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Most
animals make some kind of noise, alerting us to their existence. Even
mosquitoes announce their presence. Snakes rarely make any noise. Snakes are
wise because they live in silence, rarely disturbing anyone. It is rare for us
to see a snake and to hear any noise because it is there. Because of this great
wisdom key, snakes flourish and prosper more than any other wild animal.

1. Hiding and
flourishing will protect you from premature exposure
.

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is good and it has its positive effects. But when you are loud when you should
be silent, you are endangering your very life and ministry. A certain level of
exposure is not necessary all the time. When Jesus’ ministry was exposed, it
was just a matter of time until He was killed. This is the reason why He
limited His exposure until a certain point. Do not think that you need to be
seen and known by everyone all the time. There is a time to be quiet and silent
and there is a time to be seen.

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The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil.

Go up to the feast yourselves; I do not go up to this feast because My time has not yet fully come.” Having said these things to them, He stayed in Galilee. John 7:7-9

2.
Hiding and
flourishing is a godly practice.

God
Himself hides from us! God hides from us
because of our pride and presumption. It humbles us and makes us seek Him until
we find Him. Learning to hide is to become an imitator of God. Have you ever
wondered why the Bible teaches, ‘remove thy foot from thy neighbour’s house
lest he be weary of thee and so hate thee?’ The more you are seen, the more you
are despised. That is why removing your foot from your neighbour’s house is
important. You are more respected and valued because you hide yourself!

Truly,
You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, Savior!

Isa
45:15 (NASB)

3.
Quietness and silence will cause you to
command the respect of outsiders
.

It
is important to be quiet sometimes. Most people are uneasy around quiet people.
When there is a meeting, a quiet person is often asked his opinion. He is often
respected more because of his posture. If you want people to respect you, learn
to keep quiet. The serpent that lies quietly in the grass without making a
sound is one of the most feared and respected animals in the world.

Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life MAY WIN THE RESPECT OF OUTSIDERS and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 (NIV)

4.
Silence will help you to hear from God.

“Be
still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). This popular scripture is telling
you to be silent and quiet so that you can hear from God.

Many
times, Christians do not hear from God because they are too busy talking,
chatting or singing. I once spoke to a millionaire who got saved in prison. I
asked him why he waited until he went to prison before he got saved. He
explained, ‘When you are out of prison, there are so many people to interact
with. When I was in prison I had no one to talk to and no meetings to attend.
It was there I began to commune with God.’

You
will definitely hear from God when you cut out the chatting, the talking and
the human interaction. Notice the scripture below. It was when there was
silence that he heard the voice of God.

Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, THERE WAS SILENCE, AND I HEARD A VOICE, SAYING, shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his maker? Job 4:12-17

Daniel,
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were judged to be people who could stand in the
king’s palace. Not everyone has the ability to work with a leader. “Children in
whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skillful in all wisdom, and cunning
in knowledge, and understanding science, and SUCH AS HAD ABILITY IN THEM TO
STAND IN THE KING’S PALACE, and whom they might teach the learning and the
tongue of the Chaldeans” (Daniel 1:4). Most important people would not like to
have a blabber mouth near them. People who talk too much cannot work in sensitive
places. A leader even needs guidance in choosing whom to work with. May these
guide you!

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By Dag Heward-Mills

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