Advancing Encouragement By:
Bishop James Jr. Hairston

Proverb: 29:11: A fool utters all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. 15:23: A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

Answer mean in this text to give a testimony and this testimony is a word spoken, word meaning a task, a word of business, advice, a certain work or talking about a certain matter in due season, speaking it in advance. You are testifying about your season is in the now yet, a fool utters his entire mind. If a fool utters his entire mind then how is he going to call those things that are not as if they were, testifying in advance what God is about to do in his or her life? In addition, you will be wise if you keep it to your self until it happens. Hence, keeps actually mean in the text, to address in a loud tone, (specifically) loud; and figuratively, to pacify by words: -- to glory, to praise, and to address with triumph. In other words hold your praise, glory and triumph in till afterwards. The key word to this text is all, whole or entire mind. There is a difference between testifying about a certain task or business before it happen and giving away all of the intricate parts to your vision or dream until it happens. We have been talking about for a few days having a vision or dream and the importance of having one. Additionally, writing your vision down is for whoever reads it will run with it to help execute it Like God told Habakkuk. The key is in the executing, with the right people… Proverbs 29:11 is another tool to know how to execute your vision or dream. However, with the right people certain intricate parts of your vision can be exposed therefore I do not believe Solomon is contradicting himself; Proverb: 15:22: Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counselors they are established. Counsel means, company of persons in consultation, and in secret. These are the people who will receive the intricate parts to your vision so that your purposes will be established, decreed, strengthened and successful. If you do not have this counsel your purposes, vision, dream will end up disappointing. That is why Solomon also said in Chapter 11:14, Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counselors there is safety. Safety in this text meaning victory will be yours for having many counselors. These counselors are the selection of people the Lord will lead you to under the guidance of the Holy Spirit to help you with your vision, to execute the plans or task the Lord has given you. Moreover, the people that the Lord will lead you to will have similar visions, likes or dislikes, passions and expressions of faith so that you can be iron sharpening iron as one man or woman to another, to empower, uplift encourage to prosperity and success. Today my friend, keep believing your season is now that the Lord will lead you to the right counsel of people to make your vision successful. This is your time and your season to be prosperous and successful in the task God has given you in Jesus Name…

James Jr. Hairston