Well, I certainly can't hold this against the man, that he kept his marriage secret, for fear of how others would percieve him..I've been known to do the same thing..keep things secret for fear of other peoples reaction..for which God has convicted me--of making man's opinion more important to me than His..fearing man's reaction more than fearing God..

And I believe most of us have struggled with this at one time or another..fearing a bosses opinion or reaction, fearing a neighbors opinion or reaction, fearing a close friend or even a spouses opinion or reaction..to something we've said or done, that was not necessarily a 'sin' but that went against the court of public opinion..

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Bobbi Clark
Covenant Member
Pinewood Pres. (PCA) Middleburg

When I kept Silent, My bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. Psalm 32:3