GOSSIP
You can’t believe what happened, have you heard, you need to hear what I am hearing, I have a hot gist for you, someone just told me something about……. Have you heard the latest, I have juicy information to share with you, do you know miss, Mrs, Mr, Let me tell you what I heard about them. This is usually how it begins. Do you know anyone who have this problem, as you pray for them, tag them to this article, share it with them to help them.
There is a saying that small minds talk about people. There are people whose stalk in trade and mission in life is to gossip. There are some people whose goal and vocation in life is to gossip. People who gossip suffer from verbal diarrhea. Gossip is what people who have time and don’t know what to do with their time always does. Gossip is an abuse of the power of speech. Gossip is also an abuse of time. The time spent gossiping could be used to do something noble and more meaningful. Gossip is a waste of precious time. Gossip ruins people’s reputation, assassinates people’s character and harms the good name and reputation of other people. Gossip is an attack on the integrity of other people. Gossip destroys people.
Beware of people who gossip, the same way they talk about other people, same way they will turn and talk about you. Beware when gossipers tell you, look at what I am hearing about you or look at what so, so and so said about you. Be careful, in most cases, no one said anything about you; they are actually the people who are talking. Distance yourself from gossipers, they have destroyed marriages, relationships, biased people’s minds and caused friction in groups and associations. When they come to you to tell you what people said about you. Ask them two questions: why were they comfortable talking about me before you and what did you say, what was your reaction and response and how did you defend me behind my back? Second thing to ask them: If the person you are talking about is here right now, would you say exactly before him or her you what you just told me?
Gossip is poisonous
Gossip smears people
Gossip strains relationships
If one is not careful and objective, one could easily be influenced by gossips
Sometimes, some gossips look, appear and seem true
Everything we hear about people should be subjected to verification and authentication
Gossipers are one of the toxic people to get rid of in our lives.
Gossipers have no good news, they are negative, and they spread false rumors and bad news
People in authority should be more careful about gossipers tan they should be with the gossip and the alleged people involved.
Gossipers are trouble makers, they know how to start a fight, begin a problem.
No one has ever won award for being a gossiper
No one has ever received a crown of glory as a gossiper
Some people are known to be prominent gossipers and they have been tagged as such in the community and it is following them wherever they are. They don’t mind their business, they are busy bodies, always very nosy and always trying to know what is going on in everyone else’s life.
Our mouths was given us to encourage people, give good advice, comfort people, uplift people, edify them, laud them, praise them and affirm them.
A gossiper cannot be trusted
A word is enough for the wise