Jeremiah 23:24

24 “Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the LORD.”

How many times have I hidden in secret over the course of my life.  I can remember hiding as a child; hiding from being caught, hiding from punishment.  That habit is still present today.  I find myself wanting to hide, but the truth is, I am never really hiding.  God is there to see; He is there to see the mess, He is there to see the consequences, and He is there to see the outcome.

Wow, that is a very convicting thought, and I have touched on it before.  God is watching and there is no secret place where I can hide.  I basically cannot get away with anything.  No other person may know, but God does.

Hopefully this will be a time of building integrity; a time to look critically at my behaviors and actions from the past, and a chance to analyze my current decisions. It is not enough to merely appear honorable, I must actually be honorable.  I have to make tough decisions; decisions that might be painful and difficult, decisions that call upon integrity.  If I am not hiding then I am living in integrity.  Well, at least that is my perception at this point.

I have to be honest about my sin, and shortcomings.  I have to be truthful about struggles and thoughts.  I have to be open with my wife.  Integrity encompasses much more than not having secrets, but breaking the habit of hiding is a good step in the direction towards integrity.