{"id":2374,"date":"2020-08-03T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=2374"},"modified":"2020-08-03T06:13:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T11:13:01","slug":"who-cant-you-trust-in-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2020\/08\/03\/who-cant-you-trust-in-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO CAN\u2019T YOU TRUST IN YOUR LIFE?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cA gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.\u201d (Prov. 20:19 NIV)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gossips aren\u2019t trustworthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, we are all guilty of gossip at some time or another.  Webster defines gossip<\/a> as: One who runs from house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler<\/em>.  In other words, as soon as a gossip learns a bit of news, good or bad, they are quick to spread it around.  A major problem with gossip, it\u2019s usually not true.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was in elementary school, I remember learning this lesson.  The teacher lined us up.  She whispered something in the ear of the first person, who then told the next, and so on. When the message reached the last person, it had changed completely.  What the teacher said and what the last person heard weren\u2019t the same.   The reasons why this happens are many.  Someone didn\u2019t hear correctly.  Or maybe someone didn\u2019t listen at all and made something up.  Listening is a skill that develops over a lifetime.  We all \u201chear\u201d what we want to \u201chear\u201d at times, even though it\u2019s not what is actually said.  Whatever the reason, truth and lies are entangled when we gossip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God isn\u2019t a gossip.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

God\u2019s word is truth.  His promises stand the test of time.  He doesn\u2019t tell lies about people.  He doesn\u2019t talk about them behind their back.  When you tell Him a secret, He keeps it. God isn\u2019t waiting on His throne for a juicy morsel of news He can pass onto the angels.  As soon as He hears a prayer request, He\u2019s not turning to archangel Michael and whispering: \u201cHey Mike, did you hear what Beth just prayed?\u201d  God doesn\u2019t betray our confidence.  God is completely trustworthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the last decade, I\u2019ve started telling God things in prayer that no one else knows.  My life has been hurt by gossip more times than I\u2019d like to recall.  Trusting people is difficult for me.  The older I get, the less people I trust.  Everyone has their own agenda, with their own self interests.  Everyone but God, His interest is you.  He wants what is best for you in all situations.  When you pour your heart out to Him, He listens.  He understands. He knows what to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans.\u201d (<\/em>Psalm 118:8 NIV<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gossip is hurtful.  Whether you\u2019re gossip\u2019s topic or the one spreading it, the ending is never good.  Someone always gets hurt.  Whatever the story, it\u2019s a mixture of truth and lies.  Discerning what is true is difficult. A rule of thumb I follow:  if I can\u2019t say it to their face, I shouldn\u2019t say it behind their back.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With God, I let my guard down completely and tell Him everything.  I know, He won\u2019t gossip about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question of the Day: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How has gossip affected your life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Reading:<\/strong> 2 Chronicles 33-34 NIV<\/a>,  Romans 16:10-27 NIV<\/a>, Psalm 26:1-12 NIV<\/a>, Proverbs 20:19 NIV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cA gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.\u201d (Prov. 20:19 NIV) Gossips aren\u2019t trustworthy. Unfortunately, we are all guilty of gossip at some time or another.  Webster defines gossip as: One who runs from house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler.  In other words, as soon as a… Continue reading WHO CAN\u2019T YOU TRUST IN YOUR LIFE?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2374"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374\/revisions\/2375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}