Love Hidden In God

What God is after is not emotional expression, but yielded hearts. He seeks a people who respond when He speaks, who do not negotiate obedience or delay surrender. When God asks for something, He is not asking to take life from us, but to deepen it. Refusal hardens the heart; obedience opens it. “To obey is better than sacrifice” (1 Samuel 15:22).

This love must shape the way we live, beginning in our homes. God calls us to run our households in a godly way—to order our lives around truth, discipline, grace, and example. Children are not merely raised by words, but by patterns they observe daily. “As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD” (Joshua 24:15). A godly home is not perfect, but it is purposeful. It is led by humility, repentance, and consistency.

To walk this path, empty pleasures must be surrendered. Many things that seem harmless quietly drain spiritual life. Constant stimulation, indulgence, and distraction dull our sensitivity to God. Scripture warns us, “Do not love the world or the things in the world” (1 John 2:15). God calls His people to choose substance over noise, depth over excess, and eternity over temporary satisfaction.

This is why Scripture repeatedly calls us to a simple, quiet, and humble life. Simplicity clears the soul. Quietness creates space for God to speak. Humility keeps us dependent. “Make it your ambition to live quietly and to mind your own affairs” (1 Thessalonians 4:11). God does not shout over chaos—He whispers in stillness.

True love is a life hidden with Christ. It does not seek recognition, approval, or applause. Its identity is secure, rooted in belonging to God. “For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3). When our life is hidden in Him, we are no longer driven by visibility or validation. We live for His pleasure alone.

Waiting on God becomes essential in this kind of love. We do not rush ahead of Him or act on impulse. We learn to pause, listen, and depend. Each day carries its own portion of strength—no more, no less. “Sufficient for the day is its own trouble” (Matthew 6:34). God gives grace for today, not tomorrow’s anxieties.

There are seasons when God does not move quickly, when direction comes slowly. These seasons are not delays—they are invitations into trust. “Those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength” (Isaiah 40:31). Waiting is not inactivity; it is faith practiced in patience.

As we walk this way—refusing to quit, refusing to rush, refusing to live by feeling—we grow deeper in God. Depth is formed quietly, over time, through repeated surrender. “He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:30). Love matures as self diminishes.

This is the life God is after. Not loud. Not rushed. Not driven by emotion. But a steady, obedient, humble walk—hidden in Christ, ordered by love, and formed by faithfulness. And in that hidden place, God does His deepest work.