Whos' account will you believe?

In Nehemiah 1 we learn a short but valuable lesson.
Nehemiah 1:2-3 AMP

Hanani, one of my kinsmen, came with certain men from Judah,
                and I asked them about the surviving Jews who had escaped exile, and about
                Jerusalem.  And they said to me, The remnant there in the province who
                escaped exile are in great trouble and reproach; the wall of Jerusalem is broken
                down, and its [fortified] gates are destroyed by fire.

Nehemiah had learnt to trust in the account and report of certain people. In life,not everybody around us will speak with the same motives as ourselves.Who are the people giving you reports and accounts?What is their motive for telling you things.Is it just for idle gossip and hurtful banter.

1 Peter 2:1-2 AMP

SO BE done with every trace of wickedness (depravity,
                malignity) and all deceit and insincerity (pretense, hypocrisy) and grudges (envy,
                jealousy) and slander  and  evil speaking of every
                kind.  Like newborn babies you should crave (thirst for, earnestly
                desire) the pure (unadulterated) spiritual milk, that by it you may be nurtured  and  grow unto [completed] salvation,

The bible advises us to get rid of every trace of gossip.Nehemiah enquired of his people out of a genuine concern for their welfare and he took that concern straight to Christ.

For every account or report you here;question the motive of the person telling you;be discerning and take it to God in prayer.