“From the fruit of their words good persons eat good things…” (Proverbs 13:2).
Let's consider how this proverb impacts our discipleship. You may be someone who has a problem with their "big mouth." You say things you don't want to, and what you say often makes what you're in even worse.
For a moment, think of your mouth less as a megaphone and more as a garden. That makes every word you use a seed.
Now, think about how culture often rewards rage and sarcasm. What is that really building these days? Sharp tongues earn followers, sure. But at what expense? Cynicism masquerades as wisdom but really only makes us feel more hopeless. The proverb, though, asks us to think about how our words don't just describe our world. They help shape it. That we don't just speak about our lives. We speak our lives into being.
I don't mean that in a name-it-claim-it kind of way. This is not a nod to the prosperity gospel.
But when you constantly speak of scarcity, you close your mind and start living with clenched fists. If everything is doom and gloom, you'll only see evidence of your own ruin. But when you practice speaking gratitude, you train your soul to notice God's grace more. Speak forgiveness, and you feel the weight lift from your spirit. Speak hope over your children, your church, your body, and your future, and you align your words with God's creative rhythm.
Go back to Genesis. God doesn't play with the void. God speaks, and it answers with light and creation. As image bearers, our words carry a similar creative DNA.
So, practice speaking life today. Bless someone who least expects kindness. Encourage someone drowning in despair. Interrupt your spiraling thoughts with God's truth.
Then watch what happens over time. You'll begin to taste the harvest you planted with your own voice.
Stay blessed...john | 
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