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Principle #11 of biblical manhood is that a man of covenant says what he means and means what he says.
This principle goes back to the "I" of the CIA of being a man of covenant, Integrity. Yes, integrity means being honest and open, but this principle focuses on another thing Integrity means - being a man of your word. As one of my former Pastors who is now with the Lord used to teach the men in the church I attended at the time, a man is only as good as his word. Your word should be your bond, something that can be relied upon without question, something that those dependent on what you say can count on you to do.
How many times though people, including most if not all in the church as well, say they will do something but then don't? They say "Yes, I will attend this meeting or that event", and then don't. "You can count on me to do this or that", and then don't. "I got your back on that", but then don't. Better off that they hadn't committed to doing anything at all.
But a man of covenant honors his word at almost any cost, saying what he means and meaning what he says. I say at almost any cost, as they may be extenuating circumstances that arise from time to time that prevent him from doing what he says. But when that happens, a man of covenant lets the person(s) he has committed to know well in advance or as soon as possible that he can't keep his commitment, not at the last minute or not at all, and does all he can to get another to fulfill the commitment he has made.
Proverbs 11:3 tells us the integrity of the upright will guide them, but the perversity (a determination to do the opposite of what is expected) of the unfaithful will destroy them; and we learn from Proverbs 20:7 that if a righteous man walks in integrity, his children are blessed after him.
So men of covenent, say what you mean and mean what you say!
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