Have you ever felt persecuted?\u00a0 How many times has someone been the judge and jury of your character?<\/p>\n
Matthew 5:43-44 Love Your Enemies<\/strong> Often when people criticize us we turn to obsessive, compulsive and addictive behavior.\u00a0 Besides masturbation or pornography, have you ever binged on food?\u00a0 In particular, candy (sugar) and fast food restaurants?\u00a0 What about too much coffee or smoking cigarettes?\u00a0 These are all part of the human nature to want to cope with the feelings.<\/p>\n If you are interested, there are many others who have found a solution by going to 12 Step program called OverEaters Anonymous<\/a>.\u00a0 Also, visit http:\/\/greysheet.org<\/a><\/p>\n Gossip\u00a0is a very dangerous,\u00a0destructive habit, I believe.\u00a0 I will never forget when Eddie S. accused me of gossiping around 10 years ago.\u00a0 I was hanging out in the kitchen of my AA home group and he got very upset.\u00a0 That was his style.\u00a0 He would say things that were not always popular.\u00a0 One of his famous sayings was, “the alcoholic cannot handle the truth”.<\/p>\n According to Webster’s dictionary, it means idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars; a person given to tattling or idle talk; to talk idly, especially about the affairs of others; go about tattling.\u00a0 small talk, hearsay, palaver, chitchat. newsmongering about the affairs of others. Scandal is rumor or general talk that is damaging to reputation; it is usually more or less malicious<\/p>\n After reading this I found it interesting that you can not ungossip.\u00a0 Also, when you research the Origin Middle English \/ Old English\u00a0 before 1050, it comes\u00a0from\u00a0godsibb, godparent, equivalent to god, God + sibb related<\/p>\n So, perhaps God has a hand in all this small talk?<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Have you ever felt persecuted?\u00a0 How many times has someone been the judge and jury of your character? Matthew 5:43-44 Love Your Enemies “Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.\u00a0 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good … Continue reading Character Assasinations<\/span>
\n“Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.\u00a0 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you”.<\/p>\n
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