We may not ever get justice in this world or this life, but believe me, God will have justice.
I’ve never thought of silence as a weapon, but it is. As I read this section of the book, I can think of countless situations where silence would have definitely been my best weapon. As a mom, when that precious child you’ve nurtured, built up, loved and protected comes home wounded by the words of her friends, and I pray for the strength to be silent when what I really want to do is get justice for her. When a husband isn’t doing things the way I would, I wish I had prayed to be silent. Oh what strength it takes to hold our tongues.
Because of my past, I was the topic of conversation at many dinner tables. Even after I had a few years of a transformed life under my belt, rumors (and yes, the facts) were still spoken about me, hurting my children and me. As much as I wanted to set the record straight—as much as you may want to set a record straight, or defend your husband, child, sister, or mother—as a child of the King we are to be different and choose a different weapon! This time we are to trust that God, Who is all powerful, will fight for us and make all things right. It may not feel like it is right, but on this earth there will be injustice time after time. But take heart, dear Sister! He has overcome the world!
As this next scripture says:
How perfect! He knows our hearts. He knows when we have been wronged and He cries with us. He loves us so much and He’s always got our back.
Be silent. Be still. He is for you….
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Let’s Pray:
Dear Heavenly Father, we come to You today needing strength only You can give; the strength to hold this powerful weapon silen—our tongues. There’s a time for everything and may we listen to the Holy Spirit and allow You to guide and direct us and choose the right weapon at the right time. Lord, You know our hearts and You know what we need from You and we praise You for bringing justice to us through the Cross. We love You and thank You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Great blog, Kim. You pointed out some good examples of where we all would like to step up to the plate and bring justice to our situations our way. But God——says sit still; He is fighting for us. Thank you.
Thank you Martha! The verse the HolySpirit gave me I was amazed. The tongue. So small. Yet so powerful. Must be used for His glory.
You are right, Kim, that “even when it doesn’t feel right.”..we are children of the King so we are different and must choose a different weapon than what the world would expect us to choose. Wow, this is not easy! I loved how Lisa pointed us back to Jesus and His example of wielding the sword of silence, not “because He had no answer…[but] because He was their answer.” “…He chose to say nothing.” And “spoke the loudest in His silence.” We aren’t The Answer but we have Him living inside us. The world won’t know that unless we are silent for them to hear Him in and through our lives.
I definitely prayed your prayer for my life today! Thank you.
Thank you Clella! You’re amazing!
praying in accord with your prayer, kim! we SO need His help to do this…we SO want to do this! by His grace…today…we will! <3
Amen Coleen! Thank you.
Great Blog today, Kim! I loved this chapter – a lot to chew on 🙂
Thank u Sheri. It really is a lot to soak in.
I know what you mean when you were speaking of others talking about you behind your back, and how you want so badly to set the record straight. That has truly been a time for me, too, dear Sister, that I have wanted to refute the tongues that speak against me…but Isaiah 54:17 says, But in that coming day no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the LORD; their vindication will come from Me. I, the LORD, have spoken! (NLT)…notice God says that our vindication will come from HIM. I have stood on that scripture I don’t know how many times!! I have to trust always that He has my back, and He will always have my best at heart. Awesome blog today dear one!! 😉