Judges 16: 16,17, 20

“16. And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;

17.. That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

20. And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him.”

1 Thessalonians 4:11

“And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;”

Most people long for someone to talk to. Every one wants a real true friend. But there are times when we need to keep quiet and do our own business.

Samson chose to play with fire. He had to know that Delilah was not true to him in any way. Instead of keeping his own secret, he chose to tell her, and put himself in Jeopardy.

Nothing is worth risking our salvation over.

Samson deluded himself to believe that no matter what, he would always be stronger than his enemy. That he would always be victorious. In the end, in his death we was victorious. However, because he could not keep his own secrets, he put himself in the fire, so to speak.

God has designed us to be victorious, to always triumph. But when our flesh gets involved, we tend to make poor or bad decisions. Just like Samson.

We don’t have to wait for the enemy to figure things out. We just open our mouth and tell him wants going on in our lives. When the fire comes, we wonder what happened. The truth is we trusted the wrong person with our hearts secrets. Now they are no longer secrets. Just as Samson became entertainment for the Philistines, are secrets are entertaining others.

Who is to blame? We are. If we cannot keep our own secret, why do we expect others to?

Jesus is a true friend and I can tell him anything. There are things that I can only tell him. God has blessed me with a couple great friends. I know that if I tell them something, that information is secure. Even still, there are somethings that God wants you to hold on to yourself.

God desires to have true relationship with us – true fellowship and communion. He wants to be our friend. He wants us to recognize and accept him as such. And believe me, there is not a friend like Jesus!

God wants your trust. Trust him enough confide your secrets. Then watch him work on your behalf. When he blesses you, he will do so in front of everyone- especially our enemies. That is the time to open our mouths and tell of the goodness of the Lord.

Instead of trying to find another person, trust God. Cast your care on him for he cares for you (1 Peter 5:7).

Give it a try. I guarantee you will not regret it.