What kind of talk do we enjoy listening to?
Do people come to us because they find that they can pour all the latest gossip into our ears?
The sort of talk we relish indicates the kind of people we are.
People naturally supply to demand.
Do we show them that it is unwelcome?
But it is those who need our help who really test us.
Do people find in us those to whom they can confide their real heart problems and be met with understanding and wise counsel?
Are we sensitive enough, and close enough to God, for that?