Let God Into The Hidden Places

When I was 18 I had a red motorbike. I had bought if from a friend at work. I’d love to tell you I was a tough biker; but the reality is it was a wimpy 50cc lightweight thing. But it was shiny, and it got me from home to work so I was happy.

It’s maximum speed was somewhere in the vicinity of 37 mph, but I had discovered a way to get going faster. Hull, where I live, is a flood plain, so not renowned for it’s hills, but we do have bridges over railways and rivers, and I had discovered this one bridge that, when the traffic was quiet, I could get my red menace to the dizzy speeds of 45 mph!

One wet day, with the wind behind me, I headed home via my favourite bridge, intending to break my record speed. Clearing the peak of the bridge I began to crank up the throttle down the other, aided by the wind and the extra positive weight from the rain.

35pmh became …39, 42, 45, 47 (engine screaming like a demonized hair dryer!) then 52mph. I was heading towards the sound barrier. Then suddenly something happened…

“CRACK!”

I heard a loud crack followed by a loud scraping sound, as my bike broke in half and I careered down the flyover with little more than handlebars, a front wheel and a saddle! I slid down the remains of the bridge like a bobsleigh, remaining miraculously upright, then came to a remarkably controlled halt at the bottom, stepped off the crumpled remains of my bike, and quietly thanked the unseen angels that had kept me upright as I tried to calm my nerves. I lent my bike to the nearest lamp post and walked home.

What I had failed to see (or have pointed out to me!) when I had bought this shiny bike from my work colleague, was the rust underneath the shiny red paint! Tootling along at 30 mph the rust had never been an issue, but as soon as I got on the open road, the weaknesses hidden in my moped’s framework began to have a very real impact on my journey.

Eventually the bike could not cope with the very real pressures I was putting it through, and it snapped. Thankfully the end was not painful for me, but it was the end of the bike. By the end of the day it was on a scrapheap somewhere.

Deal with What’s Hidden…

About a year later, one of my early mentors, Colin Urquhart, gave me a prophecy that seemed to mirror this scenario. I was young, and trying to make a decision about training and preparation in my life, and if I’m honest, I was resisting something God wanted me to do. This was Colin’s prophetic advice to me…

“When a car is quietly driving around the country lanes at 30mph, all seems well.” Colin exhorted me, “But take that same car on the open road, reaching high speeds, and a lack of preparation and truly dealing with what is under the bonnet (“Hood” for the Americans!) , will start to show. Every bolt is going to rattle, the engine is going to scream, every weakness tested – and if you’ve not prepared properly, it’s going to harm you and the call on your life.”

In the same way, God wants to deal with the hidden depths of our souls on a frequent basis. David asked God “Search me and know me, see if there be any offensive way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way” Psalm 139:24.

Fearlessly, allow God to search through the very depths of your soul. Forgiveness is only a “Sorry Lord, please help me” away! And as you allow Him into to every room of your heart, He’s going to make you ready and strong, for a very long and powerful future.

I Open Every Door to God and invite Him into every area of my life—even the hidden, hurting, and hard places.

“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (Psalm 139:23–24).

I hold nothing back. I trust Him with the parts of me I’ve kept hidden. His light is healing, not harsh. His truth sets me free, not shames me. Where I’ve closed doors out of fear or pain, today I say: Come in, Lord. I am Yours.

Cleanse what needs cleansing. Heal what needs healing. Restore what has been broken. I give You access to all of me—because I know You love me completely.

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