“Whoever conceals an offense promotes love,
but whoever gossips about it separates friends.”

Proverbs 17:9

I started writing out scripture after watching the War Room.

My prayer “closet” is a bulletin board of post it notes across from my toilet. Each post it note contains a scripture that I read and pray for a certain person in my life.

I have noticed as I pray for change, my heart changes. I am convicted.

I have gossiped and judged. I still do. I need to stop and promote love. Only God can change and convict, it isn’t my job. I can speak directly to a person with a kind and gentle spirit, but talking to someone else doesn’t help. In fact it hurts, gossip hurts if the person being gossiped about hears it indirectly. Gossip also justifies pride.

Directly talking to the person in a kind and gentle way gains perspective. Perspective gains knowledge of knowing the other side of a situation which promotes love.

Prayer for today:

Lord please help me love like you. You have concealed so many of my offenses. Thank you for the Holy Spirit with conviction changing my heart in a gentle and kind way. Please let me emulate your way not mine.

Further Reading: Galatians 6: 1-10