{"id":1983,"date":"2025-01-25T00:08:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T08:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1983"},"modified":"2025-01-24T18:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T02:25:10","slug":"planting-spiritual-seeds-day-25-speak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/planting-spiritual-seeds-day-25-speak\/","title":{"rendered":"Planting Spiritual Seeds\u2014Day 25\u2014Speak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Planting Spiritual Seeds\u2014Day 25\u2014Speak<\/p>\n<p><em>Anxiety in a man&#8217;s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. <\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Proverbs 12:25 ESV<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Seed is: Speak<\/p>\n<p>Today we will be speaking our seeds.\u00a0 Our seeds will be our words. They will be good words, encouraging words, pleasant words that uplift heavy hearts, and bring hope to those who are anxious.<\/p>\n<p>We all love good words, and we all need to hear them, especially during times of sadness, sickness or trouble. They can change our mood and make a difference in our day.<\/p>\n<p>So, determine to speak only good words today to everyone. Put on a smile and a happy heart and share an encouraging word with someone who looks depressed or anxious.\u00a0 If they are a brother or sister in Christ, remind them that they are not alone, that God is near and always ready to help.\u00a0 Speak some uplifting scriptures to them and offer to pray with them.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweet and delightful to the soul and healing to the body.<\/em> Proverbs 16:24 AMP<\/p>\n<p>If the person is not a believer, use this as an opportunity to speak the good news gospel with them, this might just be the time in their life that they will listen and accept Christ.<\/p>\n<p>SGLY Ministry @2025<br \/>\nwww.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planting Spiritual Seeds\u2014Day 25\u2014Speak Anxiety in a man&#8217;s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. \u00a0\u00a0Proverbs 12:25 ESV Today\u2019s Seed is: Speak Today we will be speaking our seeds.\u00a0 Our seeds will be our words. 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