Choose Country Dear Heavenly Father, please help us not to use our tongue for any evil purpose, to slander others or for idle gossip, but rather let us use our tongue to praise, worship and glorify Your Holy Name and speak good of others, so as to please You and win Your favour. Comoros It is in His name I pray, AMEN. Help me to acquire knowledge and understanding and the wisdom to know how best to utilise my skills and all I have learned. 1. May I seek to apply all that Scripture teaches on godly living so that I not only care for those closest to me and bless my fellow man, but also that Your name may be glorified through the life I live. They tear down, beat up, and focus on defects and inadequacies.With their words, the godless destroy their friends (Proverbs 11:9 NLT). 1 One who is alienated seeks a pretext,. Its in Jesus precious Name I pray, Amen., 2023 Prayers and Petitions. We pray that You would not only rescue alcoholic men and women from the depths of despair to which many have fallen, but also that You would raise them up into a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ and bring them into newness of life in Him, to His praise and glory. Tokelau 7 0 obj <> endobj Serbia I humbly ask that You would guide me in the way that I should teach them and train them, and pray that they may grow up in the fear and nurture of the Lord. Bahrain For by your words you shall be justified, and by you words you shall be condemned (Matthew 12:36-37 NASB). A life filled with the Holy Spirit pours out blessing and thanksgiving. Father, thank You for all those that are involved in helping others with their addiction to alcohol. Proud member 0000006595 00000 n May I grow in grace and wisdom, and may my knowledge and understanding of You increase more and more in the coming days. Thank You for the simple truth of salvation and the things in Your Word that are quickly discernible on the surface of Scripture. We need the power of God. CHAPTER 18. Help me tolive a life that honour Your holy name. As iron sharpens iron,so a friend sharpens a friend (Proverbs 27:17). International House of Prayer (IHOP) KC Staff Loving -Loving words reflect Gods nature. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. I pray thatmy lips spread wisdom and knowledge, and keep me from foolish reactions or from spouting folly in some unguarded moment. They can stop anger or stir it up ( Proverbs 15:1 ). Please work through me so that Your plans for my life will reach their full fruition, to Your praise and glory. Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Give me an understanding heart to welcome Your correction and not grow weary of it. Proverbs 18:21 says "Death and life are in the power of the tongue." The tongue can be used as a weapon to harm and destroy or as a tool to build and heal. Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. Tongues can make marriages sweet, families strong, and churches healthy. Read full chapter Proverbs 17 Proverbs 19 0000006444 00000 n United States Minor Outlying Islands This I ask in Jesus' name, AMEN. Help me Lord to be a person full of loving words, full of your Spirit, overflowing with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness and self control. If you often share the good news about Christ, you demonstrate a heart that is grateful for your own salvation. Prayer: Dear Lord, We desire wisdom like a flowing brook, and no partiality. Even if you dont mean ill, if the person is injured by them, your tongue has become a destructive weapon not a life-giving tool. El Salvador Vanuatu Self-effort cant tame the tongue. %PDF-1.4 % Take control of what I say, O Lord,and guard my lips (Psalm 141:3). Forgive me Lord, for I have sinned against You and ignored the clear teaching of Your Word to live soberly, righteously and in the fear of the Lord and to walk circumspectly before You, as a child of the light. Purify my heart and my speech I pray, and may the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be acceptable to You. 0000001328 00000 n The tongue, according as it is used, deals forth life or death; for speech is the picture of the mind (comp. When others are in a crisis, do they know they will find peace and comfort in your words? Read full chapter. Heavenly Father, how I praise and glorify Your name, that the Lord Jesus is my best and perfect friend. Afghanistan The Bible says, No human being can tame the tongue. Botswana Montenegro All of these behaviors indicate a heart that is like the heart of the Father. But encourage one another daily,as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sins deceitfulness (Hebrews 3:13). But a loving heart produces a gracious tongue. Loving Father, I do want to please You, but I recognise that simply trusting Your Word, applying it in my life, and looking to Jesus, is of far greater worth than anything I myself can offer You. Help me, in all things, to make my heart attentive to Your wisdom - and I pray thatI may not be mesmerised by the foolish wisdom of the world, but resolutely seek the Lord with all my heart, and with all my soul, and with all my strength for Your eternal praise and glory. I pray that the plans and purposes of my heart will mirror the desire of Your will for me. 22 He who finds a wife finds what is good. 0 They all give me such joy and pleasure, for which I praise and thank You.Lord, You have scheduled every day of their lives, and I pray that as they grow up into adulthood You would continue to lead and guide, to instruct and to correct. Help me toreflect You in all I do so that I show forth the grace of Jesus to all I meet. San Marino Belgium Christmas Island A lying tongue hates its victims,and flattering words cause ruin (Proverb 26:28). Bermuda With my tongue, in the name of Jesus Christ, I speak life into every area of my life, in Jesus name, amen . Blessed Lord and Father, what wonderful truths are contained within Your Word. May the words of my mouth, the meditation of my heart, the actions I undertake, and the motives behind all I do, be pleasing in Your sight. Help me to give every single anxious thought over to You and keep me from going to sleep with worries and problems flooding through my mind. But the former is more likely because even those who do not respect the power of the tongue will eat the bitter fruit produced by talking. France I have no one who is really interested in me at all, and I feel lost and alone and so vulnerable. Into Your hands O Lord, I commit my soul and body to be a living sacrifice of praise to You. Mauritius The words we use have tremendous power. Virgin Islands, U.S. Thank You for Your amazing plan of redemption, for the forgiveness of sin, and life everlasting, and thank You that the day is coming when we will see Jesus face to face and have full and free access to the living Tree of Life, in the paradise of God. Gambia 11 Give us today our daily bread. She and her husband Larry foundedLighthouse Ministries,a nonprofit ministry offering counseling, life and relationship coaching, and Bible studies. Kiribati and against all sound judgment starts quarrels. Many a one has been his own death by a foul tongue, or the death of others by a false tongue; and, on the contrary, many a one has saved his own life, or procured the comfort of it, by a prudent gentle tongue, and saved the lives of others by a seasonable testimony or intercession for them. Thatmade you think I was like you. Monaco And I say to you that every careless word what men shall speak, they shall render account for it in the day of judgement. Proverbs 15:4 The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit. Mali Music (@lecrae @reachrecords), Tedashii - Dum Dum - feat. Belize The words we use have tremendous power. Thank You that my life is in Your hands, and I pray that the answer of my tongue and the plans for my life are perfectly aligned to Your Word and Your will. He was teaching me humility and brokenness and developing my character. Mauritania 2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding. A prayer from Proverbs 18. Albania And now Lord Jesus, I have come down with this sickness and I feel so ill. Lord, I ask You please to make me well again soon, and lift up my sagging spirit, I pray. 1 Whoever lives alone follows private whims, and is angered by advice of any kind. Please forgive me. Let us not join him in his restless evil (James 3:8). According to the Miriam-Webster dictionary, wisdom is the ability to discern inner qualities and relationships, have good judgment, and a wise attitude, belief, or course of action. Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 26:28).The vast importance of our words may be learned from James 3; and our blessed Lord says expressly (Matthew 12:36, etc. Dear Lord Jesus, You were the One who healed all manner of sickness and diseases when You walked on the shores of Galilee. Mayotte In Your grace I pray that they be granted the husband or wife of Your choice, so that together they may become a threefold cord with You, which is not easily broken.Thank You, Lord so much, for every one of my grandchildren. I trust You Father. I am quick to speak and I repent of the many thoughtless things I have spoken. with all persistence picks a quarrel. Saint Lucia Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen (Ephesians 4:29 NIV). They all give me such joy and pleasure, for which I praise and thank You.Lord, You have scheduled every day of their lives, and I pray that as they grow up into adulthood You would continue to lead and guide, to instruct and to correct. (See Romans 10:8-13.) Help me toembrace the chastening rod of Your Spirit in my life, so thatI learn the lessons You want to teach me. Father, I also pray that You would develop in each one a heavenly perspective and a true understanding of the Christian life and spiritual maturity, so that they grow in grace and in a right relationship with You.Bring the right spouse into the life of each of these dear grandchildren of mine I pray. The Bible stresses that what you say is an accurate indication of what is in your heart. It tells us how to live wisely in every situation we face. Bridled by the Holy Spirit it blesses, refreshes, and gives life. Cook Islands If you love to talk, you will eat the fruit of your words. Yemen In Jesus' name I pray,Amen. The tongue can spread death or it can share the good news of eternal life. Libya Loving Heavenly Father, help me todevelop a prudent mind and a humble heart that is growing in grace. According as the fruitof the mouth is good or bad, unto iniquity or unto righteousness, so the character of the man is, and consequently the testimony of his conscience concerning him. The tongue has a powerful influence on others. Ukraine Heavenly Father, thank You for the privilege, responsibility, and joy of the children You have placed in my life. Thank You in Jesus' name, AMEN. Sierra Leone Togo Solomon, the inspired author of Proverbs (1:1), starts this book by declaring his purpose. Runion Understand the power of speech. 3 When wickedness comes, indignity comes too, and, with contempt, dishonour. 21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. To You alone belongs my reverential fear, humble worship, and eternal devotion, through time and into eternity. This I ask in Jesus' precious name, AMEN. 0000002581 00000 n 7 24 I come to You today to ask for Your healing touch in every area of my life, for I am weary in body, mind and spirit. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talkor coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving (Ephesians 5:4). but delight in airing their own opinions. Seek to only speak words that are good for building up, that give grace to those who hear (Ephesians 4:29). Develop in me an insatiable desire to know Jesus more and more. Teach me YOUR way until I can say, "it is not I that live but Christ that lives in me." In Jesus'name I pray, AMEN. He is married to Mrs Nanko Awe, and they are blessed with three daughters, Deborah, Anna and Hillary 2. Someone revised this into, Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts.. Keep me from participating in any form of talebearing or gossiping. I pray that on those occasions when doubts and fear arise within, that Your Spirit will prompt me to turn my thoughts away from the fear of man and onto trust in You. Swaziland Keep them from worldly ways, direct and govern their lives, and may they never depart from the way of righteousness. In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN. NKJV Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. Malaysia It never flatters, but warns, confronts, and protects. The sinful use of the tongue brings the user into iniquity. Korea, Democratic People s Republic of Use me, I pray, to offer wise advice to others, and to be ready and willing to respond to Your leading and guiding in every area of my life. 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