Salome was young.
She did not start with murder in her heart.
She started with a dance.

She danced before King Herod, and it pleased him.
So much that he made a reckless promise.
“Ask me for anything, and I will give it to you.”

Salome did not answer right away.
She went to her mother.
And her mother filled her mouth with someone else’s hatred.

“Ask for the head of John the Baptist.”

Salome asked.
And a prophet died.

She did not personally arrest John.
She did not personally accuse him.
But she carried the request.
And that was enough.

We can be influenced by the wrong voices without even realizing it.
We can carry offenses that were never ours.
We can fight battles that God never assigned to us.

Salome teaches us this.
Not every opportunity is from God.
Not every open door is holy.
Not every voice speaking into your life deserves influence.

Borrowed anger can destroy innocent lives.
Borrowed bitterness can cost you your peace.
Borrowed desires can pull you far away from who God is shaping you to be.

She had a moment to ask for anything.
Wisdom.
Freedom.
Life.

But she chose a request rooted in someone else’s pain.

Be careful who you listen to when you are emotional.
Be careful who advises you when you are vulnerable.
Because wrong counsel can turn a moment of favor into a lifetime of regret.

Mark 6:22 to 28

Some sins are not planned.
They are inherited through voices we trusted.

Choose your influences wisely.
Your future depends on it.