Sometimes it is better to leave something unsaid rather than say it outloud exposing yourself to a)judgement b)ridicule c)opening a wound d)making yourself vulnerable. That list may be redundant, but I wrote it as I thought it. We are neither Jesus, John the Baptist, nor Peter or Paul. They were able to call people vipers and hypocrits but they lived lives that backed up their words. With us, we all live in glass houses so throwing stones is not only unwise, it is downright stupid. I had a dream this morning that I was watching as someone unearthed a body that had been buried, wrapped in a blanket. As I watched I was horrified at what I was seeing, then this person lifted the body up at the shoulders and preceeded to uncover the face by just lifting the corner of the blanket, I saw the decaying face and was scared and disgusted by the sight. It was so strange that it woke me wide awake. On thinking about what it could mean, the only thing that made sense is that this person was about to unearth something, some secret maybe, that needed to remain buried. There are faults that we can confess to one another, but when it comes to sins of the flesh that people can use against us, I say keep your mouth shut. My grandfather Mushegan told me to "think 10 times before I said anything" to which I answered "Then I would never get anything said!" He had a little grin that he used on occasions like that and I got the message, just shut up! I am definitely on a little rampage and not sure why, but since I spoke honestly on another blog about something that God had shown me, I got a lot of response from people that had really needed it. I am handing this to you, whoever you are that might be about to tell someone something better left unsaid, unearth a secret someone else has shared with you, maybe tell some secret thing that will make money for you, you don't want to give away good things either, lest someone takes the advantage of you! It can be good or bad I just know that we all need to guard our mouth. Say as the Psalmist said in 19:14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 141:3 Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips. Good advice from brother David! If you say things that you don't mind being repeated, then you don't have to worry that someone will "quote" you. I put that in quotation marks because most times the quotes are actually MIS-quotes! Put good things in, Psalm 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psalm 37:30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, And his tongue talks of justice. I am asking you to look inside my heart and see the urgency with which I am telling you this today. God bless you and keep you AND your mouth until we meet again. Pray that He will "guard your mouth" and "keep watch over the door of your lips!" and everybody said...AMEN!

So many times, especially in financially hard times like most of us are in right now, we feel so alone. There is no one to help, everyone we know is in as deep as we are! But God is faithful, He never leaves. I had someone say that they couldn't hear God's voice, were they doing something wrong. The answer is no, they are not wrong, we have to learn to be sensitive to hearing Him so that we can. What does that mean? Before you have a child, you can be in a crowd of people and hear a child say "Mama" or "Daddy" and you will never even notice, it probably didn't even register to your senses that you heard it. But when you have a child and hear a child's voice call out, you immediately turn to see if it is YOUR child calling out for help. When you are young you can sleep through anything, thunder, barking dogs, but bring the baby home and suddenly your ears become huge receivers to hear the slightest whimper. You never noticed before, you became sensitive to the sound of a child. Think of it this way, the same way the baby in the crib doesn't know that you hear him, God hears us, because YOU are HIS baby! He is already sensitive to your cry, so there you are crying away, He is listening and is on His way to help, you just have to wait for Him to get there. We used to sing a song "He may not come when you want Him, but He'll come on time!" Psalm 55:22 (NKJ) "Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved."Sustain is to maintain, nourish, provide food, bear, hold up, protect, support, defend; to supply the means necessary for living. This scripture is telling us that God will support, nourish, and provide for any person who acknowledges that the burden of cruel treatment(v21) is one that ONLY the Lord can handle!There have been times that I have thrown myself on His mercy and asked for help and it came immediately, then are the times I had to wait: Isaiah 41:30 But those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings as Eagles, They shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Back to Psalm 55:16 I call to God;God will help me. At dusk, dawn, and noon I sigh deep sighs—he hears, he rescues. My life is well and whole, secure in the middle of danger Even while thousands are lined up against me. This verse tells us that David prayed to God three times a day! How often do you go to God with your needs, or do you just expect Him to read your mind? If David had to pray that way and Daniel prayed that way what about Harolene (insert your own name!)? Verse 22 of that same Psalm says Pile your troubles on God's shoulders— he'll carry your load, he'll help you out. He'll never let good people topple into ruin. Whatever your problem is, remember that you have His Word that He wll sustain you, so do what the Psalmist said and then again in 1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

Be blessed, pray, Cast your burdens on the Lord, get sensitive to His voice and He WILL speak to you!