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July 19, 2016

Have you ever been the subject of someone's gossip?   Maybe it was not even a really big deal.   Maybe it was half true.   Maybe not!  Maybe it was not even a teeny bit true and caused you a great deal of hurt.  Maybe it was totally true but not something that you wanted everyone to know. No matter what - gossip is hurtful.   Let's think about this in a different way.   Have you ever shared something about someone that you did not know was absolutely true? Have you ever blabbed a tidbit that you were told in confidence?   Have you ever started a conversation with "I should not be telling you this but..."?  Friends, gossip is hurtful!    God instructs us to stay away from people who are gossips, and I think that also means that we should not be that gossip.  Proverbs 20:19 reads "A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much."  (NIV)
Good advice!

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