Prayers of a Child

Every morning as we (maddie and I) take abby to school I pray for protection and the day and thank Him for my girls. Then abby Prays and says thank you jesus for Luke and Brooke and Abby and Maddie. Amen (some days (when she is really feeling thankful) she thanks him for our house and clothes and food and car) Then Maddie always says Jesus Mommy Daddy Amen. You are never to young to call on the name of the Lord. Isnt it awesome He hears EVERY prayer. Raising up prayer warriors...

One Mouth...WOW

Romans 15:5-6

New International Version (NIV)

⁵ May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, ⁶ so that with one mind and one voice (mouth) you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

There are a couple different directions with this verse.  One direction is similar to yesterday's blog.  I think I covered that yesterday, so I will go in a different direction today.  

James 3:9-10

New International Version (NIV)

⁹ With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. ¹⁰ Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.

How many times do we fall to this.. Our mouth is so hard to control.  Some may say what comes out of our mouths doesnt matter.  However that isnt true and it is a lie people choose to believe.

Matthew 12:34  ( King James Bible)

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being euil, speake good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

The things that come out of our mouth is a window to see and view out heart condition..

How can I with "one mouth" praise and give honor to God and then go out and gossip about someone?  It is so common with facebook to post a scripture on one post and then post something off color on another site.  We look like schizophrenics out there.  That is one thing facebook reveals.  It reveals when we are trying to be one way with church people and another way with the world.  It all collides on facebook.  It can not be hidden as easily.  

The things that come out of our mouths can cause soooo much division in the body of the church.  Most people feel so justified for doing so too.  We dont think of the ramification we just want to be heard and to be right.  So many people can be "right" and be sooo "WRONG" in how they handle a situation.

Jennifer Landrith said (in my devotional) If we are in the Word of God and meditating on those words, it will be hard to dwell on Psalm 71:8, "my mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long" and then go out to chad about the neighbor down the street in a degrading manner.  If we fill our thoughts  with God's words then our mouths will promote Unity.  God is glorified when our mouths produce praise and not slander.  You have heard the saying , "if you talk the talk walk the walk."  The reverse is true: if you are walking the walk, then talk the talk.  Make your words consistent with your walk!  

I have to relate everything back to being a wife and mother.  I do not want my children to see hypocrisy in me.  If I am praising the Lord and doing all this work for Him, yet when I am home I talk bad about people, or I speak harshly to my children I am a hypocrite.  If I demonstrate that trait to my children they will mimic it.  It is so important as parents to follow the Lord with all their hearts.  I want to raise children that know there is power in Christ and living the way he commands.  I dont want them to see a mother full of compromise.  

The prayer from my devotional is so awesome today:

Lord, help me to not talk unkindly about anyone, and convict me when I do.  Let me be quick to make things right.  Don't let both praising and cursing come from my mouth. Let ,e be known as a woman whose tongue promotes blessing and unity.  In Jesus' name, amen..

Ps 19:14

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer.