PROPHETIC INTERCESSORY PRAYER 06.11.2016 "BEING SLOW TO SPEAK IS THE CURE TO BEING QUICK TO ANGER"

IT IS WRITTEN

James 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

To be slow to speak means to know what to do before speaking and when to speak.

Scriptures teach us that the swifter you hear, the slower you will speak and the slower you will be inclined to anger.

It means therefore that our quickness to anger is essentially linked to our quickness to speak. In other words, quick angered people are essentially quick speaker people.

From Scriptures, quick speakers are identified as fools. They promise what they will never deliver. They say what they will never do. They speak out of excitement and lack commitment. 

To be slow to speak is to be wise and to be wise is to be slow to speak.

Proverbs 18:13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth [it], it [is] folly and shame unto him. 

Proverbs 17:27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: [and] a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. 28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

Before I speak 3 questions must be asked:

1^st question: Should I say it?

In Ephesians 4:29, it is written

“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”

We learn that our words must meet the following requirements:

1^st requirement:  They should never hurt others, i.e. it should never be corrupt, rotten, putrefied or worthless

2^nd requirement: They should build up (not destroy) those who hear them

3^rd requirement: They should minister grace unto our hearers

PRAYER 1

My Father and My God, I come before you and ask you to forgive me for the words that had hurt and destroy others. Forgive me anytime my words have not ministered grace to others. I dedicate my mouth as an instrument destined to communicate grace and grace alone IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST!

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2^nd question: Is it me who should say it?

This question means that I should always ask myself if what I say or what I want to say is appropriate for me as God’s holy people, as servant of God or as son or daughter of God. In other words, what comes out my mouth should not cause people to question my identity of a citizen of the Kingdom or of a Son of God.

Scriptures teach us that many things like idle words, filthiness, foolish talking, jesting, backbiting, tale bearing, and slander–should not be spoken by a Son of God. 

Colossians 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 

PRAYER 2

Father, I thank you today for my new nature in Christ. How I pray that my mouth shall not and never contradict my new nature in Christ but rather reflect who I am in Christ. Let my mouth confirm that I am born again, I am saved, I am forgiven, I am a citizen of the Kingdom of God, I am blessed…. IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST!

1 Kings 17:24 The woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou [art] a man of God, [and] that the word of the LORD in thy mouth [is] truth.

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3^rd question: Should I say it now?

Solomon said there is a time for everything: “A time to keep silence, and a time to speak” (Ecclesiastes 3:7).

But knowing the right time requires discretion and prudence, two branches of wisdom that help to restrain words and actions until one grasps a situation clearly and can wisely choose a godly response.

In other words, I should ask myself such questions : after speaking, will I keep my word? will I commit myself to it? won't I change my mind when things will be tough?

Proverbs 17:27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: [and] a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. 28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

PRAYER 3

My God and my Father, by your Spirit, fill me with discretion and prudence you and baptize me with your wisdom, knowledge and understanding so that I may know the right time to speak or not to speak IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST !