Ok so what we want to talk about right now is something we are REALLY struggling with......gossip. Just lately we've been really bad about gossiping, and yes i agree, it is VERY hard not to! But then i start thinking, ok i know there are a LOT of thing people could be saying about me..... In Proverbs 11:13 it says "A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret".
Haha, wow, I just got a slap in the face..... And you know, I think gossip is a much bigger problem for girl than for guys (correct me if I'm wrong). We hear so and so say this, so i tell her, then she tells that other girl,
until it gets back to the original person, and some one always ends up getting hurt, or a friendship is broken.
Matthew 7:1- Do not judge, or you shall be judged-
Yeah i know what he/she did may not have been right but as soon as you hear something some ones done you should ask "Have I ever done that?" "Am i vulnerable to doing that?" and last but NOT least "How can I help that person?"
When some one approaches you with a gossip, our response should be "I would really like to help that person, and i think the first way we can do that is to start with not telling anyone else".
Another thing I've been struggling with is when i hear something i may immediately think, ok he/she deserves for everyone to know, that was so bad/mean/thoughtless! Well you know what? We deserve hell, but Jesus gives us his love, mercy, grace and heaven! The bible doesn't say do unto others as they deserve, it says do unto others as you would have them do unto you! So the next time your hear something, think before you turn and tell the person behind you :) I hope we all can try to work on this :) Have a blessed day!
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