June 14, 2026
PROVERBS 15
• Decisions… Drive… Direction
• Direction… Determines… Destination
• Destination… Demands… Diligence
• Words have the power to shape emotional and physiological environments.
• Acknowledgment… Ownership… Restitution
• The words of a calm, gentle tongue restore Paradise in a broken world through healing speech that brings life to those who receive it… — Bruce Waltke
Discussion Questions
1. Are you more likely to be a thermometer or a thermostat when life gets difficult?
Do you tend to reflect the atmosphere around you, or help change it?
2. What is one small choice or habit in your life that is quietly shaping your future right now?
Is it moving you toward the harvest you want?
3. Who has spoken "tree of life" words into your life, and how did those words affect you?
What made their words so powerful?
4. When you receive correction, what is usually your first reaction?
Defensiveness, reflection, gratitude, avoidance, or something else?