Poisoned Minds

When my sister and I were both newly-weds, we used to play this so-called game about who had the worst husband story to tell. I would eagerly relate how mine did this or said that, often exaggerating the truth, and then she would try to come up with something her own husband did to try and beat mine!  I don’t know why we did it, except that we both seemed to find it rather entertaining and amusing!  It wasn’t until after my sister and my husband had a fall-out, that I realized how I had poisoned her mind against him. You see, I had failed to share any of my husband’s good points and had only highlighted his weaknesses. You could say I had altered her perspective and had poisoned her mind towards him, and it took many years to rectify that.

I have learnt that when our minds are poisoned towards someone, it creates a barrier that makes it difficult to love them. The same could be true with what I’ve previously shared about step-mums and in-laws! We need to be aware of how dangerous it is to have a poisoned mind towards someone and how it’s even more so, when we are the ones doing the poisoning when we gossip about others.  

If we are guilty of this, then we need to ask God to remove the poison in our minds and also in those we've helped to create.  I believe God's love can rid us of this poison.