GROWING UP, SPIRITUALLY (By Rev Kenneth E. Hagin). Chapter 3 CHILDHOOD (...continued) Talkativeness Children have never learned the value of silence. They are talkative. And you will find folks in the childhood stage of spiritual growth are nearly always talking. Did you know the Word of God has something to say along this line? It tells us, In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin.... (Proverbs 10:19). And, ...a fools voice is known by multitude of words (Ecclesiastes 5:3). We need to learn to be quiet. A child doesnt know any better so hes always blabbing. I remember one time when my boy was three years old. We had gotten into bed late one Sunday night after church. I had preached twice and was tired. We all slept in one large room. He was in a bed across the room from us. The baby was in the crib. The lights out and it was dark. Daddy, he said. I hadnt gone to sleep but I thought if I pretended to be asleep he would hush and go to sleep. Daddy. I didnt say anything. Daddy. I didnt say anything. Daddy. I didnt say anything, and he just kept getting a little louder. Daddy. Finally my wife nudged me and said quietly, Why dont you answer that child? I whispered back, Knowing him hell get started talking. He was three years old and didnt know anything about the value of silence. Hed get started talking and you couldnt get him to shut up. I thought if I didnt answer him he would think I was asleep and shut up. But he just kept getting louder. Daddy. Daddy. Daddy. Finally I said, What is it, son? Whats tomorrow? I said, Oh, be quiet and go to sleep. Its time to go to sleep. Well, whats tomorrow? Its Monday. Now go to sleep. Whats the next day? Its Tuesday. Is tomorrow always Monday? No, tomorrow is not always Monday. When tomorrow gets here then tomorrow will be Tuesday I thought you said it was Monday. Well, it was Monday, but when Monday gets here then tomorrow will be Tuesday. If tomorrow is Monday, how can it be Tuesday? Well, thats just the way it is. Whats the next day? Its Wednesday. Will it ever be tomorrow? Yes. Now hush and get to sleep. Whats the next day? Thursday. Whats the next day? Friday. Whats the next day? Saturday. Whats the next day? Sunday. Thats today. Is Sunday always today? No, its just today today. When Monday gets here, it will be today. I thought you said it was tomorrow. Oh, now you have me confused. I want you to be quiet, and if you dont be quiet Im going to get up and give you a whipping. Like natural children, spiritual children have never learned the value of silence. We need to be careful about what we say. To be continued...(at 12:00GMT, on 10th Jan, 2015).
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