Don't Hiss

My name is Gossip,

I have no respect for justice. I maim without killing. I break hearts and ruin lives. I am cunning and malicious and gather strength with age. The more I am quoted, the more I am believed. I flourish at every level of society. My victims are helpless. They cannot protect themselves against me because I have no face. To track me down is impossible. The harder you try, the more elusive I become. I am nobodies friend. Once I tarnish a reputation, it is never the same. I topple governments, wreck marriages, and ruin careers -- cause sleepless nights, heartaches, and indigestion. I spawn suspicion and generate grief. I make innocent people cry in their pillows. Even my name hisses… I make headlines and headaches. Before you repeat a story, ask yourself, Is it true? Is it fair? Is it necessary? If not – shut up!

Excerpt taken from Laura Schlessinger, The Ten Commandments: The Significance of God’s Laws in Everyday Life, p. 203

No commentary, just scripture.

LEV 19:16  "'Do not go about spreading slander among your people. "'Do not  do anything that endangers your neighbor's life. I am the LORD.

Psalm 34:13  "keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies."

Psalm 101:5  "Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence;  whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure."

Fight For Your Covenant

A former Pastor in Seattle, WA wrote a power statement about marriage.
I Echo these words. If you are married, maybe you should too:

"I am standing for the healing of my marriage!
I won’t give up, give in, give out, or give over till that healing takes place.
I made a vow; I said the words; I gave the pledge; I gave a ring; I took a ring; I gave myself; I trusted God; and said the words and meant the words…in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in good times and in bad; so I’m standing now, and won’t sit down, let down, slow down, calm down, fall down, look down, or be down till the breakdown is torn down!"

I refuse to put my eyes on outward circumstances; or listen to prophets of doom, or buy into what’s trendy, worldly, popular, convenient, easy, quick, thrifty, or advantageous.
Nor will I settle for a cheap imitation of God’s real thing.
Nor will I seek to lower God’s standard, twist God’s will, rewrite God’s Word, violate God’s covenant, or accept what god hates, namely divorce.

In a world of filth, I will stay pure.
Surrounded by lies, I will speak the truth.
Where hopelessness abounds, I will hope in God.
Where revenge is easier, I will bless instead of curse, and when the odds are stacked against me, I’ll trust in God’s faithfulness.
I’m a stander, and I won’t acquiesce, compromise, quarrel, or quit.
I have made the choice, set my face, entered the race, believed the Word, and trusted God for all the outcome.
I will allow neither the reaction of my spouse, nor the urging of my friends, nor the advice of my loved ones, nor the economic hardship, nor the prompting of the devil to make me let up, slow up, blow up, or give up till my marriage is healed up. AMEN!”

Keep focused my married friends.

Tony

EVERNOTE app - a speakers ally

Hey teachers, preachers and speakers,

I found a HUGE helper for your ministry. EVERNOTE is a great and free app but it's even better has an add-on for firefox that gives you a one click saver option. Its amazing. I have EVERNOTE on my iphone, ipad and macbook. Here's all you do:

step 1 - Download Firefox (which in my opinion is better than safari for free) I am unsure if you can download for safari. Its worth checking.

step 2 - Download the EVERNOTE add-on (free)

lets say you are reading an article, blog or anything online that you want to keep or read later, click the little EVERNOTE icon and it instantly puts it on an EVERNOTE in it's entirety. No need to copy and paste. At that point you tell it on the corner where to file it.

(hint: i created a notebook called "read later" and this way I will have it archived.)

This is a great tip. Hope it helps.

Tony