Gossip: SYNONYMS gossip, blab, tattle. These verbs mean to engage in or communicate idle, indiscreet talk: gossiping about the neighbors; can’t keep a secret—he always blabs; is disliked for tattling on mischief-makers.Rumor or talk of a personal, sensational, or intimate nature. A person who habitually spreads intimate or private rumors or facts.
Consider the words of your mouth; it is wrong to use your tongue for gossip. Rather, use your mouth for good: talk with God, pray for others, and speak the Word. Lord Many times we speak without thinking about what we have said. We speak without realizing the way it will effect others. Lord You have commanded us to not gossip. You have commanded us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Lord help us to remember to ask You before we open our mouths ” is this gossip, is this truth. Will this hurt anyone. Will this help. Why does the person we are speaking to need to know this.” Lord we also need to know that sometimes You wish for us to tell the truth about a situation in which we have been wronged by others in order for them to be held accountable for their behavior. Lord help us to remember to do this according to your words in Matthew 18 A Brother Who Sins Against You15″If your brother sins against you,Lord help us to know when to be bold enough to do what You have commanded in this passage. Lord help those who are in the position to hold the offender accountable when they have sinned against others to do as You have commanded and hold them accountable. Lord help us to know the difference between gossip and holding others accountable. Help us to not bury our heads in the sand and ignore when a wrong has been done to a part of the body. Help us also to remember the difference between gossip and accountability. Let us not hurt others with our mouth. Let us speak only the truth in Kindness and with the Love only You our Abba Father can give. Lord hold our tongue and release it with only words You can give words of healing words of love. Healer of our soul let our word be like balm to the soul of one another. Lord we all need a vacation from the gossip of this world help each of us to be that oasis to others. In the Name of Your Son Jesus Christ, Amen
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