Dear x-team ,
I love you all and i dont want any of us to fall or stumble because of gossiping. The Lord has spoken to me concerning this topic and i thought it would be good to share what ive learned with all of you :) To God be the Glory
Gossiping, It is a commonly known word yet so greatly misunderstood
What is Gossiping?
Gossiping is simply any communication that hurts others. spreading false truth about someone or sharing information of a person/s to people who have no business about it.
Gossiping is in a way telling God, "God, you're not the only one who has the right to judge people, i have that right too". By Gossiping, we are judging that person. Which is totally wrong my brothers and sisters, Only God has the right to judge , we have no right to because we ourselves we have faults .
Romans 14:10 " But why doest thou judge thy brother ? or why doest thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgement seat of Christ. "
In matthew 7:3 it says " And why beholdest thou the speck in your brother's eye, but considereth not the plank that is in thine own eye" The speck in your brother's eyes and the plank in ours represents that we cant go around gossiping about others because we ourselves are not perfect and have also done wrong.
Get what i am saying ?Is Gossiping wrong?
Y-E-S 100% .Why ?
Ephesians 4:29 NIV " Do not let any un-wholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only that what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen . "
God tells us to exhort one another and to encourage each other with our words not to let any un-wholesome talk out from our mouth.So my brothers and sisters in Christ , lets stop talking bad about another, i know its very tempting. believe me i've done this before. but ultimately there is no gain in this. and we are not loving our brother by doing this. when we gossip about someone, we are hating that someone. its either you love or you hate. there is no in between . so my dear brothers and sisters Let us put aside all unloving talk and love one another just as Christ loves us.
1 John 4: 7,8 " Beloved let us love one another, for love is of God, and everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God for God is love "
1 John 4: 20,21 " If a man say I love God and hateth his brother, he is a liar for he that loveth not his brother whom he can see, how can he love God whom he cannot see ? And this commandment we have from Him that he who loveth God love his brother also. "
1 Corinthians 13 : 1-3 ( NLT )" If i could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didnt love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal." 2 " If i had the gift if prophecy and if I understood all of God's secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didnt love others. I would be nothing." 3 " If i gave everything i have to the poor and even sacrificed my own body, But if i didnt love others, I would have gained nothing. "
With God's help we can overcome the influence of this deadly sin ! as this new year starts, let us start it off right with God, let us love others more and more each day :) Hope this blesses you. Take care and God bless.
Love , Giolo :)
Ps. want to know more ? any questions and inquires? you can talk to God :) His Holy spirit is in us and His word the Bible with us :) Christianity is a relationship with God, what kind of a relationship has no communiation. Talk To God =) He is always there for us :)