Scrapbooking
Today I spent much of the day scrapbooking with a group of friends. It reminded me of what "quilting bees" must have been like years ago. Women getting together with a common interest and sharing stories and ideas. These days can be so enjoyable and uplifting, laughing with others and gleaning information. Yet there's a downside to when women get together, gossip. Sharing information that is harmful, hurtful, crude, slanderous, as entertainment or supposedly to inform others about another person's situation or condition is a sin.
It is a sin that I struggle with and pray about, but clearly not enough as I found myself falling into old habits today. First by listening to things about others I had no business knowing about and secondly sharing what other's had said about me that had hurt my feelings. This type of "sharing" has no purpose except to generate sympathy and cast a bad light on the other person so I can immaturely feel better about my myself. I heard the Holy Spirit reminding me not to "go there" and yet I pushed on to malign one of God's children as if she were mine. Lord forgive me for my sin of gossip and give me the courage, strength and self-control to only speaks words that will edify and lift-up others. Amen. KT
It is a sin that I struggle with and pray about, but clearly not enough as I found myself falling into old habits today. First by listening to things about others I had no business knowing about and secondly sharing what other's had said about me that had hurt my feelings. This type of "sharing" has no purpose except to generate sympathy and cast a bad light on the other person so I can immaturely feel better about my myself. I heard the Holy Spirit reminding me not to "go there" and yet I pushed on to malign one of God's children as if she were mine. Lord forgive me for my sin of gossip and give me the courage, strength and self-control to only speaks words that will edify and lift-up others. Amen. KT
Scrapbook page from a Creative Memories Convention.
Psalm 101:5
Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure.
Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure.
As usual, your posts really speak to me. I thank God that He died for all our sins. Even though I sin daily, Im reminded that this sin will happen until we see Him face to face. Then we will be changed! Thank you for reminding me of this and striving to grow in the Lord!!
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