Muttering: The Silent Killer, by M.C. Holbrook

Muttering is that form of complaining often used when one is too cowardly to vocalize one’s grievance to the person, the “cause” of the complaint. Essentially, we talk about this person behind his back, but in the case of muttering, the person to whom we talk is ourselves. While this may sound harmless enough, it is still a form of gossip and calumny, and if left unchecked, has the potential to become a far worse transgression than speaking our opinions aloud to others.

Why is that? Because when we engage in conversation with our own thoughts, we voice further support for the hypothesis we have postulated. There is no one to tell us, “I don’t think that’s what they meant,” or, “Why don’t you just ask them what their intentions are?” Our assumptions and doubts do have the power to turn others against the person of our suspicions, but if we at least choose a spiritual confidant to voice our grievances to, they, guided by the Holy Spirit, can offer clarity and perspective. This is vastly different from muttering to ourselves. ….

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