Celebrity Gossip - Did you hear about Mel Gibson?

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Scheduled Reading: (click here)

• 1 Chronicles 20 - 22
• Psalm 89:16-21
• Proverbs 18:8-9
• Acts 14

Selected Passage: Proverbs 18:8-9
Celebrity Gossip - Mel Gibson  is he just the latest easy target? I don't know. To tell you the truth, I'm not even following all the details of the matter. I've heard his name mentioned on the news and see headlines on search engines about him. Frankly my own buffet of worries and concerns is enough for me to handle as it is. Funny thing about Gossip: Proverbs says it will make you sick. The writer makes it sound like the sweet Hershey's Kiss morsel is really filled with Exlax! Yikes! But there is a subtle difference... while the effects of a laxative will wear off after a while, this proverb seems to suggest that the poison of a gossip can have a more lasting effect on the hearer. For that reason alone, I believe it would be prudent and easy to turn off the TV, pass by the tabloids, set a new home page, delete a gadget, etc to avoid the mindless chatter about the rich and famous.

Just as important, but less easy, would be to turn a deaf ear of that gossip who works with you, goes to church with you,  or sits next to you in class. Is a gossip wasting your time with the dribble? Want to know a secret? The gossip only shares it with you because you will listen to it. Ouch. I know. Sorry. Stop it.

What do you do if your the one sharing the gossip? Simple. Stop it.
Stop sharing the gossip and start sharing the Gospel.