{"id":5668,"date":"2025-02-11T10:21:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T10:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/messengerbooks.com\/mary\/podcast\/?p=5668"},"modified":"2025-02-14T17:18:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T17:18:36","slug":"discovering-the-hidden-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messengerbooks.com\/mary\/podcast\/discovering-the-hidden-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering the Hidden You"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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There is a version of you that the world has never fully seen. A version that has been buried beneath responsibilities, expectations, and the slow erosion of time. But who is the hidden you? The one that God designed before life shaped you? Before experiences tried to define you?<\/p>

“Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved?” (Song of Solomon 8:5, NKJV)<\/p>

Maybe life has felt like a wilderness\u2014a place where you\u2019ve wandered, survived, and kept going, even when the path was unclear. But God has never lost sight of you. He is calling you to lean on Him, to rise, to step forward into the identity He placed inside of you from the very beginning.<\/p>

“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13, NIV)<\/p>

The truth about who you are is not lost\u2014it is waiting to be uncovered. The gifts inside of you, the dreams that once burned bright, the parts of you that still long for more\u2026 they are not gone. They are simply hidden, waiting for the moment you choose to seek them again.<\/p>

“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” (2 Corinthians 4:7, NIV)<\/p>

You are not just what people see on the surface. There is treasure inside of you\u2014placed there by God Himself. Strength that has yet to be tapped into. Gifts that have yet to be fully realized. A calling that has yet to be fully walked out.<\/p>

“The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever.” (Deuteronomy 29:29, NIV)<\/p>

What if the things that feel hidden were never meant to stay that way? What if this season of your life is about God revealing what has always been there\u2014pulling back the layers, exposing the beauty, and showing you that you were never meant to live small, unseen, or unsure of your purpose?<\/p>

“See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.” (Isaiah 49:16, NIV)<\/p>

You are not forgotten. You have never been overlooked. Even in seasons where it felt like no one saw the depth of who you were, God has always had His eyes on you. He has been waiting for this moment\u2014for you to stop, to seek, to remember that you are His.<\/p>

“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.” (Matthew 5:14, NIV)<\/p>

You were never meant to be hidden. The enemy may have tried to convince you that you are insignificant, that your time has passed, that you have nothing left to offer. But God says otherwise. He placed light inside of you\u2014light that is meant to shine, not to be dimmed.<\/p>

“Awake, sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” (Ephesians 5:14, NASB)<\/p>

It\u2019s time to wake up. To shake off the dust of past disappointments. To step out of the shadows of who you used to be and into the fullness of who you were always meant to be. There is still life in you. There is still purpose.<\/p>

“For nothing is hidden except to be revealed, nor has anything been secret but that it would come to light.” (Mark 4:22, NASB)<\/p>

The hidden you is not meant to stay hidden. God has been working in you, refining you, preparing you for something greater. This is your time to step into the light\u2014to embrace the version of yourself that God has always known was there.<\/p>

“You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth?” (Galatians 5:7, NASB)<\/p>

What has held you back? Fear? Expectations? The belief that it\u2019s too late? None of these things have the power to stop what God has placed inside of you\u2014unless you let them. You were never meant to stay stuck in the past. You were meant to move forward.<\/p>

“Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she smiles at the future.” (Proverbs 31:25, NASB)<\/p>

The future is not something to fear. It is something to step into with confidence. God is not finished with you. The hidden parts of you\u2014the gifts, the passions, the calling\u2014are rising to the surface. This is your time to embrace them.<\/p>

“Now arise! Let this matter be in your hands, for we will support you. Be strong and take action!” (Ezra 10:4, NASB)<\/p>

No more waiting. No more wondering if you are enough. You are exactly who God created you to be. You are ready. You are called. You are seen.<\/p>

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