第十六天 學習說有生命的話

第十六天 學習說有生命的話

為兒子禱告

主啊，我禱告我的兒子×××能選擇使用榮耀你的言詞，用聖靈和真理充滿他的心，使他口中滿溢出生命而非死亡的言語。在他嘴上安置偵測器，當他想要說出褻瀆、消極、殘酷、剌傷、冷漠、無愛、或無情的言語時，這個偵測器便能識破他的靈，使他不安。我禱告使他不要和任何可憎、汙穢的言語產生關係，倘若他口中冒出任何這一類的話語，就讓這些話語像口中的砂礫般被無情地吐掉。幫助他傾聽自己，好使他不說出草率或粗心的話。

使他不陷在自己話語的網羅裏。你曾應許過："謹守口與舌的，就保守自己免受災難。"(箴 21:23)幫助他謹守口舌、遠避災禍。你的話語說："生死在舌頭的權下，喜愛它的，必吃它所結的果子。"(箴 18:21)願他說出充滿生命而非死亡的言語，願他能快快的聽、慢慢的說，好使他的言語常常調和著恩典。裝備他在任何情況都知道以什麽方式、在什麽時機、向別人說什麽話，使他永遠都能說出充滿希望、祝福、鼓勵和生命的話語，並立定心誌不以口舌犯罪。

Lord, I pray that my son ××× will choose speech that glorifies you. Fill his heart Your spirit and Your truth so that what overflows from his mouth will be words of life and not death. Put a monitor over his mouth so that every temptation to use profane, negative, cruel, hurtful, uncaring, unloving, or compassionless language would pierce his spirit and make him feel uncomfortable. I pray that obscene or foul language will be so foreign to him that if words like that ever do find their way through his lips, they will be like gravel in his mouth and he will be repulsed to them. Help him to hear himself so that words don’t come out carelessly or thoughtlessly.

Keep him from being snared by the words of his mouth. You’ve promised that “whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles” (Proverbs 21:23). Help him to put a guard over his mouth and keep away from adversity. Your Word says that “death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit” (Proverbs 18:21). May he speak life and not death. May he be quick to listen and slow to speak so that his speech will always be seasoned with grace. Equip him to know how, what, and when to speak to anyone in any situation. Enable him to always speak words of hope, health, encouragement, and life, and to resolve that his mouth will not sin.

為女兒禱告

主啊，我禱告我的女兒×××能選擇使用榮耀你的言詞，用聖靈和真理充滿她的心，使她口中滿溢出生命而非死亡的言語。在她嘴上安置偵測器，當她想要說出褻瀆、消極、殘酷、剌傷、冷漠、無愛、或無情的言語時，這個偵測器便能識破她的靈，使她不安。我禱告使她不要和任何可憎、汙穢的言語產生關係，倘若她口中冒出任何這一類的話語，就讓這些話語像口中的砂礫般被無情地吐掉。幫助她傾聽自己，好使她不說出草率或粗心的話。

使她不陷在自己話語的網羅裏。你曾應許過："謹守口與舌的，就保守自己免受災難。"(箴 21:23)幫助她謹守口舌、遠避災禍。你的話語說："生死在舌頭的權下，喜愛它的，必吃它所結的果子。"(箴 18:21)願她說出充滿生命而非死亡的言語，願她能快快的聽、慢慢的說，好使她的言語常常調和著恩典。裝備她在任何情況都知道以什麽方式、在什麽時機、向別人說什麽話，使她永遠都能說出充滿希望、祝福、鼓勵和生命的話語，並立定心誌不以口舌犯罪。

Lord, I pray that my daughter ××× will choose speech that glorifies you. Fill her heart Your spirit and Your truth so that what overflows from her mouth will be words of life and not death. Put a monitor over her mouth so that every temptation to use profane, negative, cruel, hurtful, uncaring, unloving, or compassionless language would pierce her spirit and make her feel uncomfortable. I pray that obscene or foul language will be so foreign to her that if words like that ever do find their way through her lips, they will be like gravel in her mouth and she will be repulsed to them. Help her to hear herself so that words don’t come out carelessly or thoughtlessly.

Keep her from being snared by the words of her mouth. You’ve promised that “whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles” (Proverbs 21:23). Help her to put a guard over her mouth and keep away from adversity. Your Word says that “death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit” (Proverbs 18:21). May she speak life and not death. May she be quick to listen and slow to speak so that her speech will always be seasoned with grace. Equip her to know how, what, and when to speak to anyone in any situation. Enable her to always speak words of hope, health, encouragement, and life, and to resolve that her mouth will not sin.

節選自《如何為你的孩子禱告》一書第十六章