Main Scriptures: Ex.6:29-30
More Scriptures: Ezk.2:2, Heb.11:3, Rom.5:5
Firstly, you must learn the words of God by studying and meditating on His words. Every time you study the word of God, the spirit behind the word enters into your spirit man. And the Spirit enters into me when the Lord speaks to me (Ezk.2:2). The Bible contains the mind of God for you and me. So, if you and I want to know the right words to speak to our sheep, we must be familiar with the words of God in Scriptures. Secondly, you must be filled with the love of God. For the love of God constrains us… (2Cor.5:14). The love of God in your heart is what restrains you from speaking ungodly words to your wife and children when they offend you (Rom.5:5). Even in their failing and weak state, you can speak words that will admonish them, encourage them, inspire them and give them hope. That was what Jesus did to Peter, even when He knew he was going to betray Him. Jesus Christ, who is the perfect example of the good and godly husbandman assured Peter that although satan was set to sift him, He had prayed for him. That is the mind set God wants you to have toward your wife and children.
Thirdly, you must ask the Person of the Holy Spirit to empower you to learn to exercise discretion and control over your emotions. The Bible says, be quick to hear and slow to speak (Jas.1:19). A lot of the times, out of our anger and pressure we speak words to our sheep that hurt them, which we regret later. You and I cannot by our strength control our emotions when our sheep offend, betray or hurt us. You will require the help of the Holy Spirit. Like the word of God says, “the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak (Matt.26:41)”. And one major way to encounter the power of the Holy Spirit is by prayer and fasting. Praying to God is not only for Him to supply what you will eat, drink, where or live. It is the platform that God has created for you to tap into the abundance of His power to enable you live His life for the benefit of your wife and children. In Acts of the Apostle, the Scripture tells us that after Paul and Silas prayed…….the Holy Ghost came down (Acts 16:25-34).
Finally, mind the company of friends and relationship that you keep. If you have friends who insult and speak uncircumcised words to their sheep, you are most likely to copy them. The Bible warns that bad company corrupts good manners (1Cor.15:33).
As the good and godly shepherd and the spiritual leader over your wife and children, you must understand that you are in the lives of your wife and children to be their number one cheerleader. You are the shoulder on which your wife and children should draw strength and support. It doesn’t matter the state your wife and children are in. It matters less the challenges you may be having with your wife and children. You have the responsibility to speak good and godly words to them so that they can become all that God wants them to be.
SPIRITUAL EXERCISE
· Father, in the Name of Jesus, forgive me for killing my wife and children with my negative words.
· Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me with the Spirit of love and compassion toward my wife and children.
· Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to speak good and godly words to my wife and children.
FAITH CONFESSION
I am a new man in Jesus Christ and my lips are circumcised to speak good and godly words to my wife and children because that is what makes me the good and godly husbandman in Jesus name. Amen.
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