How To Stop Gossiping And Complaining

Gossiping and complaining are the two most effortless ways to sin. We should always keep in mind that these are two strongholds that could damage people in ways that we can’t imagine. Gossip assassinates a person’s character and complaining displays a negative mindset. Both sins ultimately leads to word curses. Whether you put a word curse on someone or yourself. Let’s look into why these two sins are detrimental to our walk with Christ.

”Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.“
James 3:5-10 NKJV

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Gossip

The root of gossiping is you are unhappy with YOURSELF so discussing another person’s business makes you feel better about yourself.

Christian’s love to start their gossiping off like this: “We need to pray for sister so and so.” Which prompts the other person to ask “What happened with sister so and so?” Haha!! Come on and tell the truth! Am I lying?

Gossip is one of those sins that is so easy to slip into but it’s deadly! Spreading people’s business is one of the easiest things to do! It can easily become slander too! It always seems so harmless until you’re the topic of discussion.

1 Timothy 5:13 NKJV 13 And besides they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not

I’ve watched a lot of hell testimonies and most of the people that has had an hell experience says the number one reason most Christians are in hell is because of GOSSIP. We can’t allow other people’s business to steal our spot in Heaven or our anointing, Saints!

If gossiping is one of your strongholds, this is how you can break it. Before you mention the person, think about the things you are about to say and how you are about to say them. If the person you are about to talk about was right there would you still say it? You know you are gossiping if you start off with “don’t tell anyone but”…

Just don’t do it and don’t be a garbage can for gossip. Even if you listen to it you are guilty of it. If someone is about to gossip stop them and ask them how can we help the person? That should alert them that they are gossiping and prompt them to stop. Then, the two of you may actually come up with a way to help the person.

If you are not trying figure out a way to help the person, then you are creating an open door in your life for Satan to come on in. I know it’s hard but we have to stop talking about God’s babies. We do it in front of Him because He is listening all of the time. Let’s eliminate gossip today!

Complaining

The Children of Israel complained so much that they established a word curse on themselves and God honored it. They ended up dying in the wilderness.

”And all the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness! Why has the Lord brought us to this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?” So they said to one another, “Let us select a leader and return to Egypt.”“
Numbers 14:2-4 NKJV

This was their tenth time complaining after all the Lord had done for them! This was God’s response.

”And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who complain against Me? I have heard the complaints which the children of Israel make against Me. Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you: The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness, all of you who were numbered, according to your entire number, from twenty years old and above.“

Numbers 14:26-29 NKJV

Are you are complainer? Are you a “woe is me” type of person? What if God made sure that every complaint that came out of your mouth came to past?

Can you imagine God leading someone to the future they’ve prayed for and they complained every step of the way? Can you imagine God working it out for you behind the scenes. While He is pulling strings for you, you begin to complain that this is taking too long and you quit?

Are you the type of person where NOTHING is good in your sight? Any little thing that inconvenience you, you have to speak about it. Are you the person that has a PROBLEM for every SOLUTION someone gives you?

Not only does it annoy God, but it’s annoying to the people around you! Nobody wants to hear complaints day in and day out. Imagine what Moses and Aaron were going through. By faith, they were listening to God and getting instructions to lead the people, who were just freed from slavery to the promise land. Those same people wanted to go back to slavery.

Can you imagine a parent getting their teenager a Mercedes for their birthday. Then the teenager says why didn’t you get me the Rolls Ross? I don’t want this junk! That’s how ungrateful you are to God when you take the breath that He is allowing you to borrow to complain.

You have so many things to be grateful about. Write them down and say them everyday. If you are living, you have so much to be grateful for. Think about the people in hell. They would love to trade places with you, no matter what condition your body is in. You have the chance to get it right and make it into heaven and they don’t. They are doomed forever.

Do something with the chance you have right now! Eliminate the complaining!

If you have any conviction in your heart after reading this article, repent from gossip and complaining. Now reject, revoke and renounce the sin and ask God to deliver you from it. Try your best to be mindful of others feelings when the thoughts of other people’s business enter your mind.

I pray you’ve been blessed by this!

With Love,

Your Sister Tiffani!