2 Thessalonians 3:11 (NKJV) 11 For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies.
Busybodies are looked down upon in God’s word. They are never looked at favorably under any circumstances. It’s very clear that we are not to spend our time meddling in other people’s affairs.
But, despite what God’s word tells us, many of us still spend a lot of time doing just that… meddling in, or talking about, the lives and affairs of others.
It can happen very easily. Sometimes we might see something happen and then try to figure out why it happened. Other times we may hear something from someone else, so we pick it up and spend time discussing it.
Sometimes we might say something to someone else that stirs up a conversation that centers around the life of someone else, with none of the conversation being good, uplifting or encouraging.
There are so many ways we can fall into this. But no matter how it happens, it’s wrong.
Gossip is harmful. It can destroy people’s reputations and cause them great harm in so many ways. And it also causes us to walk further and further from God as we dive deeper and deeper into it.
Proverbs 16:28 (NKJV) 28 A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends.
Even Jesus warned us about it.
Matthew 12:36 (NKJV) 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
This is serious stuff that we need to pay attention to, to make sure we’re not spending our time engaging in it.
God is holding us accountable for our actions. Gossiping and being a busybody are not exempt from accountability.
We need to go to Him and ask Him to forgive us and help us to drop this bad habit once and for all. And then we need to let Him help us not to fall into it again.
He will help us if we let Him!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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