you to share your concerns with (if indeed He wants you to share your concerns with anybody). It could be He wants you to trust in Him alone to resolve the matter you are up against. Wait on the LORD for an answer. If you are not spiritually discerning about who you share what with, be advised that someone who is ill equipped to resolve your personal issues can quickly become someone who is highly proficient at sharing your personal issues with others. Just a word to the wise.
(Revised/re-edited from an earlier posting)
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Toni M. Babcock is author of The Stone Writer, Christian Fiction for Young Readers and Teens.
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"Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction," (Proverbs 10:14 KJV) KJV). destruction," (Proverbs 10:14 KJV).
A word to the Wise
By Toni Babcock
The Word of God declares, "Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction," (Proverbs 10:14 KJV).
What can we take away from this biblical directive? As believers in Jesus, we already know the danger and destruction our mouths can cause somebody else - but note how this bible verse appears to be pointing inward. It seems to be addressing a kind of self-destruction. I believe it is absolutely the case in many a Christian's experience. It happens when reliance on God and His Word is replaced with "spilling the beans" about our problems or our issues with all the wrong people.
Be sensible and discerning about who you share what with. You'll know you are exercising the "mouth of the foolish" when you get the uneasy feeling you are being talked more about than talked to, or if you are talked to, it is merely a pretext for gathering more damaging information to talk about.
Try this advice: When you feel the need to share something personal because something is "eating away at you", go to God and His Word in sincere faith and humble dependence. Ask God who it is he may want you to share your concerns with (if indeed He wants you to share your concerns with anybody). It could be He wants you to trust in Him alone to resolve the matter you are up against. Wait on the LORD for an answer. If you are not spiritually discerning about who you share what with, be advised that someone who is ill equipped to resolve your personal issues can quickly become someone who is highly proficient at sharing your personal issues with others. Just a word to the wise.
(Revised/re-edited from an earlier posting)
Copyright 2016
Toni M. Babcock is author of The Stone Writer, Christian Fiction for Young Readers and Teens.
Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com <a href="http://www.faithwriters.com">CHRISTIAN WRITER</a>
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