Watch Your Crops

Proverbs 12:14

14From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things as surely as the work of his hands rewards him.

The wise King Solomon notes that our words carry a lot of weight. Our words carry as much weight as do what we put our hands to. And why not? Did not God speak a word and the world was created? And you and I are made in the image of God. Therefore, He has given us power in our words. And that is why you cannot accept everything spoken over you and about you unless it is of God. What you speak is in your heart, including what you speak about you. So if you speak good things about yourself and where you are going, as the NIV Bible states, it's just like the farmer who plants and then reaps the harvest. So if you speak from your heart the plans of faith, positivity, so you will reap them. If you speak nothing but faithless words and negativity, so you will reap them as well. When you speak words of faith and positivity over yourself, you can essentially turn those words into action and God will reward you for it. If your heart has planned nothing but destruction and you speak it, essentially you will turn that into action and so God will allow you to reap the consequences of that as well. So indeed you have a choice. Be filled with good things, speak good things and put your hands to good things and watch God grow your crops. Or you can be filled with negative things, speak negative things and put your hands to them and watch your crops die. The choice is yours.


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Put in the Work

Proverbs 22:13

13The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!" or, "I will be murdered in the streets!"

King Solomon coined the excuses of the sluggard or those who do not wish to put in the work. The excuses or distractions are often because the sluggard does not wish to rise to the occasion. Yet, they desire to have it all. You can not have the blessings at the table if you are unwilling to walk to the table. Put in the work. Yes, there are legitimate reasons when there really is a problem. But if one is creating a problem to keep from putting in the work then there is another situation. The sluggard wants to be spoon fed like a baby. But God is not interested in us staying babies forever. He desires soldiers and workmen and women to go forth in the earth and be His hands and feet. You can not be hands and feet if you are not willing to move them. But what if you don't want to be His hands and feet you say? That is your choice. But the greatest reward is when one has purpose. Not being His hands and feet will not lead you to your purpose and fulfillment. Put in the work. Putting in the work also means you can reap the harvest at God's appointed time. No matter what the work is, God will honor it as you honor where He has placed you and what He has given charge for you to do. Put in the work.