Discretion

Discretion is defined as "being careful about behavior, or being able to keep secrets; keeping silent or preserving confidences when necessary; discerning, prudent, wise in avoiding errors or evil; using the best means to accomplish a purpose, circumspect." Usually, this kind of wise behavior is something developed with age and experience. It is associated with maturity. It is also behavior associated with our Father. There are several examples in scripture where our Father instructs us to use discretion, following His character and wisdom.
One example involves the king of Judah, Israel, Hezekiah. The episode is found in 2 Chron. 32:24-31, and 2 Kings 20:12-19:
King Hezekiah was a good king, who cared about the scriptures, and decreed  the restoration of worship of the LORD. He restored the observance of the Feasts to his land. He respected the prophets of God, and relied during his reign upon the Prophet Isaiah. King Hezekiah had an illness that would have killed him, but Isaiah the Prophet received a delivering word from the LORD that extended Hezekiah's life. 
Shortly after this miraculous event, ambassadors of the princes of Babylon came to Hezekiah to inquire about all of the marvelous things that were being done in the land of Judah. They carried letters from the king of Babylon, and presents for Hezekiah because they had heard that he had been sick. Hezekiah felt flattered by this. This was dangerous because we are told in scripture that Hezekiah had a problem with "pride of heart", and had previously had to humble himself (2 Chron. 32:25-26). So Hezekiah had a weakness in this area of character. As these ambassadors visited the king, God withdrew Himself to test what Hezekiah would do, and what was truly in his heart and character (v.31). 
Hezekiah opened his treasuries to the sight of the ambassadors from Babylon and showed them everything that was dear that belonged to him. He had kept these precious things under lock and key, in a secure place, yet he unlocked these storehouses and showed the contents to these foreign visitors. He showed them the silver, and gold, the spices used for incense, the anointing oil, all of his armory. "There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them." (2 Kings 20:13). Hezekiah did not open the treasuries of these precious things in order to bring God glory for all that had been given him. He opened the treasuries in order to glorify himself before these foreign ambassadors. In other words, he was using the gifts and blessings that God had given him in order to "show off".
The word "ambassador" in Hebrew means what we think, but it also holds another meaning: "to scorn, to mock, deride, be inflated, act as a scorner, scoff, impudent person, who despises scoffingly the most sacred precepts of religion, piety, and morals." In other words, Hezekiah showed all that was precious to him to the wrong people. 
The Prophet Isaiah comes back to the king and asks him what he showed to the ambassadors. The king answers "They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them." (2 Kings 20:15). 
He showed them the gold and silver (his prosperity and the things that belong to God- "The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, saith the LORD of hosts.", Hag. 2:8). He let them see and touch the precious oil (his anointing and calling, and the precious person of the Holy Spirit, the source of his anointing). He let them see and touch the spices of incense (his prayers and intimacy with God). They saw the contents of his armory (weapons of spiritual warfare).
Isaiah then prophesied to the king that because he had done this, Babylon would come and conquer Judah,  and the nation's princes would be taken into captivity.
Our Father is so kind to us that He reveals wonderful truths to us from His Word. He reveals things in dreams to us. The things He reveals to us are for our growth, blessing, edification. Sometimes, we are not discreet with the things that God reveals to us. We share them indiscriminately. When we do this, we may expose these precious things to scorn and ridicule. Not only is the scoffer in danger, but we have put a holy thing into the hands of those who do not appreciate it, thereby defiling it. We are then hurt, and even innocent people can be hurt by the resulting derision of the scoffer. 
In Hezekiah's case, a whole nation went into captivity because of his lack of discretion with the precious things. We are always called upon to share the Gospel of Jesus, and we should never miss an opportunity to preach the Gospel in word and deed.  However, there are subsequent revelations that are meant to be treated with wisdom and discretion, but sometimes we lay them before scorners. The Book of Proverbs teaches that scorners do not learn from rebuke or instruction. You cannot teach a scorner respect for the precious things of God. They will not receive it. A word study in Proverbs indicates that the scorner ends up becoming a government, a lordship, and a power of judgment over us, because we have given them the opportunity with our indiscretion (example: Proverbs 22:10). Babylon was given such governmental authority over Judah because of the indiscretion of its King Hezekiah. All the people of Judah suffered for his mistake.
Jesus repeats this warning in Matthew 7:6:
"Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces."
The pearls in the above verse refer to a proverb, or word of great value. The indiscretion will cause you to be "torn in pieces", or rent, which carries a meaning in Greek, of demonic possession or torment.
This is a very serious warning from Jesus. Do we really want to ignore it? Again, we go back to Hezekiah's problem with pride. It may be that it is because of spiritual pride that we want to show what our Father speaks to us in our time of intimacy with Him. Some things are meant for exposure to general public viewing, and some things are not. We need to gain the wisdom and discretion of our Father to be able to discern the difference.
Some of the most valuable natural things on earth are the hidden things: gold and silver and many precious gems are hidden in dirt and rock. Pearls are hidden in the most humble, unassuming creature, the oyster. If our Father has hidden these natural precious things, how much more does He hide, or cover, the most precious spiritual things. He hides them in us, and we carry them about the earth with us. These costly revelations are not meant to be exposed carelessly to anyone who comes across our path. We don't want these beautiful spiritual things to be treated with disrespect, contempt, or scorn. They are to be valued and treasured above all things.

Our Father is Discretion.

"Let the Words of My Mouth"
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