As Christians we really must avoid conversations that revolve around gossip because it is sinful and very poisonous. It destroys our spirit. At work it contributes nothing of value for the growth of the company, especially the Kingdom of God. Christian women are already under spiritual attack! Why blurt out firey words amongst one another? A good rule to follow, "Do not let unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind to one another, forgiving each other, just as Christ God forgave you.
--Ephesians 4:29-31
Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I was only joking!" Without wood a fire goes out;
without gossip a quarrel dies down.
As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to a man's inmost parts.
Like a coating of glaze over earthware
are fervent lips with an evil heart.
--Proverbs: 26:18-23
So allow Christ to speak through you always
boldly and loudly.
Never allow satan's schemes
to shade you over with his haze and darkened clouds
of sin and hatred.
Love your neighbor as yourself.
Attract the lost with Christ's characteristics:
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy,
it does not boast,
it is not proud.
It is not rude,
it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13: 4-7;13
