Have you ever walked around the corner and caught someone talking about you, particularly in a bad light? It’s no fun. Consider the same thing happening some time when you are gossiping about someone else. It’s been said, “Whatever you can’t say to my face, don’t say it.” Scripture is filled with counsel regarding gossip, with the Apostle Paul offering this advice: “They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips” (Romans 1: 29). Think twice before you tell “a good story” behind someone’s back. You are entering dangerous territory.
Dr. David Hawkins, MBA, MSW, MA, PhD, is a Christian Clinical Psychologist and Director of the Marriage Recovery Center. He has helped bring healing to thousands of marriages and individuals and is passionate about working with couples in crisis. If you need help, please reach out to his Client Care Team at 206.219.0145 or through their website. Dr. Hawkins is also a speaker & trainer for the American Association of Christian Counselors and is a best-selling author of over thirty books including Never Fight Again, Gauranteed and When Loving Him is Hurting You. He has two grown sons, is happily married to Christie Hawkins, and lives on Bainbridge Island, outside Seattle, WA.