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THE HOUSE OF PRAYER — PRAYER XII: REFINE MY TONGUE A Prayer for Wisdom, Restraint, and Sanctified Speech · PAMOJA PODCAST | PAMOJA MINISTRY, A LIFE OF CHRIST INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES

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  Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth. Keep watch
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  over the door of my lips. Today I surrender my
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  mouth to you, my words, my reactions, my conversations,
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  my responses. Your word teaches me that a small
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  spark can set an entire forest on fire. So, God,
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  do not allow my words to burn what you have called
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  me to build. When I am angry, teach me to pause.
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  When I am offended, Teach me restraint. When
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  I am misunderstood, give me wisdom. When pride
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  tells me to defend myself, teach me to seek your
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  direction before I respond. When I have the perfect
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  answer to an insult, remind me that winning an
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  argument may cost me something more valuable
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  than the argument itself. When I possess information
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  that could hurt someone, Teach me how to carry
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  it with integrity. Protect me from gossip. Protect
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  me from unnecessary arguments. Protect me from
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  speaking out of temporary emotions and creating
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  permanent consequences. God, sometimes the problem
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  is deeper than my mouth. Your word teaches that
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  the mouth speaks from the abundance of the heart.
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  So today I ask you, refine my heart. If anger
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  is producing my words, heal the anger. If pride
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  is producing my words, humble me. If bitterness
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  is producing my words, heal the wound. If jealousy
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  is producing my words, purify my heart. If insecurity
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  is producing my words, remind me who I am in
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  you. If offense is producing destructive words,
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  teach me forgiveness. God do not simply change
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  what I say. Change the source from which my words
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  are coming. Holy Spirit, govern my tongue. Teach
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  me when to speak. Teach me when to wait. Teach
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  me when to walk away. Teach me when silence is
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  wisdom. Give me the discipline to understand
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  that not everything I know needs to be repeated.
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  Not everything true needs to be said immediately.
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  Not every accusation requires my response. Not
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  every disagreement requires a battle. Not every
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  provocation deserves access to my voice. Sometimes
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  silence is not weakness. Sometimes silence is
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  discipline. But God, when truth must be spoken,
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  give me courage. When someone needs encouragement,
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  use my voice. When someone has fallen, give me
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  words that restore. When my family needs affirmation,
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  let me speak life. When someone needs correction,
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  help me correct without humiliating. When someone
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  walking through fire needs hope, let my voice
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  remind them. You are not alone. God, I do not
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  want you to silence my voice. I want you to sanctify
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  it. Before you increase my influence, refine
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  my words. Before you increase my authority, refine
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  my reactions. Before you give me a greater platform,
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  Refine my motives. Before you give me a bigger
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  microphone, prepare the person who will speak
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  through it. Because my family is too valuable.
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  My relationships are too valuable. My testimony
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  is too valuable. My calling is too valuable.
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  My vision is too valuable. My purpose is too
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  valuable to be damaged by an uncontrolled tongue.
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  Therefore, today, I declare My mouth will not
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  destroy what my prayers have been asking God
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  to build Temporary anger will not receive permanent
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  vocabulary Offense will not govern my words Pride
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  will not govern my words Bitterness will not
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  govern my words Fear will not govern my words
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  The Holy Spirit will govern my words I declare
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  that my voice will become an instrument of healing
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  My words will encourage My words will restore.
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  My words will bless. My words will speak truth
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  with wisdom. My words will carry grace. And when
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  wisdom requires silence, I will have the discipline
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  to remain silent. God, set a guard over my mouth.
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  Keep watch over the door of my lips. Refine my
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  heart. Discipline my reactions. Sanctify my words
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  and prepare my voice for your purpose. I declare
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  that the same fire refining my character will
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  refine my mouth. I will not use my words to destroy
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  what God has called me to protect. I will not
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  sacrifice purpose because of one uncontrolled
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  moment. My voice belongs to God. My mouth belongs
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  to God. My words belong to God. And by the help
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  of the Holy Spirit, I will speak. like someone
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  who understands what I am carrying. I am being
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  refined for a purpose. In the name of Jesus Christ,
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  amen. You are not alone.