" ARE YOU TELLING TALES "?

Welcome to you I truly appreciate you stopping by, this week we are discussing Gossip.

Are you one who is a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others? HE WHO GOES ABOUT AS A SLANDERER REVEALS SECRETS, THEREFORE DO NOT ASSOCIATE WITH A GOSSIP.

A "Busybody" is a gossip. A person with to much idle time on their hands ends up filling his or her time with less than helpful activities, like gossip. It's vital that we listen, process and think before we pass along hear-say. Rumors and hear-say can be tantalizing, exciting to hear, and make us feel like insiders. But they tear people down. If you are often finding yourself in other people's business, you just may be under-employed. Seek out a task that you and your family can do for Christ, then get to work. I believe that an idle mind is easy pickings for Satan. Keep your mind engaged in the Word Of God daily, now remember that we are instructed to pray without ceasing. Isn't it time that you prove that this can be done to yourself. Praying without ceasing is also staying in an attitude of prayer throughout the day.

" A GOSSIP BETRAYS A CONFIDENCE; SO AVOID A MAN WHO TALKS TOO MUCH " (Prov. 20:19). We are not to associate at all with someone who gossips.

Lying ("False Witness") is vicious. Its effects can be as permanent as those of a stab wound. Now, the next time that you are tempted to pass on a bit of gossip, imagine yourself stabbing the victim of your remarks with a sword. Now, hopefully this image may shock you into silence. Did you know that making up or spreading false reports was strictly forbidden by God? Gossip, Slander, and False Witnessing under minded families, strained neighborhood cooperation, and made chaos of the justice system. Destructive gossip still causes problems. Even if you do not initiate a lie, you become responsible if you pass it along. Don't circulate rumors; squelch them.

KEEP YOUR TONGUE FROM EVIL AND YOUR LIPS FROM SPEAKING DECEIT (PS. 34:13).

LAST THOUGHT: When you realize that you have been involved in gossip repent. Make Confession and Repentance a regular part of your talks with God. Rely on him moment by moment for the cleansing you need.

Are We Clear???

Until Next Time...

Jim