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My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words.  Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;  for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body.  Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:20‭-‬23 NIV

There is a fundamental link between what you hear and what you say. When you open your mouth to speak, the substance you have spent time ingesting will be revealed. When you speak, who you really are is made manifest. There is an advice not to let the right words out of our sight and another to keep them within our hearts. You cannot invest rightly if you do not know what is right. God's Word is life to all who read, meditate and are careful to obey. It is not just to enjoy the reading, but you must also be willing to obey.

Obedience is what guarantees you a successful life. Saul and David were both kings in successive generations but their lives and end were fundamentally different. Both knew about God and his commands, but one treated the Word of God flippantly. The other treasured God's word more than anything else. When both were confronted with their wrongdoing, one would rather seek man's  respect; the other would seek God's mercy. No wonder their lives were fundamentally different.

God's word is health and life to the body. Everything that you need for life and Godliness is provided for in the Word. God's word therefore must find root in your heart if you will enjoy the fullness of the blessings provided for in his Word. Guard your heart and ensure that it is fed the right stuff. Junk will only begat junk. You cannot give what you don't have. You can't make a withdrawal on an account where you have not made any kind of deposit. Invest right, sow right so you can speak right and live right. His time of favour is here.