True Believers or followers of Jesus are to honour him by living a life of PURITY, Righteousness and Holiness, Fasting and Prayer, Praise and Worship, etc.
The Only Way to *overcome* the pleasures of Sin is to *Love God* more than pleasure And the only way to Love God is to *allow Jesus* in your heart to Change it!
While gossip and slander can do damage, there's nothing God cannot vindicate. He is for you. Therefore, no weapon formed against you shall prosper. (Romans 54:17).
The Holy Spirit suggests to us. He doesn't force us. *We can choose to do right or wrong* But for every action, there's a consequence that is inevitable.