Greetings Dear Reader,
I said earlier in this conversation that I had quit
preaching and gone to meddling. I am
about to meddle some more. I am going to
suggest some very practical ways to avoid gossip. Please remember that most of
this is for my own sake. It is to learn
how to be the best I can be in my interactions with others.
As I dive right in to these practical steps I urge you to
keep the meat and throw away the bones.
If I have helped you in some Dear Reader, it would do me good to
know. The first thing is something I
have heard often. I do not know where it
originates but it is of great value. We
must always THINK before we speak.
T-Is it true
H-Is it helpful
I-Is it inspiring
N-Is it necessary
K-Is it kind
I think that those are self-explanatory. You have other options as well. If someone else is doing the gossiping one
can instead say something good about the person upon who others are
feasting. People will either stop, reinforce
their hurtful position, or not gossip around you. If the gossip is reinforced then one can politely
extract one’s self from the conversation.
Another practical thing for me is to remember that the very
least of those among us is still someone loved by God. There is no one who is not worthy of kindness
and love. There is no one to whom I am
not committed to give my respect. I must
always speak and act in love to everyone.
If none of the external motivations work for me there is
always this: Christ promised that I
would give account for every word I spoke.
I must capture every thought. I
must ensure that my inner life can be exposed with a slip of the tongue and
weak moment. If what is in my heart is
love and respect then out of that abundance I will speak.
It I assure that I am thinking kindly of everyone then I
will gladly speak my heart. It I am good
to others then they will be more likely to see my meager attempts to reflect Christ. It is after all how I wish to be
treated.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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