“A gossip goes around revealing a secret,
but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.”
Proverbs 11:13 NLT
It’s all around us. The juicy details. The “did you hear?” moments. The whispered updates that make us feel included, important, or in the know. Whether it’s a celebrity scandal online or the latest drama shared in the office parking lot, gossip has been dressed up and disguised as connection.
But let’s be honest: behind every “secret” is a real person with a real heart, and when we repeat what was never ours to share, we participate in tearing down rather than building up.
As women, we’re often tempted to bond through shared information. But the truth is, gossip isn’t harmless. It’s a subtle but powerful force that can distort relationships, erode trust, and pull us away from the kind of life Jesus calls us to. The world tells us it’s fine, even fun, to talk behind backs or trade stories that don’t belong to us.
But we follow a different Way.
Jesus, who is full of grace and truth, invites us to live in freedom — not just freedom from sin, but freedom for integrity, wholeness, and love. That means guarding what’s been entrusted to us, choosing discretion over drama, and being women who are safe and dependable — not just for our friends, but as a reflection of the trustworthy God we serve.
Let’s not pattern our lives after the world’s ways. Let’s pattern our lives after Christ: who sees every person as precious, who never gossips about our struggles, and who always keeps His Word. May we be women who shine His light in dark corners. May our words build bridges, not walls. And may we be known not for the secrets we spill, but for the trust we keep.
Pray with us:
Lord, Thank You for being a safe place for my heart and a keeper of every hidden part of my story. Forgive me for the times I’ve used my words carelessly, for the moments I’ve shared what wasn’t mine to tell or listened when I should’ve walked away.
Help me to be a woman who reflects Your integrity, who chooses truth over gossip, and who protects the hearts of others as I want mine to be protected.
Teach me to be trustworthy, Lord. Let my words be marked by kindness, restraint, and grace.
In a world quick to tear others down, help me shine as a light of love. Amen.
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Thank you for this message! I hate gossip yet fall victim to this sin by listening in when I should walk away.
It’s so prevalent that it can make me question if Im the one being silly. But as you so wisely said:
‘ Let’s not pattern our lives after the world’s ways. Let’s pattern our lives after Christ’
Amen and amen!
Nikki S. White ❤️
In Courage,
Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. My prayer is that I can be a woman with much integrity. May I never be a gossip, but always praying for others. I will pattern my life after Christ. Make me more like Jesus.
Blessings 🙂
Prayers for discretion exspecially in drama in prayers for someone that i find a difficult line exspecially when difficult times in people lives
Such truth!
Sending everyone summer joy,
Lisa