gossip

I am a gossip. There I said it. I gossip and I thrive on it. It is the worst thing that I do deliberately. I talk about people. I like to know everything that is going on. I am able to contribute to mean discussions with ease. My tongue is that of Satan. And I don't know how to change it.

This morning while I was reading the Bible, I realized that I gossip a lot. That at work I am the first to jump on the "oh, what's going on?!" bandwagon. It is a horrible habit. I said to myself this morning, "self, today you will try very hard not to gossip." And what happens? I immediately ask what is going on with that person and who is saying what about whom. I think that part of my problem today was that I didn't consult God, I didn't ask him for the strength to NOT talk about people today.

My tongue is a horrible issue. I need to work on it a lot, and I need to be in constant prayer about changing my thoughts and my voice. I say that I am a Christian, but how am I showing it to the non-Christians that I work with? How am I showing God's love by instigating bad talk, and listening to it when I know I shouldn't be?

All mighty God in Heaven, thank you for your many blessings on my life, thank you for your patience with me as a lowly servant in this sinful world. Lord God, please help me to be a better Christian. Help me to not gossip. Heal my tongue from the awful words that come from within. And in turn heal my heart for this is the true root of evil that is coming from my tongue. Fill me with your spirit God, and enable me to be strong in such a sinful world.