Jesus Can Heal What You’re Hiding

Jesus can heal what you are hiding… He can heal what is hidden in the depths of your heart, and in the depths of mine. Chronic anxiety was a huge battle I faced for years. The beauty in the battle was Jesus’ presence and watching Him provide peace and a tender touch on my heart through it all. I felt like I was failing, but looking back God’s gracious hands were walking me through the storm. He continued to be “the way, the truth, and the life” for me in a time when I would not have known a path to take, I would not have had any truth to know or cling to and I would not have had the breath of life continuously breathed into my lungs to keep me going. Looking back, there was beauty in that trial- although in that moment of time, I would have stated otherwise.

Often times, after God leads us through one struggle, there seems to be another one right around the corner waiting. Sometimes the struggles we face may not be as evident to anyone around us, but it is known only to ourselves and most definitely seen by God. Maybe it’s a struggle deep within the heart- jealously, bitterness, anger, idolatry … but left undealt with, these hidden struggles will eventually rise to the surface, making its’ presence known in some area of our lives. 

In the heart of the believer we know that we should be filled with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control and then we wonder “How in the world can I be wrestling with anger, bitterness, jealousy, idolatry … etc.?” In my flesh, my first instinct is to hide it. Mask it with doing good things and maybe even pretend it’s not there. But hiding and pretending has never fixed anything.

Shame usually accompanies struggle and when we are plagued with shame, we have a tendency to hide our face from God. The enemy would love nothing more to keep our eye off of Jesus, but we are told, “To fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and prefecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame.” (Hebrews 12:2)

Friends, when we find ourselves surrounded by struggle and shame, that is the most crucial time that we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus- not take them off. He came to SET US FREE (Luke 4:18) and He longs to provide healing and remove the heavy weight of shame off of our lives. (Matthew 11:28-29)

I think too often in the Christian life, we are plagued with “I must be perfect” mentality and therefore, when struggle hits, we may find ourselves hiding from God. Sanctification is a grace filled process. It’s a process of Jesus making us new day by day. We don’t have to hide, nor does Jesus want us to. With every struggle, with every difficulty we can and should lay it at His feet! He longs to provide all the healing we could ever need!