Madam –Â Five consequences of gossip.
In this life, there are many times that we’ll face something poisonous (yet popular) among people – even Christians. It’s called slander, or, in easier terms, gossip. Disliking a person so much you hope to bring them down by making them look bad in the eyes of other people. Here are five consequences of gossip:
1. Gossip makes us believe in lies: In the dictionary, gossip is defined as “spreading rumours that most often aren’t true.” That statement alone is saying something huge – and concerning.
2. Gossip tears apart friendships: When people start talking badly about someone else, it tears down their self-esteem and then causes hatred and malice, breaking apart friendship bit by bit. Friends are supposed to be loving.
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3. Gossip creates more gossip: In our world, we have this little word called “revenge.” We talk badly about a person that hurt us just to build ourselves back up. And then, we re-frame revenge as reconciliation.
4. Gossip teaches disrespect: Gossip is not only speaking badly about someone your age. It’s remarks that are deeply disrespectful, but we all do them. And do we seem them as okay? Most often, yes. We do.
5. Gossip disobeys God: What if you didn’t treat gossip as a “little” sin but instead treated it as seriously as murder or stealing? Gossip murders a person’s happiness. It is the thief of joy, and it disregards everything that God stands for.
Marina Smal
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