{"id":8322,"date":"2023-08-03T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=8322"},"modified":"2023-07-02T06:29:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T11:29:19","slug":"8322","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/03\/8322\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Quote-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8323\" width=\"331\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Quote-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Quote-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Quote-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Quote-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Quote-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Quote.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Chronicles+33%3A14-34%3A3&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>2 Chronicles 33:14-34:3<\/strong><\/a>3, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+16%3A10-27+&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Romans 16:10-27<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+26%3A1-12+&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Psalm 26:1-12<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+20%3A19&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Proverbs 20:19<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Verse:<\/strong> <em>\u201cWhoever\u00a0goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore, do not associate with\u00a0a simple babbler.\u201d Prov. 20:19<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avoid gossip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People who talk about others, sharing secrets without concern, define gossip. And at one time or another, we\u2019ve probably all committed the sin; I know I have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf I can\u2019t say it to them, I won&#8217;t say it behind their back\u201d I answer when asked about gossip. The more God refines me, the less I talk about others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>\u201cAnd as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.\u201d Luke 6:31<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applying the Golden Rule to gossip helps us put it in perspective. I don\u2019t want people talking about me, so I shouldn\u2019t talk about others. Having suffered from gossip, I try to avoid it at all costs, not wanting to cause pain to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t trust people who have a reputation for gossip. Simple babblers let the words flow from their mouths without thinking about how they will affect others or the secrets they spill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gossip destroys relationships, hurts others, and betrays trust. Avoid it at all costs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1-300x39.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lord, forgive us for gossiping. Help us avoid talking about others, practicing the golden rule, do unto others as you want done to you. Let us glorify You with our speech, each day becoming more like Jesus. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One minute read. Daily Reading: 2 Chronicles 33:14-34:33, Romans 16:10-27, Psalm 26:1-12, Proverbs 20:19 Daily Verse: \u201cWhoever\u00a0goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore, do not associate with\u00a0a simple babbler.\u201d Prov. 20:19 Avoid gossip. People who talk about others, sharing secrets without concern, define gossip. And at one time or another, we\u2019ve probably all committed the sin;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/03\/8322\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Avoid Gossip<\/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-8322","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\/8322","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=8322"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8326,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8322\/revisions\/8326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}