Today I almost published something that is out of character for me. In searching the Scripture, I found the answer that I needed for comfort. The feeling that I had this morning takes me back to the teachings of my father. My father would always tell me to take the high moral ground, no matter what someone did to me or who did me wrong. This always rubbed me the wrong way, because I have always been a fighter, an advocate, a truth teller. I could never understand why he wanted me to be the one on my best behavior. This one issue always brought us to a disagreement.
I am an advocate by nature. If you know me or if you have read my blogs before, you would know that I rallied to help the homeless at age 5. My dad was there, I asked him to pray for the homeless people at the park, and we did. I wanted to protect them, help them and provide for them. It’s in my nature. I’ve always fought for the rights of others. I have been in newspapers and magazines; I have traveled and performed, because I have always had something to say in regards to defending and educating people on their rights.
I believe what my father was trying to tell me in all of his wisdom, is that I have an Advocate. I don’t have to fight my own battles. My Advocate has an arsenal of things at His disposal and if I only keep watch, and be still, I will give Him permission to fight on my behalf. I get it now. The Father wants to advocate for me.
I am doing my best to take the moral high ground in my current situation. Although, Satan is not making this easy for me, and it’s not his job to do so. He only comes to steal, kill, and destroy and the people that he uses, do their job well. One thing that Yah revealed this to me this morning is that He doesn’t need my help. There is a time and a place for everything. Pride comes before the fall. It takes restraint and maturity to hold back gems of information that can destroy the lies people say about me.
I know I will have my platform to say whatever the Spirit leads me to say. Those who know what I know want me to go all in, reveal everything at once and drop the mike… I almost did that today. I am not saying that Yah won’t allow me to tell the truth, it won't happen on this platform today. This is not the day for redemption; instead, I will focus on my family, my studies, my friends, and my life.
The WORD says, “You will say the wrong thing if you talk too much—so be sensible and watch what you say. If you respect the Lord, you will live longer; if you keep doing wrong, your life will be cut short. If you obey the Lord, you will be happy, but there is no future for the wicked. The Lord protects everyone who lives right, but he destroys anyone who does wrong. Good people will stand firm, but the wicked will lose their land. Honest people speak sensibly, but deceitful liars will be silenced. If you obey the Lord, you will always know the right thing to say. But no one will trust you if you tell lies.” Proverbs 10:19, 27-32