Proverbs 26: 22 The
words of a talebearer are like
tasty trifles, and they go down into the inmost body.
Sometimes the effect of this contamination
is obvious. People break out in bouts
of anger. They have seizures of
conflict. The joints that bind
relationships together weaken and fracture.
Every year, the side effects of contamination from ingesting gossip account
for a significant number of injuries and emergency room visits.
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Proverbs 26: 22. Some people like gossip. They just do. Hearing what “I heard that she did…” and what
“He said that she told him…”--- it just brings pleasure to some folks. I don’t personally understand the thrill of
gossip, but then I also don’t get how people enjoy eating raw cauliflower or
drinking until they throw up and pass out.
For some folks, even good
Christian folks, gossip is just a pleasure, a guilty pleasure--- like chocolate
when you’re supposed to be on a diet or like cigarettes.
The problem is that gossip,
however much you enjoy it is inherently tainted. When you consume those rumors, accusations,
and innuendo, you ingest a kind of spiritual poison.
Sometimes though the effects of
contamination from gossip are less immediate though just as harmful. Over time, regular exposure to second-hand
mess causes brain damage, so that your mind becomes less able to discern
truth. It damages the heart, causing
diminished compassion, less love, and an overall feeling of bitterness toward
people. Your vision suffers, rendering
you unable to shift you focus away from petty things and toward the real,
important qualities in people and callings of God.
Gossip is a common substance in
society but its danger have often been overlooked and under-reported. Don’t let the smooth taste fool ya’. Consuming rumors is harmful to you and to the
body (of Christ).
Get help. Just say “No.”
----- Anderson T. Graves II
Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is the pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church
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