April 6th, 2014

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Secrets

Sunday, April 6th, 2014

Not everyone can keep secrets.

Perhaps you have heard the story of the three pastors who got together to talk. They decided full honesty and transparency was necessary as they talked about what besetting sin they struggled with.

The Baptist pastor admitted he liked to take a drink of wine when he came home at night to relax.

The Methodist pastor admitted he would sometimes watch a movie that was risque’.

The Pentecostal pastor admitted he struggled with gossip.

We may chuckle at that, but unfortunately we don’t have to be talking about pastors to see the difficulty with failing to keep secrets. I read of one musician who put the following words in a song: “Tell me your deep dark secret/ and I will tell you mine/ Is that your deep dark secret?/ Oh well, never mind.”

My very first mentor once told me one of the secrets to longevity in ministry is being able to keep secrets/confidences. He was trying to teach me early on I could avoid a ton of heartache if I learned to keep my trap shut. I finally learned.

Someone trusted me enough to tell me something. I ought to be trustworthy enough to keep it to myself.

How about you? How well do you do in keeping secrets/confidences?