Speaking Life On and Off The Course

Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

Ephesians 4:29 NASB

2025 Ryder Cup

Enough time has gone by that I feel like I can finally talk about this after such a disappointment.  Watching the Ryder Cup this year, it wasn’t the shots or the putts that caught my attention, it was the words. Fans hurled taunts, jeers, and cruel wishes toward players who had worked their whole lives to be there. The atmosphere was charged and not with the Spirit of God. It was a reminder that competition often reveals the heart more than the scoreboard ever could.

Ephesians 4:29 calls us to a higher standard. Our words are meant to build up, not break down. Yet how often do we, in our own daily lives, slip into the same kind of unwholesome talk; sarcasm that stings, gossip disguised as “concern,” frustration that boils over at home or work? The same sin that showed up in those crowds often shows up in us.

As Christians, we are called to speak life. Every conversation is a chance to extend grace or to wound. James tells us the tongue has the power to bless or curse and our impact on others depends on which we choose. Lord, forgive me for the times I’ve wounded!

On the golf course, in the office, or at the dinner table, may our words echo Christ, not the crowd. Let’s be known for encouragement, for truth spoken in love, and for words that reflect the peace of the One who redeemed us. Because when we speak life, we sound a little more like Jesus, and that’s the kind of victory that matters most.