Just because it’s getting said, doesn’t mean it belongs in your head.
In Prov 20:19, we are warned about people with loose lips. As Matt Mitchell says in Resisting Gossip,
Gossip is like a fired bullet. Once you hear the sound, you can’t take it back.
There is no denying that it is hard to not listen, especially if the words are coming from someone close to you. Yet, if gossip is wrong, your listening is enabling the gossiper, no?
Plug your ears. Walk away. La-La-La-La-La…
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