But boy-oh-boy, it sure has become such a part of our day and so common place in our conversations that I'm not sure we think of it as gossip anymore. This is a sad state of affairs. But God's word says we can change....we can change our conversations and the way we talk. But, it will take some practice and "doing" on our part to see that we are not a part of whats happening. It's a choice! Whenever you hear something negative about someone else, counter it with something good.
Gossip is everywhere!!! But it is rampant in our schools. Kids say mean and awful things about others. Learning to not repeat what you hear and not being a part of whats being said helps to stop the hurt! "...where there is not talebearer, the strife ceaseth." (Prov. 26:20) What mom hasn't had our kids come home and tell us something about another kid in their class or school. I know my girls have come home full of info about someone else. I am guilty of talking to them about it asking questions -- I am opening the door to gossip. This has happened in our home recently, and I found myself getting caught up in what was being said. Days later, I felt terrible that I did not stop the conversation and even encouraged my girls by asking questions and being a part. I now wish I had made a better choice by wrapping the conversation in prayer, asking God for wisdom and sharing that with my girls.
So leave the hurtful heresay, chit chat, scuttlebutt, tattling and rumors to the magazines at the grocery store. As I have said before, words can hurt. But words can also heal and build up too, especially when you refuse to be a part of second and third hand information.
I write this for many reasons.....but mostly to remind myself of what gossip can lead to......which is a lot of hurt.
"Let everything you say be good and helpful,
so that your words will be an encouragement
to those who bear them."
Ephesians 4:29
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