When a Voice Says: "Don't Tell"

With some frequency, Jesus tells those with whom he talks and heals, "Don't tell." In a conversation with his disciples in Matthew 16, Jesus says to Peter, "Who do you think I am?"

You're the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the living God.

Curiously, Jesus made them promise they would tell no one that he was the Messiah.

He often urged those he healed to tell no one as well. Though I am mystified as to why, there is obviously a Jesus voice that [always rightly] says, "Don't tell." In that case,

Listen.

But there is another voice that says, "Don't tell."

It is the voice that is the cover guard for the abuser who harms spirit and body. Hurtful actions and comments, bent on the destruction of another person, are inflicted by someone with a bullying and controlling nature. When the heart and body are being broken by another, and a voice says, "Don't tell,"

Don't listen.

Tell.

Heeding Jesus by not telling is a lesson in trusting...Jesus.

Heeding the voice of harm by not telling is a lesson in trusting...the enemy.

Decipher the voices. Guard your trust.