Today, I received a phone call from a friend who told me they were having a relational issue that I had a hand in. It all had to do with a secret that had been kept for over 16 years. It was a secret that in someways shouldn’t of been that big of a deal. I’ve come to a conclusion, secrets are not a positive experience in life. The definition of secret is to keep knowledge from another. It means to hide something with the hope that it will not be found out.
Over the years I’ve kept some secrets and I’ll say that it was never for a positive end. I’ve also realized that people don’t do a good job keeping secrets. I think the reason why is because we are not meant to keep secrets. There are many people carrying things in their soul that are like a lead weight and it’s crushing them from the inside out. Secrets are burdens that keep us in chains and hold us responsible to things that steal life away from us.
Have you ever had someone say I need to tell you something but you have to promise not to tell anyone. Man, I hate that. You know it’s not going to be good what ever they have to say. I’ve noticed that a lot of Psychiatrists are stressed out and many of them end up having their own counselors. Why because people come in to their offices and tell them all these horrendous stories of their pasts or some diabolical plan to destroy someones life. They come with bitterness, anger, jealousy, malice and they have to find someone to dump on. We are not meant to keep secrets. Listen I’m not talking about a surprise birthday party!
I believe the only way to resolve this is to believe in a eternal God. Eternity means He knows everything and your secrets don’t change who he is. There is a place in the bible where Jesus is called the burden barrier. Or the one who takes our secrets. When I realize that he has the ability to do this, I’m able to release the burden from my soul. Over the years I’ve watched people tell their secrets and you can see the burden being lifted off of them. Scripture says confess your sins one to another that you may be healed. To really understand this principle I’ve got to first see there are no secrets with God. He knows everything and still loves us. Then I’m able to understand I’ve carried things in my soul unnecessarily.
Jesus is our secret agent!
