What Did You Say?

Photo of Katie, me and Sara. I was sitting in the Detroit airport last night around 8:00 trying to read my Bible. My hubby has had another yearly Bible reading for our church so I feel compelled to read that and usually get a great blessing inspite of my reservations. Judges 12,13&14 were on the list to read...I'm a little ahead...and landed (no pun intended) on some truths that made me laugh out loud. In chapter 12 the Gileadites and Ephraimites were battling over land. When any of the Ephraimites wanted to cross certain land they had to prounounce the word 'Shibboleth' properly. Their accent would give their true identity. Chapter 13 brings Sampson onto the scene. His dad Manoah asked the Lord to come to him and share the words He had shared with his wife Zorah. It happened. They both were told of Sampson's birth and how he should be cared for as a future Nazarite serving his people. Then in chapter 14 Sampson is grown and his words bring him trouble. He is trying to impress the Philistines to whom he was trying to marry into. He winds up losing the lady and killing 30 men. You might want to read this chapter in particular, but Sampson was clearly trying to marry and impress people he had no business associating with. Now I said, "Jerral, how many times have your words reveal where your heart truly resides? How many times have you asked the Lord to reveal His plans for your future? How many times have you let your words lead you to people and place God does not want you to visit?" Isn't it quite easy to judge these characters without looking closely at our own lives?