Did You Hear What She Said About Him? Me? What the!!!!!!

Gossip is conversation that's light, informal, and usually about other people's business. It can be fun to gossip about others, but no one likes it when they're the subject of gossip. 

With today’s technology it is important to be careful what we share. I texted a friend about a coworker while we were driving in the car. Unfortunately, the text almost went to the one I was complaining about. Oops! Lesson should be not to gossip rather than just being more careful with my texts. 

I had a family member send a text grumping about me to me. Her intention was to send it to another person but I got it. Oops! It was hurtful to know that she was sharing what I did wrong rather than the many things I did to help her out. We have all been guilty of gossip. Even some prayer concerns are masking the need to share someone else’s business. I can pray for you without all the messy details of your mistakes. 

It is probably unrealistic to say we are no longer going to gossip. But we can be intentional about not sharing other’s business. Especially if they ask us not to pass along what is happening in their lives. 

We tell kids that there is a difference between tattling and telling. It is important to let someone know if someone’s actions can hurt them, others, or damage property. But it is not necessary to inform others if someone is just being annoying or obnoxious. I guess we all can measure the telling from the tattling even as adults. The kids game of telephone shows us at an early age how passing on messages can get all garbled and misinterpreted. So the fact that Susi likes monkeys can be twisted to say that Susi thinks she is a monkey and then to Susi kisses monkeys. Now others thinks Susi is even weirder that she actually is. 

So let’s assess whether what we are about to share is something we should actually share or is it just for our own warped benefit. Let me know what you think so I can share with others. Teehee. 

In Him,

Joyful

1-11-26