Session 1, day 6, text-Pro. 6:1-5: #prayerFocus Taming the Tongue

Many people with great potentials are living like mere men because they let their tongues run loose. In his writing, James says, ‘if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle his whole body,’ – See James 3:2.

A person who has no control over his tongue which is the smallest member of the body, how can he/she exercise self-control?

Without self control, a Human being becomes inhuman and evil-personified, and eventually self-destruct.

Although James says no Human can tame the tongue-See James 3:7, we do know by scriptures that all things are possible to them that believe – See Mark 9:23.

Towards taming the tongue:

1. We are therefore to be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath – See James 1:19.

When you allow your emotions and outside influences control you, you are more likely to act or speak before thinking.

In order not to fall prey to the enemy who is looking for who to devour, you need wisdom because wisdom is profitable to direct.

2. Therefore, resolve to always pray things through before making important decisions: For it is foolishness to judge a matter without hearing the full details-See Proverbs 18:13.

That is the reason you do not stand surety for a stranger. You will get into trouble. However, there are several other ways you can broker peace without guaranteeing the debts of a stranger.

3. In this new season we are going into, resolve to use your words to build up people and not be the reason a person fails or commit suicide.

Insensitive words cut deep into the heart and leave people with hurts that can mar the personality.

God’s Word says to ‘bless and not curse’ – Romans 12:14. The reason is that the person who curses or speaks bad words is defiled already because, ‘out of the fulness of the heart, the mouth speaks’ – See Matthew 15:11

A person gets defiled through what they allow into the mind that forms the framework for their thinking.

The mind is the seat of the Soul, and the Soul is the personality of the Human Being. From the mind we reason /think. Hence a person is what he /she thinks.

Good thoughts result in good action and bad thoughts in bad action. Your words/activity reveals your personality.

When the heart /mind is defiled, evil is festering in the person, which will result in psychosomatic disorders/ mental health issues.

4. Let God’s Word richly dwell in you. Taming of the tongue begins with what you feed your Soul. The Word of God is dynamic to cause change. The more of God’s Word you have in the inside of you, the more indestructible and uninfectable you become like God.

The Holy One Jesus Christ could not suffer corruption for there was nothing of the devil in Him.

5. Learn to speak pleasantly. ‘pleasant words are like honeycomb. It brings sweetness to the Soul and health to the bones’ – See 16:24

It will benefit you more if you tame your tongue.

#prayerPoints:

1. Thank God for the perfecting of your character by entrance of this Word that has brought deliverance to your life.

2. Ask forgiveness for all the Hurtful /hate-filled words by which you have caused pain to God and others.

3. Ask God to bridle your tongue and grant you more enabling grace to read and study your Bible and thus, cleanse your mind of all resident defiling thoughts.

4. Command all the forces of evil that were Influencing the lack of mouth and self control, to leave at once with all related evil spirits, to the feet of Jesus Christ.

5. Affirming the following :

God’s Word richly dwelling in me, is a lamp to my path. I function with the consciousness that I have the tongue of the learned, there is no uncertainty or darkness in my path. And from today, I’m guided by God’s Word and I walk in victory prosperity and divine health. Amein.

Let us Pray :

ABBA Father thank you for the Blood of Jesus Jesus Christ that has cleansed and restored me to Your ideal.

I take advantage of your enabling grace and forgive everyone who spoke evil words over my life right from my mother’s womb to this day.

From today, those Words ceases to work against me and mine, and dies out now.

My Life functions in accordance with God’s plans and purpose for I am born of God and no weapon can prosper against me.

In like manner, I receive forgiveness for all who my words paved the path of destruction for, right from the womb or through any time of their lives.

All such words are rendered ineffective and dies now.

Thank you ABBA for giving me more grace and discernment in the use of my vocal cords.

Help me Father to daily live out your life in this world, in the matchless name Jesus Christ.

From #theWatchman Hephzibah Christly