“The whole town is talking,” my parents used to say. 

That meant that something unpleasant had happened. Someone has done something that created gossip. Phone calls were made. The men sharing coffee in the morning were assigning blame. And people were trying to figure out what exactly went wrong and why. 

Yet it doesn’t have to mean that. Sometimes, everyone talks about the new restaurant, the home being built, or the award someone received.

People are always talking. It can be about negative things or positive things.

When people talk about you, do they have anything to say that shows your faith? When you live differently than the people around you, they will start asking questions and talking to one another.

What would it take for their conversation about you to focus on your faith in Jesus?