret before you ever did. He knew each and every temptation you would struggle with.
So God knows my secret… so what? Yeah, He knew the secrets you would carry, but He also offered you an escape. You were never meant to carry those secrets. You were never meant to bear this burden on your own. Give your secrets to God. Stop playing around. Be real, be open with Him. You have no idea just how freeing that is.
Trust me, I don’t care how thick you think your closed doors are. I don’t care how many lies you’ve covered those secrets up with. They could be buried in a dungeon behind a door with a thousand locks and bolts, your secret will come out.
It doesn’t matter how long you’ve hidden, how secret you think they are. When the Truth shines in the darkness, there is nowhere for your secrets to hide.
Stop hiding. Stop lying. Just stop.
God already knows everything and He still loves you unconditionally. He’s just waiting for you to come back to Him. Show Him your heart. You won’t regret it.
“For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be made known and come to light.” Luke 8:17
“For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.” Ecclesiastes 12:14
“For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except come to light.” Mark 4:22
“Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.” Luke 12:3
“Would God not discover this? For He knows the secrets of the heart.” Psalm 44:21
You can get it out in the open with God now, or you can wait. Your secrets are not as secret as you think they are and I promise you, they will come out eventually. Plan accordingly.
Xo–Britt
Beautiful Promise 