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Proverbs 25:13,14,25,26 explains the power of words. As a dad, you have the power to bring life to your kids. #1 Keeping your word is powerful. Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters (Prov. 25:13). v13 is about bringing ice/snow down the mountain during hot seasons. Keeping your word refreshes/restores/settles the mind of your kid. #2 Don’t make promises you can’t keep. Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give (Prov. 25:14). You need rain. You see a cloud. But the rain never drops. Don’t be the dad who promises Disney and never delivers. Empty promises make disappointed kids. #3 When you speak, bring encouragement. Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country (Prov. 25:25). Your kid won’t ask for it, but he craves encouragement. Like cold water to his soul, encourage your son and he will hear you. #4 The word is dark, bring light. Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked (Prov. 25:26). Pure water is refreshing; dirty water, not so much. Consider the believer who says one thing yet does another. His example disappoints. When what you say and what you do match up, you bring light. Resist Satan’s pull. Set the standard as a dad. Be faithful to God.
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WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT BEING A MAN: God didn’t just create us and save us to take up space on this planet. He designed us and redeemed us to reflect Him to the world. To get a handle on what that means, we’ve got to know what He has to say about being a man. We’ll only learn that by spending time in His Word. That’s His measure stick for success—and it should be our standard, as well. To help you on this journey, we’re sharing seven basic truths about biblical manhood drawn straight from the pages of Scripture.
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BECOMING THE BEARER OF GOOD NEWS: Flip on the television, listen to the radio, or search the internet. It won’t take long to discover just how badly our world needs some good news—a breath of fresh air in a culture that so often chokes out the positive. And since good news is so hard to come by outside the walls of our homes, dads need to make sure they’re breathing life and hope into the people closest to them. You hold the key to ensuring good news takes root and grows in your house. Proverbs 25 offers some great insight into giving your family a safe space and the impact of sharing a cold cup of water with the thirsty souls living under your roof.
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“There is power in words. What you say is what you get.” —Zig Ziglar
“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” —Mark Twain
“Words have a magical power. They can either bring the greatest happiness or the deepest despair.” —Sigmund Freud
“Watch your thoughts, they become words; watch your words, they become actions; watch your actions, they become habits; watch your habits, they become character; watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” —Frank Outlaw
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| Promise Keeper. Your word matters. It won’t mean much if you often make promises and don’t keep them. Will you be known for keeping your word or not? Over time, how you do what you say or not reveals your relationship with God. You’re witnessing to your kids with every promise kept and every promise missed. God is gentle. He can right your wrongs. What’s the last promise you missed? Fix it. Make that one promise right this week. In a dark world, if you don’t bring the light, who will? |
Kent Evans
Author of Bring Your Hammer, co-founder of Manhood Journey
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