I've Got A Secret

When is it important to keep a secret and when is it important to tell it? Liz and Lucille learn how to tell the two types of secrets apart.

Before You Listen

After you listen

Memory Verse

“A trustworthy person keeps a secret”

Audio Icon   Proverbs 11:13

Quiz

Reflect

In this episode, Liz keeps a secret about a party, but Lucille tells secrets about her dad and about Liz.

Sometimes, others tell us things that they don’t want anyone else to know. And sometimes we find out things we’re not even supposed to know. If we tell these things to other people, we are gossipping. Proverbs 11:13 says that “a gossip betrays a confidence.” That means that we aren’t worthy of having someone trust us. The secrets we tell can get others in trouble or cause them a lot of hurt.

But what if we find out that someone is about to do something wrong or that someone is in danger? Is it OK to tell that secret? In John 13:34, Jesus says that we should “love one another.” To know whether or not you should tell a secret, you should think about why you want to tell it. Are you telling it to help the person because you love them and are worried they will do something bad? Or are you telling just to gossip and get the other person in trouble?

Want to dig deeper and learn more about keeping secrets? Check out Proverbs 20:19, Proverbs 21:23, and Proverbs 25:9.

Challenge

Are you keeping any secrets from friends? Think about what kind of secrets they are. Will telling their secrets hurt them or help them? Always be someone that others can trust. But don’t let people get hurt either. If you know a secret about a friend doing something wrong, talk to that friend and tell him or her to stop or you will tell — not to be mean, but the help them stop doing wrong. And don’t tell everyone. Just tell an adult who can help your friend.