"Your Attitude Toward God" - Too

 "Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil." (Ecclesiastes 5:1 KJV)

  "So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God's judgment upon yourself. That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died. But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way. Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world." (1 Corinthians 11:27-32 NLT)

 This is really not easy to talk about, because I know for a fact that I have been just as guilty as anyone else; but talking about someone behind their back, is not only a sin, but whoever you are sharing with, even though they might seem interested, will hold that against you, suspecting you will share something about them, in the same way. It is best, if someone wants to share something with you about someone else, to stop them, immediately, and just say you are not interesting in hearing gossip. 

 I feel the conviction within me, knowing I am guilty of that sin, and continually ask the Lord for His forgiveness. Sometimes, that forgiveness isn't offered, if we have not yet made things right with anyone you might have sinned against, which is a pretty stupid thing to leave undone, especially when the Lord says that is what must be done...

""You have heard that our ancestors were told, 'You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.' But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell. So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the alter in the Temple and suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there at the alter. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God."" (Matthew 5:21-24 NLT)