"Without wood a fire goes out, without gossip a quarrel dies down." Prov. 26:20
O.K., I know we've all been there - the dreaded "gossip" war within us that either wants to talk about someone who has so irritated us we just don't know what to do, or join in with talk about some "big news" of someone else we've heard, or even spiritualize our gossip by sharing it in the form of a nice little "prayer request." Yea right. We can find such freedom from the "sickness" of gossip when we MAKE THE CHOICE to not add another piece of wood to the fire, but instead to cut off the fuel line by refusing to talk or complain about someone else.
It's not always easy, that's why it requires a choice ahead of time, before you're in the moment of temptation! Now, we still may have "irritations" here & there with others, or be so concerned about what someone else is walking through we just want to share it with another person, but I'm learning to take those things STRAIGHT & ONLY TO GOD. With Him, we've got that constant listening ear & we can trust that He's not going to go "tell anyone else." And the amazing thing is this, and He does it every time, He changes MY heart for that person, I actually start to see them in a different way, have a desire to pray for them, actually feel "love" for them. He is amazing, isn't He?
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