Gossip Can Destroy a Reputation...

Spreading rumors or gossip about someone can destroy their reputation, forever. In today’s day in age, one word that could falsely represent someone, can cause all kinds of heartache. One rumor, one false witness, can cause a lifetime of difficulty for its recipient. Take for example in middle school, a young girl is experiencing her parents divorce. She long’s for connection and understanding. She meets a cute boy, and things happen. Soon, she has rumors spread about her. She becomes the “easy girl”, the “one you can score with”. All because she long’s for that connection she lacks with her father. She begins chasing this misconceived notion that she’ll find it it another man, and with the constant name-calling, she eventually starts to believe that’s all she’s good for. It becomes part of who she is, because of all the rumors. She becomes what everyone else thinks she is, EASY. Our words matter, and no matter what you think their impact will be, you’d better choose them wisely. Words matter, they bless or curse every single time they are released in our voice. Use them to represent others in a way you, yourself would want to be represented, that way you’ll never be accused of telling lies about others.

18 Telling lies about others Is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, wounding them with a sword, or shooting them with a sharp arrow. Proverbs 25:18