GOSSIP

 #Gossip 

HAVE YOU HEARD... ABOUT GOSSIP?

A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.* (Proverbs 11:13)

Here is one sin that perhaps we are all guilty of. Proverbs 18:8 says gossip is like a tasty morsel (piece of food) that we all like to savour. 'Tasty' as gossip may be, we need to know that it is sin because of its damaging effects.

🗣 The simplest definition of gossip is that it is talking about someone behind their back. All sins of the tongue are deadly, and gossip is one of them.

🗣 Gossip is usually quickly told, quickly heard, quickly believed, and quickly spread, without verifying the facts. As a result, gossip has: antagonised friends; destroyed relationships; brought marriages to an end; caused heartaches, suicides, and homicides-name them

🗣 If we understand the damage that gossip can cause, then we need to be part of those who will curtail it and  no longer part of those who propagate it. To help us, we need to pay attention to the following check points :

👉🏾Do I know the source of the tale? Have I verified the facts? Will it do any good to the person talked about if I pass it on?

👉🏾Am I part of the solution or will I be part of the problem if I spread it?

👉🏾What is your motive for telling me? What is my motive for listening and passing it on? 

👉🏾Would I mind to be quoted when the issue comes out in the open?

👉🏾Above all, have I prayed about it more than I have talked about it?

🗣 Our responses to these check points will help us to be circuit- breakers , eliminate gossip, and build healthy relationships for the glory of the LORD.

SAY No to Gossip

Happy Reading.

Yours Trully

Agatha Muturi.