Comments on: When to Keep a Secret and When to Refuse To https://anitamathias.com/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/ Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:08:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17845 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:37:04 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17845 Hi Helen, Yes, our ideas and dreams are tender, vulnerable and fragile, and should be shared with great circumspection!!

]]> By: Helen https://anitamathias.com/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17844 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:16:55 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17844 Thankyou for this post, which I found via a series of jumps – I'm glad I did.
I'm learning so much at the moment about when to speak and when to keep my mouth shut, that it isn't necessary always to share my opinion, and now wisdom about sharing the dreams that are so deeply planted in my heart… food for thought indeed. I have so much to learn.
Thankyou for this.

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17843 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:11:21 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17843 Yup, I really find it hard to keep my excitement secret!!

]]> By: djv https://anitamathias.com/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17842 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 06:38:52 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17842 Hi; This is very wise ; I am beginning to realise that myself when posting any thoughts and feelings ; there is a time and place to be casual in conversation or provocative, or just trading ideas with others open to your feelings, however the wisdom comes in knowing when it is the time and when it is the place; we so often as human beings put our foot in it as we stumble in our excitement to tell others.

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17841 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 12:42:56 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17841 Yes, I guess God sometimes reveals our path to us alone ahead of time so that we can focus our efforts, energies and interests.
And welcome to my blog, Looking for a Path!

]]> By: Looking for a path... https://anitamathias.com/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17840 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:25:37 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17840 Much to think about here, thank you. The thought which resonated with me was, “And the reason that God sometimes reveals the dreams and destiny he has for us in advance is that dreams can be deferred—can take decades to be fulfilled.” I think it's worth remembering this, I sometimes think that my destiny has been revealed, but not the timing. Knowing the dream is there though, brings hope for a future not yet seen.
The danger, like you say, is talking to too many people about the dream as often they aren't ready to hear it (for all sorts of reasons), which is all part of working out the timing.
All these things can only be in God's time.

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17839 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:02:12 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17839 Yes, I feel if someone in power has behaved badly and abusively and asks you to keep the secret, then keeping it will simply empower them to behave badly again towards other people. It's colluding with evil!

]]> By: Miss Mollie https://anitamathias.com/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17838 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:09:02 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17838 This is a wonderful way to think of things. I know I often feel bad saying how pleasant my childhood was, overall. Yet, it helps my family remember and I hope brings them closer to Jesus, by seeing a life changed by Christ. When I think what my parents grew up with and how Jesus changed their lives and broke some of those bad things, I can't help praising the Lord. No doubt there is a balance, and we need to speak the truth in love, be sensitive to those around us and ever be ready to forgive and ask for forgiveness.
Thanks for a wonderful reminder.

]]> By: Archer https://anitamathias.com/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17837 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 06:13:28 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17837 One other thing, I just thought about. Anne Lamott, I think in Grace (Eventually) but I could be wrong, said if people don't want to be written about than they shouldn't give you something to write about. Of course I'm totally messing up the way she said it, but I like to think of that when bad behavior is being exposed. There would be no exposing of said bad behavior if the person chose not to do it in the first place.

]]> By: Archer https://anitamathias.com/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17836 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 06:01:50 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/05/31/when-to-keep-a-secret-and-when-to-refuse-to/#comment-17836 Love this post, Anita. Lots to think about. I was told to keep things a secret for most of my childhood, which is why its so hard for to share little snippets of my childhood on my blog — I've really been wrestling with that recently. Your thoughts here gave me some much needed truth.

I am interested in reading that book you mentioned!

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