Keep A Secret

I learned a long time ago what it meant to keep a secret. I learned what it meant to have a secret. The only sure-fire way to keep a secret is the NEVER share it with anyone. My wife and I decided to not keep secrets from one another. Over the years, we’ve done pretty well. There are things if I told her, she could have become bitter toward another. There were things told to me in confidence that I couldn’t share with anyone. When I was working on my Master’s Degree in Counseling 28 years ago, I remember spending lots of time speaking about confidentiality. It is a really big deal in building a relationship. I was reminded of the Seinfeld episode when Jerry told Elaine a secret and she supposedly put it “in the vault”.  She was later accused of giving copies of the key to the vault to everyone. I have people in my life that I can trust with the deepest secrets. There are others that if you tell them it’s like putting the secret on a billboard.

Each morning that I read from the Word of God, I believe the Lord speaks to me through His Word. Sometimes, He speaks something very clearly for me to keep for me. He also speaks into my heart what I believe He wants me to share in this blog/daily journal. I can’t quite wrap my head around the Revelation to John. I can imagine having a conversation with John about what all he saw and experienced after the Revelation. This morning I came across a place where he was told to not write anything about what he heard. Check this out….

He stood with his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land. ³ And he gave a great shout like the roar of a lion. And when he shouted, the seven thunders answered.

⁴ When the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Keep secret what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down.”(Revelation 10:2b-4 NLT)

I have no secrets from the Lord. I couldn’t keep one from Him even if I wanted to. He won my heart over years ago, when I learned that He loved me in spite of knowing EVERYTHING about me. I have no secret thoughts that He doesn’t know about. He is incredibly free and reckless with His Grace and I’m so glad. In spite of knowing His Grace and His Love, I have still hurt His heart with my thoughts and actions. I’m so thankful that He forgives and forgets. He doesn’t remember my sin because it’s been erased. He chose to forget. If He created me with a memory, I’m sure He can have one. He chooses to forget my past. I sometimes wish I could forget my past too. I’m thankful that He hasn’t revealed all my sin to the world, but He’s given me the courage to share my secrets with a trusted confidant.

I can keep a secret. I can be trusted. I’m not called to keep my faith secret. I’m so humbled and grateful for the Lord saving my soul that I want to tell everyone. There’s no secret to the peace and hope I have – it’s His Presence in me!

Pressing On!

Dwayne