Vulnerability (Part 6): The Gossiping

For someone to be vulnerable with you is deeply precious.

We must treat their vulnerability with care and respect. If we tell others about something that has been entrusted to us we are being untrustworthy and unfaithful. If the person finds out you have told others, they will likely never trust you again, and for good reason.

The Bible really does have a lot to say about gossip and about being a trustworthy, faithful and reliable person.

There have been people in my life I have entrusted with sensitive things about me, only to discover, after a while, that others I haven’t told, know about that area of my life. Naturally, I really struggle to trust those people now.

I’ve gossiped. I’ve taken sensitive information about someone and told it to others. I broke their trust. How unfaithful I have been.

Who am I more likely to talk to? Someone who proves to be trustworthy. Someone who will treat my vulnerability with respect and care.

Vulnerability 0 - Introduction

Vulnerability 1 - The Lecture Vulnerability 2 - The Rebuke

Vulnerability 3 - The Judgement

Vulnerability 4 - The Comparison

Vulnerability 5 - The Minimising

Vulnerability 6 - The Gossiping Vulnerability 7 - The Distracted

Vulnerability 8 - The Interrupter

Vulnerability 9 - The Conversation Changer