My kids and my wife used to share the same computer before they left for college. Sometimes confusion could rob in. For this reason, they asked me to set up different user accounts in the computer. It seems to work well for a period of time. However, once a while, my kids would claim that their files are missing from the computer.

One day, when I was working on the computer, I saw a directory called “Mom, don’t touch”. I was curious and asked who did that. My daughter then explained to me the reason she did that is to prevent mommy from deleting her files, accidentally. I was impressed by her ingenious act but not quite agree with it – as it implicates faults on her mommy, which may not be true.

The concept of her reserving a directory from being interfered by parents is kind of interesting. Incidentally, we may have a similar experience, as I recalled – we have our hiding place or secrets that we either were unwilling or didn’t want our parents to know, in the name of “privacy”. This kind of practice is similar to my daughter’s “Mom, don’t touch!” The problem is this practice usually leads to many misunderstanding and mistrust. The comment you may often hear is, “Why didn’t you tell me on this, or, why don’t you trust me?” 

In our journey of faith, do we have a similar practice that is keeping God from our secret closets? Have we told God that, “Don’t touch me!”? Probably yes, right? This is very likely coming from our flesh, as we are still under its influence. We resisted God to survey every corner of our life, thinking that it is none of His business and, we know what we are doing. The symptom is like Prophet Isaiah said, “We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way我們都如羊走迷，各人偏行己路 (Isaiah 53:6a)” Isn’t this sounding familiar to you and me?

Yes, it is. The truth is: we are uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of our Creator原來萬物、在那與我們有關係的主眼前、都是赤露敞開的, according to the author of the book of Hebrews. There is nothing hidden from God’s sight! Based on this truth, can we still want to tell God, “Don’t touch me!”? The answer should be “No”, unless we are stubborn and stiff-necked and it does break our God’s heart!

Understanding this, I can say that there is one thing we desperately need the most, and the one thing we most resist – We need God’s touch. When we are willing to let God touch our lives, Bible told us that we will be able to gain His wisdom and power to deal with life difficulties. His touch will then transform our lives into lives that are pleasing to His sight! 

Let’s don’t shut God out, my dear brothers and sisters. Please invite Him into your most secret place. Assuredly, you will enjoy His accompany, as He is Immanuel.

Disclaimer: The sharing is pure from my personal view; therefore, please don’t take it to be absolute. Thanks.