Spiritual Toxin

Proverbs 18:8  

"The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they 

go down into the innermost parts of the belly." 

      You sit down to a great looking meal with a group of friends. Everything seems perfect, and you are ready for a fun time. Everyone eats and enjoys the meal. However, when you get home, you start to feel nauseous. It turns out the food was toxic. And to make matters worse, the friend who "hosted" the meal paid for it at someone else’s expense.

   Well that meal wasn’t so great after all. In fact, you wish you had not gone. This is often how we feel after sitting with friends who serve up nothing but gossip. At first, what’s being offered seems juicy and enticing. But after a steady diet of gossip, we often feel sick. Everyone may have had a great time, but at someone else’s expense. And irreparable damage has been done.

    The most obvious person to be impacted is the person who is the object of the gossip. As the human being is diced and sliced and served up as fodder for a good time, reputations are destroyed. There is a reason why a term for embarrassment is "losing face."  When someone is disgraced by gossip, his or her identity is destroyed.

    Let’s resolve to stay away from toxic gossip. Remember, God gave us two hands to cover up our two ears when necessary! Life is too short to waste time speaking badly about other people or listening to "dirt" about others. Speak kindly and truthfully. In doing so, we will help purify the spiritual environment and create a healthier climate for everyone.

Amen!

Ref: Ps. 18:8

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry