Hide and seek or just hide

Psalm 10
1 Why, O Lord, do you stand far off?
   Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? 

Jonah 1:1-17a
 3 But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid his fare and went on board, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord.

Luke 8 :40-56
45Then Jesus asked, ‘Who touched me?’ When all denied it, Peter* said, ‘Master, the crowds surround you and press in on you.’ 46But Jesus said, ‘Someone touched me; for I noticed that power had gone out from me.’ 47When the woman saw that she could not remain hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before him, she declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. 48He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.’

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,  ready or not coming. Hide and seek was a popular neighbourhood game. My problem was that is I was 'it' I never seemed to find everyone. In fact I think they used to break the rules and  move. If I was hiding I always seemed to be found first. But I liked the idea of the game. Perhaps I enjoyed the challenge that this time it would be different.
God does not play the game. He knows where we are. When we think we know what he wants to do and it is not on our list He knows. When we are timid and afraid and wish the ground would open up and swallow us  he encourges us to come forward. He does not hide, we need to look.