Nothing Hidden From God

I've been examining my relationship with my Higher Power and I realize I've been operating with a double standard. I know intellectually that God knows everything – every thought every action every secret. But I still act as if I can hide things. As if God only sees what I deliberately show.

I couldn't hide things about myself from Him. This simple statement confronts my delusion. I can't hide. God already knows. The secrets I'm keeping aren't secret from my Higher Power. The character defects I'm minimizing aren't invisible. The wrongs I'm justifying aren't acceptable just because I've explained them well.

So why do I try to hide? Because hiding from God is really hiding from myself. When I pretend God doesn't see something I'm giving myself permission not to see it either. When I act as if I can conceal things from my Higher Power I'm avoiding the honesty I need with myself.

Step Five breaks this pattern. Admitting to God means I stop hiding from myself. I acknowledge what God already knows. I face what I've been avoiding. Nothing is hidden anymore.

I can speak one truth out loud to my Higher Power today that I've been trying to hide. Not because God doesn't already know, but because saying it out loud to God means I stop hiding it from myself. The honesty starts with admitting what's already known.