Our flesh desires peace through privacy and anonymity, because we often suspect and afraid of people who do evil. But when you decide to follow Christ and bound to His own rules, you have to accept one of the consequences to the desires of your flesh: being the light.

[14] “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. [15] Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. [16] In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:14-16 NIV

[16] “No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light. [17] For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.

Luke 8:16-17 NIV

Jesus has explicitly given us these two commandments:

1. be the light, in the public, and
2. don’t ever try to hide yourself as the light of the world.

Again, there is no point of putting myself in a place that’s private from others. I may personally grow but not others. Being an unhideable light is an identity and a must for me and others.