with so many different thoughts.
I have been going back over a conversation that I was a part of recently. And yes, I was a part of it, not an innocent by stander, but a part of the group. And in retrospect,I have decided to be more careful about my participation in such conversations. Was it harmful? I don't think so, but was it necessary? Probably not.
How do you feel about gossip? Harmless?
Destructive? Not a problem? The subject is on my heart this morning.
Society gives it many labels-chit-chat, rumor, conversation, prayer-wait
Prayer? Really? How could prayer
be destructive?
As His people, we need to examine our hearts as we make
prayer requests. God knows the details of the situation. Vivid description of
the problem as the request is made is not usually necessary. An explicit detail
made public does little for a marital or family situation. Just like the game
we played as children, the words change as they are passed from one person to
the next. A simple request for prayer is sufficient. The key here being the word “simple.”
Elaborate prayer requests can be gossip in disguise… can you be trusted?
The author of Proverbs tells his reader that a gossip betrays a confidence.
(Proverbs 11:13, 20:19,) Betraying a friend’s confidence by labeling it a
prayer request becomes gossip. Our public prayer requests need to be clear and
simple. God will understand.
My prayer today is that I might not betray my friends or my God. Won't you join me?
Clella
My prayer today is that I might not betray my friends or my God. Won't you join me?
Clella
