Hide and Seek
Children play hide and seek as a game. Adults can play hide and seek out of fear.
Program: Real FamilyLife (90 seconds)
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Dennis Rainey: Children play hide and seek as a game. Adults can play hide and seek out of fear.
Guest: Here's how you play "Hide and Go Seek." First there's a person who counts. And during that time you have to go hide up in a tree possibly. Behind a big rock, bushes, a tree.[ Read Full Transcript ]
Dennis Rainey: I remember playing "hide or seek" when I was a child. I was good at hiding. No one could find me. But after a while, the sheer joy of knowing I had outwitted my buddies was overridden by my solitude. It was this loneliness that invariably would flush me out into the open.
In our marriages, we can become good at hiding. We mask ourselves and don't allow people to see us as we really are. We feel that if others discover our faults, they'll reject us. The problem is, hiding leads to loneliness and isolation.
One final thought. Is there any area of your life that you've been hiding from your mate? Are there things you're afraid to talk about because you don't like to be vulnerable? Why don't you figure out a good time to talk with your mate? Then quit playing hide and seek, and come on out into the open.
I'm Dennis Rainey, and that's Real FamilyLife.
Date: 5/19/2009 12:00:00 AM
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