Counseling- Gossip
How to not get involved in gossip?
Everywhere I turn someone is talking bad about someone. I have friends who gossip and need advice on how to redirect the convo so I don't participate.
A: Here's some godly counsel.
1. Pick good godly friends who fear the Lord and want to live rightly.
2. Have a policy among the friendship to not gossip and A. Agree to lovingly hold each other accountable, bring to each others attention when there's a possibility of straying from biblical living... including speech and C. The hurt will seek out the one wronged and work together to resolve and restore. This includes being humble and not prideful. D. Recognizing assumptions are not facts and intentions, so you could be wrong about being wronged. E. Communicate well to resolve any problems. F. If not getting resolved or a rift... then bring 2 neutral friends into the conversation to try to help resolve it.
3. Redirect convos if for some reason there's others there who gossipped around you.
Redirecting ideas:
* It would be a good idea to go talk with her about that, and not us so we don't sin by gossipping or listening to gossip.
*"I have enough problems in my own life I don't need to be in others."
*"She hasnt talked with me about that issue... so I can only pray God will work out whatever that situation is".
* other
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If you are not saved, not sure you are, or were sent here by someone else and want to embrace Faith; not just so God can help you conquer these areas, but to be right with God, then review this and embrace it. God will give you a new heart, mind and desires.
God bless
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