Pray the words of this Lazaroo, as You call aloud for wise restraint:

“I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do…”
(Nehemiah 2:12)

As hard as it is, Jesus…

sometimes I’d be wise to follow Nehemiah’s example
and keep to myself the assignment You’ve given me

at least for a while.

But that’s so hard!

It’s a stunning thing for someone like me
to be sent on a mission by You.

It makes me want to tell everyone I meet!

At first I think –

if I explain to them what You’ve put in my heart –
and point out that it’s Your idea, not mine –
they’ll get behind it and help me carry it out.

But that’s not always how it works, is it?

When I reveal Your mission too soon

it can scare them

even more than it does me.

Holy Spirit, I beg You:

Help me keep my mouth shut

till it’s time.

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1 Samuel 10:8; 2 Samuel 15:28; 2 Kings 6:33; Psalms 27:14; Psalms 31:15; Ecclesiastes 8:6; Luke 1:9-20; 2 Corinthians 12:3-4; 2 Thessalonians 2:6; 1 Timothy 2:5-6

What is Lazaroo?

Take Me Deeper