Your Words Become Your Harvest
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What kind of words have you been sowing into your loved ones? The words a man speaks today become the harvest the people closest to him carry tomorrow.
Today’s two verses paint a convicting picture of a man’s mouth. Proverbs 12:14 uses a farmer’s image: words are seeds, and fruit takes time. Chris remembers being asked to teach a gardening class and realizing that on day one, all you can really teach is how to sow. Our words work the same way. They go into the ground of our marriages, our kids, our friendships, and our teams, and they grow. The harvest comes later, but it always comes. Proverbs 12:18 shows the two harvests a man can produce.
Every man’s mouth is sowing something. The only question is what you’re reaping from it. Solomon says rash words are like sword thrusts. They move faster than wisdom, hit harder than you meant, and leave wounds that are slow to close. Every man has said something in anger that he can’t take back. But the same mouth that wounds like a sword can heal like medicine. A wise man’s words do more than avoid damage. They restore. They encourage the discouraged, bring truth to the confused, and give courage to the fearful. Your parents, your wife, your kids, and your team are already carrying a harvest of your words. Manning up means looking honestly at that crop and taking responsibility for it.
Verses of the Day: Proverbs 12:14,18 (ESV)
Your Daily Man-Up Challenge
Think of the three most important relationships in your life. Ask yourself honestly what the fruit of your mouth has produced in each of them. Then choose one seed to sow in each of those relationships. It doesn’t need to be a grand gesture, just a true, intentional, life-giving word. Give it to them before the day is over.
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