Gossip Makes You Smarter-Say What??

 "A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret." Proverbs 11:13

An advertisement at Boise Airport for Us Magazine said today’s title. Many people love gossip magazines and they don’t make you smarter but fill your head with mind numbing things sometimes not even truthful. Why are these magazines so popular and if you read them how do you stop?

Catchy thing for the magazine to say it will make you smarter actually depends on what you are trying to study and capture in your brain. If you choose to consume celebrity gossip ask yourself why. It certainly doesn’t improve your IQ. 

Try to switch out your reading with a good Christian devotion book or better yet the Bible. Many businesses have a Choice Books rack which carry Christian books. I have seen them at VA Canteen, grocery stores, and airports to name a few. Grab yourself a good book and get busy reading and getting smarter that way. 

PRAYER: Lord give me discipline 

 to not indulge in celebrity gossip magazines because it dies not build me up. Guard my heart. In Jesus’ name. Amen.