#being silent

So they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.” And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.” Matthew 21:27 People often like to question things without really wanting the truth. They want to hear answers said in a certain way that supports their own personal belief and anything less is tossed out or ignored. Finding ways to bypass the truth or skirt…

But the Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before Him. Habakkuk 2:20 All over the world there are court cases occurring on a regular basis. People are standing before a judge hearing a verdict of whether they are guilty or not in some crime committed. As the verdict is read, the people in the courtroom are required to be silent and listen to what is said. It is no longer…

But they held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.” Isaiah 36:21 It is easy for most people to speak up about their own opinions or thoughts on some issue. In giving one’s own opinion there are times in which it just fuels the fire and arguments. People will quickly put up a harder defense when someone stands up against them on some issue…

When I kept silent, my bones grew old through my groaning all the day long. Psalm 32:3 Behind closed doors and in one’s own mind, people do things that they should not do and know it is wrong. Since it is behind a closed door and in the mind, most do not think that anyone can know about it or that it will affect them. People will keep silent about anything that they did wrong and feel as if no…

I have been educated on my opinions –It is best to keep them inside.I am a vessel for another’s voice.My voice is mute.Full to the brim with my feelingsI have to scream them into a hole in the earthLike Midas did his horrible truths.And from that vocal earthCruel cattails will one day sprout.They will whisper truths on the windThe indignation I could not breathe aloudThe neutrality I shrugged off…

In Bible Study, we have been discussing forms of worship.  We discussed many various forms such as laughter, tears, music and the spoken word.  However, no matter how much I prayed and asked the Lord for guidance in preparing Bible Study a few weeks ago I was only met with silence.

Sometimes we need to get still enough to hear the Lord

I attributed this to the grief I was experiencing over…

Imagine you woke up one day in the future and there is a law that you have only 500 words to say or write or sign language in your entire life. And when you reached 501st word, you will be punished. And death is the punishment.

This my fiction type thought that is rumbling in my head for a while now. What if we have to shut our mouth or stop spreading words in order to save our life? Would…