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Pro 16:28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. The Bible has a lot to say about idle gossip. You'll find a lot of it in the book of Proverbs. As RT said in one of his posts, gossip is kind of like the click clack of knitting needles...it starts off slow and picks up momentum with a furious pace! There is nothing worse than finding you are the victim of idle whisperers. I have been there and it's horrible. There was a time when I happily joined in to the little natters going around...until of course I found myself the victim of the natter...then it didn't feel so good, and it was an important lesson for me to learn. There is nothing worse than knowing there is gossip happening, knowing you are the "star" in this movie, and you become totally defenceless. You can't control the whispers behind your back, and you begin to be suspicious of everyone, wondering if they are "in on it". People start withdrawing from you, and you feel powerless to stop this ill wind that is blowing. Let me assure you, where there is gossip.....someone will get hurt. That is a given! I have a close circle of friends that I share personal stuff with. These are people I trust, who I have grown to have confidence in. Sometimes I go to them with something that is causing me pain..and they provide comfort. Sometimes I need advice about something...I trust their wisdom. And so it goes. They share stuff with me too coz they have the same confidence in me. I know and they know that what we speak about stays between us. I have learned....the hard way LOL...to be discerning when it comes to what I share with someone. If someone divulges secrets that someone else has told them....it puts up a red flag for me. How can I trust this person with my secrets? Or if someone keeps giving me click clacks about a number of people, I know that there could come a time when they will click clack about me! I guess the most important thing to remember when you receive idle gossip is to ask yourself......how would I feel if I was being talked about so freely, not being able to defend my cause? And how do you know that what you are hearing is actually the truth...and not just some distorted view of someone? The worst thing about gossip is, it becomes a case of chinese whispers...things get embellished and distorted as they fan out until most of the gossip you hear is just blatant lies. Just some food for thought!  Penelope Captive of Hope 
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 11/13/2008 4:51 pm |
You hit it right on the head - someone elses distorted view! I don't worry about people gossiping about me though cuz if they are it is lies, all lies I tell you!  In fact, if anyone is gossiping about me, will you please let me in on it so I can have a little excitement in my life??   in your life means Jesus is in your heart. 
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11/13/2008 6:42 pm |
Good post.. Most times if they would just talk to me they would find I am MUCH MUCH worse than any of their gossip and I will give them some GREAT tid bits to tell others. WOWOWOWOW, you just can not believe the truth about me.. IT IS SO BAD it even makes me blush I tell you. well some of it does. but dang, well I better not go there, so I will just run along..
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11/13/2008 6:48 pm |
People don't know how much it hurts people and then again sometime they do. Jesus said "The Love of many would grow cold" learn to love your neighbor = respect your neighbor. Don't gossip. Ya, fat lot of god thats gonna do just demand it as policy in a social atmosphere. But hey if you all say bad things about me fine i don't care, i can't control what you think but, I won't say bad things about me and that's what counts. Only you know you and how important you are. That's how i approach the dilemma of Gossip these days. It's called a A SHIELD OF FAITH to quench all the fiery darts of the evil deceiver. Free Speech is for everyone or no one! My Testimony - why I
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11/13/2008 10:33 pm |
Yep this is very true. I like to be friends with people who don't gossip. Sharing something that happened to you is one thing, but gossip is another. I sometimes find myself with my foot in my mouth. It is kinda hard to get it out when it is half way in. Faith is not believing that God can - It's knowing that He will!
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11/14/2008 1:22 am |
It's a type of murder in the heart...character assasination. A serious thing. Thanks and blessings, Thomas and Robin "There is no pit so deep, that God's love is not deeper still" Corrie Tenboom
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