Proverbs 17:4 (NLT)
“Wrongdoers listen to wicked talk; liars pay attention to destructive words.”

The Diet of the Deceived

There is a spiritual law at work here: we feed on what enhances our current character. A wicked person and a liar don’t just happen to hear gossip; they listen for it. They pay attention to destructive words, plots, and slander because it validates their own inward condition. It has been said that “you are what you eat,” but more accurately, you are what you think—and your thoughts are fed by your desires and proclivities.
What are you hungry for today? Are you looking for “the mess”? Do you find a twisted comfort in foolishness? It requires zero effort to find what is wrong with someone; any “bottom feeder” can do that. The real work—the Godly work—is to search for what is good. Human nature is naturally pessimistic, and if we aren’t careful, we project that dark spirit onto everyone we meet. If you are not actively feeding on the Truth of God, you are, by default, feeding on the trash of the world. You are always consuming something; make sure it isn’t poison.

The Practice:

Changing the Menu

1. Distance the “Bottom Feeders”
You must intentionally distance yourself from people whose primary currency is the demise of others. If their conversation is a constant cycle of problems, complaints, and “he-said-she-said,” they are toxic to your destiny. You cannot soar with eagles if you are swimming with bottom feeders.
2. Refuse the Repeat
God gave you the miracle of speech to create, not to destroy. Refuse to repeat destructive or wicked talk. Even if it’s “true,” if it isn’t life-giving, why are you carrying it? Choose to be a “dead-end” for gossip and a “megaphone” for the Gospel. Speak life or stay silent.
3. The Intake Protocol
Increase your intake of the Word and decrease your affiliation with wickedness. This isn’t just about reading; it’s about a spiritual “metabolism.” Hear it, believe it, become it, obey it, and REPEAT. When you saturate your system with the Word, your spirit will naturally lose its taste for the trash of the world.

Today’s Declaration:

“I am changing my spiritual diet today. I refuse to be a landing strip for gossip or a consumer of destructive words. I am distancing myself from ‘bottom-feeder’ conversations and choosing to speak life into every situation. I am hungry for the Truth, and I will feed on the Word until I become exactly what God says I am!”

You can’t have a ‘First-Class’ life on a ‘Third-Class’ conversation. Today is a great day to make a Fresh Start!
God bless,
+Pastor Kris