Guarding Against Workplace Gossip Part I

For once in our life, there will be time that we will meet both "Aling Marites" or "Aling Marisol" Gossip was a sport to them. When we discussed someone at work, these two would subtly mention something negative and they would claim that person said. 

Often, their words would be hurtful comments they would claim others said about us. Eventually, We would realized that we had several strained relationships due to their gossip. After they were terminated as an employee We would learned that most of their gossip were lies.

Ephesians 4:29 teaches, “Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.” 

Workplace gossip destroys relationships. Fending off gossip requires that we first start with ourselves. This week we’ll discuss Paul’s four insights into guarding against gossip.