Steve Sikes Blog
Steve Sikes Blog
I received a telephone call a while back from a man who had grown up at the boy’s home in the 1960’s where my Dad was the superintendent. We hadn’t talked for over 15 years! He said he was just calling to check up on me. He is happily married (37 years), has 3 sons and is attending a church of Christ in the South. He said, “Steve, your dad is a great man.” I replied, “I know. But why do you think he’s a great man?” His response impressed on me how important our words are. He said, “At my high school graduation party your dad announced to everyone in the room that I could become anyone and do anything I set my mind on becoming and doing. I’ve never forgotten those words.”
The Proverb writer says, “Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” (Proverbs 16:24)
In last week’s Daniel’s Den, Dan Cooper said some pleasant words about me. He said he was “getting even” because I had said some pleasant words about him the week before! I think God likes the way Dan “gets even!”
I want to encourage all of us to major more and more in saying pleasant words to one another – especially when words can last a life time! God is good! Mr. Steve