None of their business

Judges 14:6 "The Spirit of The Lord took control of him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as he might have torn a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done."

Here we have young Samson anointed by God, slaying this ferocious lion like it was nothing. I found it very odd that he did not seek to broadcast his actions to anyone especially his parents. This is a young man who easily took down a known vicious beast and said, nothing? Samson was not looking for accolades. He was just doing what God anointed him to do. That really stood out to me because when we do something that we perceive is great, we want nothing less of recognition and praise which kind of questions why are we really doing it? Anyhow, I'm not going to touch on that as much, but will explain how that was the launching pad of him keeping his business to himself as we all should practice.

Have you ever been burned by telling someone something that did not need to be shared? Many of us can probably agree that in some cases our mouths got us in some unnecessary trouble. It is great to share a testimony when God does something for you, but we must know when and when not to share or who to share it with. Yes, even with your family as it was shown in the scripture may not need to know everything God has anointed you to do. Why? Well some may see what God is doing and some may not understand and cause you to doubt, be discouraged, or deny His Power in your life simply because they weren't blessed with what you are blessed with. Totally missing the fact that we all have hidden treasures, some people can get envious of your hidden treasure. I had to and still am learning who I share things with concerning my walk with Christ. Not trying to hide anything, but protect. It is so easy to be persuaded by people who are close to us than strangers. So when it comes to spiritual gifts, we must not take that lightly as far as wanting to tell everyone.

People are people. Meaning we are imperfect, mess up, and sin daily. Just because someone is close to you, does not mean they will understand everything God is using you to do. It is perfectly normal to get excited about what God is doing and want to urgently tell everyone, but it may not be any of their business. The "Kermit face" is rapidly being used on social media illustrating in different captions that certain things are not meant to be known by saying, "that's none of my business." Samson killing the beast foreshadowed him killing numerous men later on in the book of Judges. In turn him keeping his business to himself  at that time was inadvertently helping him continue to do so later when his haters wanted to know how he was so strong. Delilah, the lady he was in love with, did not know why he was so strong because it was none of her business until one day he gave in and you can read what happened in your own quiet time with God in Judges 16. It was a tragic ending, but does not have to be with us. We now have the knowledge and understanding that everyone does not need to know every single thing that goes on in our lives. Sharing unnecessary information can cause more harm than good. Be careful who you share things with and what you share. It might not be any of their business.