Friday, September 30, 2011

Your Name Is Safe


Proverbs 16:28 A perverse person stirs up conflict, 
and a gossip separates close friends.

My friend Stephanie posted this on her Facebook wall today, and I made this sign. One for her to add her family name to. (If anyone wants one just message me and I'll email you one).  She and I were talking about it and I said I had to blog it.  Here it is...

Your name is safe in our house.  Think about what that means. Your name, what you leave with us when you are not physically there, is safe when you are not physically there.  No gossip, not judgement, no talking about you behind your back.

Your name. Your reputation. Your life. Your story. Your confidences. Your choices. Nothing will be said about you that would not be said to you.  What kind of commitment would that take for your family? 

Gossip is one of the single most destructive things we believers engage in.  We do it freely and so often without conscious malice but it is gossip all the same.  It is judgmental, it is critical, it is divisive and it is wrong.  

When someone is welcome in your home their name should be safe when they are not there.  

7 comments:

  1. Well said! i really like that!

    Blessings,
    Mel
    Please feel free to stop by: Trailing After God

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  2. When I first read the sign, I thought it was referring to God's name, as in not taking the name of the Lord in vain, but I think your position on gossip is equally powerful. Thanks for sharing.

    Manifest Blog

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  3. Love this!!! And really something to think about and implement. Thanks so much for this!

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  4. Mel - thanks for coming by.

    Stephen - the sign could be read both ways, you are so right. Thanks for your comment and for stopping by.

    Sweetly Chosen - thanks for coming by.

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  5. Beautiful post as always: Shanyn. Hope you have a super nice day today

    Joy

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