I want you to imagine a scene something Jesus himself painted in Mark 4 verses 26 to 29. picture of farmer cradling a small seed in the palm of his rough worn hands the Setting Sun casts long stretching Shadows over the waiting Earth now does this farmer parade around the town showcasing his seed talking about its potential or its possibilities no instead he walks to his field finds a spot and plants the seed there hidden from the world's view this is a secret silent Act of Faith between him the seed and God and then in time
with nurturing care and patience that little seed Sprouts it grows it becomes a plant bearing fruit that feeds many that seed is much like our dreams our plans our goals today I want to talk to you about a topic we don't often hear why you should never tell anyone what you are up to now we live in a time when everything we do seems to be broadcasted some of us share our breakfast our holidays our good days and bad days on social media and if it's not broadcasted on social media it's shared within our Social
Circles but sometimes we talk too much have we ever stopped to ask ourselves do I need to tell everyone everything well I am here to tell you that telling everyone everything is not wise you need to be careful about doing that James 1 verse 19 reminds us so then my beloved Brethren let every man be swift to hear slow to speak slow to wrath have you ever seen a baby bird in its nest high up in a tree when a baby bird is born it's weak and can't even fly yet it needs to be safe
from things that could hurt it like cats dogs or even people that's why birds build their nests in secret places these hidden nests are where baby birds grow stronger Learn to Fly and become big birds this is a bit like what the Bible says in Matthew 6 verse 6. Jesus tells us but when you pray go into your room close the door and pray to your father who is unseen then your father who sees what is done in secret will reward you did you hear that what does this mean for us it's saying that our
secret place like the baby bird's nest is a significant place this secret place could be your room where you pray it could be a quiet spot under a tree where you read your Bible it could be inside your heart where you talk to God this secret place is away from the noise the eyes and the words of other people it's just you and God in this secret place you can grow you can learn more about God you can get stronger in your faith like the baby bird gets stronger in the nest not everybody needs to
see this growth happening just like the baby bird doesn't invite everyone to see its nest this growth is something special between you and God so let's remember to spend time in our secret place with God we don't need to tell everyone what we're doing or learning there it's a special place where we can grow strong in our faith and just like the baby bird one day we'll be ready to fly one day you will be able to share your testimony or share a part of your journey but God's timing matters here now let's take a
moment to look at a man named nemaya from the Bible Nehemiah was a hard worker who was busy rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem one day while he was working some people tried to distract him they called him to come down and stop his work but nimaya knew that if he stopped his work to entertain them his important work would not be finished the scripture tells us in Nehemiah 6 verse 3 he said so I sent Messengers to them saying I am doing a great work and I cannot come down why should the work stop while
I leave it and come down to you Nehemiah did not let himself get distracted he knew his work was important he did not tell everyone what he was doing or how he was doing it he just stayed focused on his work we can learn a lot from Nehemiah sometimes we allow people to distract us too easily sometimes when we tell people about our plans or what we are doing they may try to distract us they may not even understand or they may say things that make us feel bad or confused but we could avoid all
of that this is why sometimes it may be a good idea to keep our plans to ourselves keep out the distractions it may hinder your success remember when you have something important to do it's okay to keep it between you and God you don't have to share it with everyone like Nehemiah stay focused on your work or goals and don't let others distract you keep working hard and remember that God sees your efforts even if no one else does do you recall in the Bible when Jesus healed a blind man at bethsaida it's in the
Book of Mark chapter 8 verses 22 to 26 then he came to bethsaida and they brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him so he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town and when he had spit on his eyes and put his hands on him he asked him if he saw anything and he looked up and said I see men like trees walking then he put his hands on his eyes again and made him look up and he was restored and saw everyone clearly then
he sent him away to his house saying neither go into the town nor tell anyone in the town so we see here that after Jesus healed him he told the man don't go into the town or tell anyone in the town Jesus knew the right time to do things and he also knew that sometimes it was best to keep things quiet this is also a good lesson for us again it shows us that not everything has to be told to everyone sometimes it's better to keep our plans or what we're doing a secret even Jesus
who did amazing things sometimes chose to be discreet just like Jesus we can be wise and decide when it's the right time to tell people about our plans and when it's better to keep things quiet we don't always have to let everyone know what we're up to sometimes it's better to just get on with our work and let what we do speak for itself remember being wise means knowing when to speak and when to keep quiet not everyone needs to know everything we're planning or doing so let's be wise just like Jesus was there's a
beautiful line in the Bible in Psalm 27 verse 14. it says wait for the Lord be strong and Let Your Heart Take courage wait for the Lord this is a reminder for us to be patient to wait for God's perfect time just like how a flower doesn't Bloom right after it's planted our plans and dreams also take time to grow God knows the best time for everything we can trust him we don't have to rush or be in a hurry it's okay to wait it's okay to be patient and just because we're waiting doesn't mean
we have to tell everyone what we're waiting for we don't have to let everyone know our every move we can keep our plans to ourselves and when the right time comes our plans will happen so let's be patient let's wait for God's perfect time let's not rush to tell everyone what we're planning let's trust God and let our plans happen in his time remember good things take time and God's time is always the best have you ever thought about what real success means is it when people applaud us or is it when we know we
have done our best the Bible in Galatians 1 verse 10. tells us something important about this it says am I now trying to win the approval of human beings or of God or am I trying to please people if I was still trying to please people I would not be a servant of Christ this means that we should not work just to make people happy we should not make plans or do things just so people will like us or think we are successful the most important thing is that we do our best and that God
is happy with us this is what real success is we don't need to show off we just need to work hard and do our best and remember we're doing it for God not for people so let's focus on doing our best let's work hard and make our plans without worrying about what others think because real success is about pleasing God not people now in the Book of Matthew chapter 7 verse 6 it says do not give dogs what is sacred do not throw your pearls to pigs if you do they may trample them under their
feet and turn and tear you to pieces so what is this verse saying to us it is saying we should not share our precious things like our plans or other personal details with people who won't value them sometimes we might have secret enemies people who don't wish us well but we may not know it if we tell them our plans they might use that information against us or even use it to harm us and sometimes it may be the root cause of strife or Envy do you remember the story of Samson found in the Book
of Judges chapter 16 Delilah persuaded Samson into revealing that the secret of his strength was his long hair Samson told his secret to Delilah because he thought she loved him but Delilah was secretly working with Samson's enemies when Samson told her his secret she used it to help the enemies capture Samson this is an example of what can happen when we share our plans or secrets with the wrong people so we must be careful we must be vigilant and wise we should not tell everyone our plans or share personal details of Our Lives we should
ask God to help us know the people in our lives who want the best for us these are the people who we can sometimes share with but it's often safer to keep our plans a secret until they are ready to be shown to the world don't hinder your own progress or block your own Blessings by sharing too much with the wrong people now to all those within the sound of my voice let us go to the Lord in prayer I want you to pray this prayer with me so that you can have all the blessings
of this prayer let us pray to our gracious and loving God dear Heavenly Father you are great you are the creator of Heaven and Earth Lord your wisdom and power are unmatched I praise you and glorify your holy name I come before your throne of grace today thankful for your grace and mercy towards me and my loved ones Lord I am grateful for your love for us and I am grateful for your presence in our lives father you are my guide you are my protector my comforter and my strength Lord as I journey through life
I lift up all my plans my dreams and my ambitions to you I pray for the wisdom and discernment to know when to reveal my plans and when to keep them to myself direct my steps dear Lord and may you help me to make decisions that bring glory and honor to your name may my actions my words and my decisions be pleasing to you reflecting your love your wisdom and your righteousness Lord as I also bring the people that I care about before you today I pray for your arms of protection over us Shield us
from distractions unnecessary criticisms and any schemes of the enemy that are meant to bring us down I declare in the mighty name of Jesus that no weapon formed against us shall prosper I stand firm against any plans of the enemy to distract or discourage us and I rebuke such plans in the mighty name of Jesus heavenly father I cover myself and my loved ones with the precious blood of Jesus I plead the blood of Jesus over our plans our dreams our health our finances and our hopes I declare that they are safe and secure in
your hands Lord I come against every spirit of fear and doubt that threatens to pull me away from your will in the name of Jesus I rebuke the spirit of discouragement as I place my trust and confidence in you Lord I Thank you that those that are with me are more than those that are against Me Lord I am grateful that you are always by my side and that you will guide protect and bless me in all my Endeavors father I also pray for patience to wait for your perfect timing in all things I rebuked
the spirit of impatience in the name of Jesus Lord I am thankful that your timing is perfect and that in your time everything will fall into place beautifully and perfectly Lord I thank you for a deeper understanding of what true success really means may my loved ones and I never seek validation from the world but from you our God Lord help us to strive to please you in all that we do I declare that as we work diligently and trust in you success will be our portion according to your will father you are my rock
my Fortress and my deliverer I love you Lord and I surrender to your perfect will thank you Lord for hearing and answering my prayer I pray all this in the precious and mighty name of Jesus Christ amen if you were blessed by this message type the word amen in the comments section below you can help us to reach more persons and spread the gospel you can do this by sharing the video with a friend or family member and by clicking the like button also remember to subscribe to the channel for more videos that will bless
your heart and uplift your spirit we appreciate all your support you're blessed to be a blessing please feel free to leave your prayer request in the comment section so that we can present them before God for your blessings and victory and so that other believers on the YouTube platform and all over the world can stand in agreement with you right now to God be all the glory I declare that all the blessings of this prayer are now upon you in the name of Jesus May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with
you all thank you foreign [Music]
