What Facebook content do you hide? That was a recent topic among my friends. Several said they hide a few people they want to stay in contact with, but with limits because of derogatory or offensive posts. Others mentioned particular apps they hide – most often game apps they must sift through on their News Feeds to get to the “real” posts.

We all agreed on one thing: we hide what we don’t want to see. The “hide” button comes in so handy I think how nice it would be to have a hide button for everyday life.

• Someone starts gossiping about a friend. Click and HIDE.
• You try to pay for something and your card is declined. Click and HIDE.
• You speak without thinking and see the offense on someone’s face. Click and HIDE.
• You walk out of the mall restroom with your skirt tucked in your leggings. Click and HIDE.
• You’re driving a car full of kids when unexpected lyrics blare from the speakers. Click and HIDE.
• You compose a sweet text to your husband – and send it to someone else. Click and HIDE.

When have you had a click and hide moment?

Perhaps you’ve found ways to hide some mistakes and flaws. I certainly have. I’ve ignored some things…and lied about others. I’ve also learned there’s a better way to deal with the desire to click and hide. It’s called discernment, and it gets rid of the need for the hide button. Well, not completely, because I’m not always going to discern well. But here’s what I’m learning (some days I feel I’m a really slow learner). I don’t want the hide button in life. I want to be exposed.

Ouch. It hurts to type it, because I’m not sure how I really feel about it. I want to be exposed with God. That’s better. I can live with that. The funny thing is I’m already exposed with God – whether I decide to be or not!

I want my relationship with God to be completely open. He never hides from me. Everything he posts for me shows up on my News Feed. Whether I read it or not, whether I hide it or not, is up to me. I know what I post shows up on his News Feed. What I don’t post is on his News Feed, too. Why not just post it all?

Lord, you have examined me and know all about me.
You know when I sit down and when I get up. You know my thoughts before I think them. 
You know where I go and where I lie down. You know everything I do. 
Lord, even before I say a word, you already know it.
You are all around me—in front and in back— and have put your hand on me.
Your knowledge is amazing to me; it is more than I can understand. 
Where can I go to get away from your Spirit?  Where can I run from you? 
If I go up to the heavens, you are there. If I lie down in the grave, you are there.
If I rise with the sun in the east and settle in the west beyond the sea, even there you would guide me. 
With your right hand you would hold me.Psalm 139:1-10