“Tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they
ought not.” 1 Timothy 5:13
Several things about this matter of speech deserve our
attention. In the first place, we should consider the kind of talk we enjoy listening
to. In this way we can get to know ourselves.
Do people come to us because they find that they can pour
all the latest gossip into our ears? The sort of talk we relish indicates the kind
of people we are. In the second place. We should observe what tales we most
readily credit. We are mostly more gullible in one direction than in others,
and the direction of our gullibility betrays our innate weakness. Are we quick
to believe the slanders of talebearers? People naturally bring supply to
demand. Do we show them that it is unwelcome?
But it is those who need our help who really test us. Do
people find in us those to whom they can confide their real heart problems and
be met with understanding and wise counsel? Are we sensitive enough, and close
enough to God, for that?
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