A Consecrated Mouth
Luke 11: 1-4
"Teach us to pray"
How many of us have an issue with what comes out of our mouths?
What does consecrate mean?
Consecrate: to make or declare sacred, to set apart, to devote to a particular purpose in a very sincere manner
You don't own yourself. Once we become redeemed, you are no longer your own.
He wants us to be filled with Him, so He can do what He needs to do on the Earth.
You are here as a spiritual diplomat.
What does a diplomat do? You need to be able to speak on behalf of our Father. Therefore, He needs us to be set apart.
We let anything come out of our mouths - you hurt yourself and your cause with unclean lips.
We give the enemy access to us by our mouths.
Limit your intake - what comes across the airwaves enters and whatever enters will come out of your mouth.
Don't let the enemy have control of your mouth. Make it a point: I will bless the Lord at all times.
Declare and Speak it. Get into The Word so that The Word comes out of your mouth.
Feel the feeling, but choose the behavior.
People get caught up in their feelings, but, your feelings will catch up with your decisions.
Speak what God says - keep speaking it. I don't care what the situation looks like, keep speaking it.
Words have created power.
Flip the trajectory of words:
Example: someone says "good luck", flip that to "The Favor of God"
You can't have a consecrated mouth when you have junk coming in - monitor what is coming in. Especially parents: monitor what is coming in for your kids, airwaves become hypnotic for children.
You are what you "eat" (what's coming in) / the stuff you are listening to. Recognize it and ask God to help you change the pattern.
Be prayed up. Don't have a slow reaction time.
You're gonna play in the game as hard as you practice.
You are on the front line, regardless of your job. Don't let the enemy have a crack.
1. Ask yourself: on a scale of 0 to 10, how consecrated is your mouth?
2. How can you consecrate your ears and eyes by 10% over the next month? (Example: Not watching trashy reality TV)