The Test Of The 3 Sieves... Ziglag

ONE DAY A FRIEND CAME TO THE WISE SOCRATES AND SAID: DO YOU KNOW WHAT “THEY SAID?” The man said: I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO OTHER PEOPLE AND GUESS WHAT I HEARD “THEM SAY” ABOUT YOUR FRIEND? …. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I JUST HEARD ABOUT YOUR FRIEND? “THEY SAID…”

SOCRATES SAID: BEFORE YOU TELL ME WHAT “THEY SAID”, I WOULD LIKE TO RUN THE THREE SIEVE TEST… The man said: WHAT ARE THE THREE SIEVE TESTS?

So Socrates began telling the first of the three sieves… BEFORE YOU MENTION WHAT “THEY SAID” IT IS GOOD TO FILTER WHAT YOU MEAN BY TELLING ME THIS…

1. *THE FIRST SIEVE IS WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS IT THE TRUTH? Have you checked what “THEY SAID” out to see if WHAT “THEY SAID” IS TRUE? Is what you are saying “THEY SAID”: THE TRUTH? If they answer: NO! Do not listen to them.

2. *THE SECOND SIEVE IS WHAT “THEY SAID”… IS WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO TELL ME “THEY SAID” KIND, NICE? Is what you are going to tell me good or bad? “THEY SAID”: SO YOU WANT TO DISCUSS WITH ME THE BAD THINGS “THEY SAID” EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE NOT SURE THE FACTS ARE TRUE. ARE THE STATEMENTS JUST PART TRUTH?

3. *THE THIRD TEST OF THE SIEVE IS WHAT SOCRATES CALLED UTILITY, BENEFICIAL, PROFITABLE, USEFUL … ARE THE FACTS THAT “THEY SAID” USEFUL TO KNOW ABOUT OUR FRIENDS?

SO SOCRATES CAME TO THE CONCLUSION: WHAT “THEY SAID” MAY OR MAY NOT BE TRUE. IT APPEARS WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS NOT KIND, GOOD OR USEFUL. SO WHY DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHAT “THEY SAID”? WHAT “THEY SAID” MIGHT SEEM TO BE FUN TO SAY BUT IT WILL ALWAYS BRING POISON AND BITTERNESS. “THEY SAID” CAN HARM, HURT OR EVEN KILL PEOPLE BY BAD MOUTHING THEM… FULL OF DEADLY POISON.

CONCLUSION: THE LESSON OF ZIGLAG IS NOTHING IS AS BAD AS IT FIRST APPEARS. GOD CAN HANDLE THIS PROBLEM.

When your friends seem to turn on you, just seek God. Sometimes you will be blamed for things you never had anything to do with… sometimes we don’t handle this situation in the best way that we could have. SEEK THE LORD. THE THREE SIEVE RULE WORKS…

THINK ON THESE THINGS… 1. TRUE, 2. HONEST, 3. JUST, 4. PURE, 5. LOVELY, 6. GOOD REPORT, 7. VIRTUE, 8. PRAISE…

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

My friend we must trust by faith that this ZIGLAG, ELEVATOR EXPERIENCE WILL ACCOMPLISH THE SPIRITUAL GROWTH GOD HAS FOR US.

His servant, Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes)