Gossip

#70     Dec. 22, 2012, Sat. Muscat, 2:30pm

You have found some quiet time.

So come aside and listen to My voice.

Do you feel the need to hear from Me?  Do you feel disconnected from your prayer life?  But you know you are not.

I am with you constantly and have seen the times you thought to say ‘such and such’ yet held your tongue listening to My advice on what did not need to be said.  Keep listening and even more so remain obedient when I tell you not to say it.  You can most definitely listen and hear My voice, yet not all the time do you remain obedient to My suggestion not to talk. 

Some people have asked you how do you hear My voice.  I speak to all people.  Some are not used to hearing and thus do not put it down to it being My voice.  Yet if you make a good choice it is usually on My prompting – so you will know you are being obedient. 

When your choices are not good – you will know you acted on your own advice.

Now let Me clarify.  If you choose to go on a trip, vacation, this is not a bad choice or a good choice, it is just a decision.  Otherwise if something bad happens on the trip, someone will point out that perhaps it was not a good choice.

Yet good things and bad things are happening all around us every day and we may not have any control over these either way – they are out of our hands.

However, you know when good choices and bad choices present themselves over which you have control.  And these are the ones I ask you to be attentive to.

You know, without My explanation, what is right and what is wrong.  Throw out a few ideas to yourself as you read this and right away you will determine which are right and which are wrong.  And be sure you don’t make an excuse for choosing bad over good.

Such as “well that person is a mean person anyway” or “it really isn’t gossip because lots of people know about it already.”

Perhaps, I asked them not to say it either – not even perhaps, anyone who knows Me knows I do not ask for gossip ever.  Yet many make excuses because they want to be the first with juicy news, or they comment that they may be sharing gossip without the slightest reference to the fact that they are not asked by Me to say such things.

Do we count this as sin?  Do we realize that this is a weakness which we nurture and nourish by not avoiding it and thus do not do good service to our dear God?

How often do we reason that bad choices really are not really, really bad? 

Do we credit any good to our bad choices?

Do they bring us strength and fortitude?  Yes?  I have heard said we can all learn from our mistakes – can we?   Are we willing to cast aside those bad choices and intentionally endeavor to avoid them?  or are we willing to use the phrase ‘too late to change now’, or some such expression. 

If you are unsure of your choices – if this or that is right or wrong, stop reading right now and bring them to Me and ask Me to clarify them for you.  Do not interfere or interrupt or add any of your own suggestions.

Just sit and listen to the Wisdom that covers all.

Dare to sit and hear My pronouncements on what you bring to Me.

In the majority of cases, you already know what is right or wrong don’t you?  and perhaps are afraid to bring them to Me face to face because then you will feel more obliged to change and hand over to Me those things that are not good choices.  And if you do, can you come back and ask to take them back?  hmmmm

So let’s look at gossip.  What goal do you wish to attain by using gossip?  It has to be an earthly satisfaction because nothing in heaven will reward such chatter.

What good will it attain for the person about whom you are talking? 

Please Note:  complimenting someone is never gossip unless you tag on the line that runs them down. 

For example: ‘He is a really great dancer but it is too bad he is cheating on his wife.’

When did the compliment end and the gossip begin?  You know right away don’t you?

So don’t hesitate, as you examine your conscience daily, to see where your compliments ended and your gossip began. 

Just try out paying someone a compliment, not even necessarily to their face, and stopping there.

You will find that you don’t need to use as many words because what you will say is sincere and to the point. “He is a good painter.”

Sometimes you will soon note, as you begin to listen more and more to My Words, you will discern not even to bring up a person’s name because your guide (Holy Spirit) tells you that even bringing up the person’s name will leave open an opportunity to say something that does not compliment the individual. 

How many times have you run down My priests?  I ask you most sincerely – how many times?

I do not imply that they are the only ones who should be respected.  Yet I know that you often do not hold them in any regard, least of all high regard.  Instead of running them down, stop and if you are speaking about them to anyone, ask them to share a prayer with you about this particular priest, asking Me to bless this priest abundantly and to remove any uncomplimentary thoughts or words that you have thought or said. 

Ask Me to guard your thoughts.  Ask Me to guard your words.  Please I am only too willing to help you stay on the straight and narrow.