Someone mentioned gossiping to me today and it got me thinking about this famous Norman Rockwell picture.

I don't think it takes this long for gossip to get back to the person you choose to talk about and I don't think most people are capable of keeping secrets.

I remember attending a seminar in California one time and hearing the high paid facilitator say, "There are no secrets in any organization." That is so true. If you say it to anyone it will eventually get around.

So what are we to do? Speak the truth but only in love. Don't repeat things. Learn to talk to God about people before you talk to people about people. Learn to bite your tongue. Learn to discipline your tongue.

Above all else surrender your life to Christ and you will not have a problem with gossip. Look it up in Romans 1 and see what other sins the Bible classifies it with.