Rhapsody of Realities July 27th 2025, PLAN YOUR PRAYER

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD

Don’t shoot off your mouth, or speak before you think. Don’t be too quick to tell God what you think he wants to hear… (Ecclesiastes 5:2 MSG).

When it comes to prayer, you must realize the importance of planning your prayer or your praying. Prayer isn’t something you do half-heartedly; it requires reverence, understanding and careful preparation. Ecclesiastes 5:2 in the KJV says, “Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.”

When we pray to the Lord, we must do so with purpose and clarity. Planning your prayer means recognizing the greatness of God and acknowledging that He is the Almighty. It involves preparing your heart, setting your mind on the things you want to discuss with Him, and articulating them with precision and sincerity.

Recall again what He said in the latter part of Ecclesiastes 5:2, “…let thy words be few”; that means summarize your prayers. It reminds of what the Lord Jesus said in Matthew 6:7, “But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.” But how can you summarize your prayer if you haven’t planned it?

This doesn’t imply minimizing the time you spend in prayer but rather being deliberate, purposeful and Spirit led. Thoughtless words and hasty utterances have no place before the King of Glory. Plan your words. When you prepare your prayers, you’re actively engaging your mind and spirit to align with God’s will. You’re positioning yourself to speak words that are filled with faith and power.

It’ll help to always take a moment to write down the things you want to talk to the Lord about. Think about the areas of your life where you desire His guidance, intervention and blessings. Also, consider the thoughts and insights He might have already stirred in your heart. Then, you speak in tongues. Through speaking in tongues, you articulate divine mysteries and gain insight into realities beyond human comprehension.

PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for the privilege of prayer and for the wisdom of your Word. I pray with reverence and purpose, guided by your Spirit to speak words that are filled with faith and divine insight, making my words in prayer effective. Thank you for the assurance of answers, for you hear me always, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY
Matthew 6:5-7; Psalm 19:14; Philippians 4:6

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Romans 2:1-29; Psalms 38-41

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 11:27-36; Judges 1

DAILY AFFIRMATIONS:

I am an associate of the heavenly pantheon. I have eternal life is at work in me. This eternal life makes me master over circumstances. I have dominion over the world’s deplorable systems. I have dominion over Satan. I am superior to sicknesses and diseases. I am superior to defeat. I am superior to the depravities that affect the natural man. Weakness is not an option in my life because the Holy Ghost dwells in me. I am empowered with might from within; therefore, I’m victorious at every count and in everything. I refuse to live or function by natural abilities or within human capacities. I refuse to be a victim in life, I am a victor in Christ Jesus.

I make full proof of God’s limitless power that has been deposited in my spirit; thus, I reign, rule, and dominate my world. The joy of the Lord is my strength. Joy overflows in my heart always, and I am strengthened with might in my inner man. I refuse to be weak, and I reject anything that represents darkness or inferiority. I live over and above sickness, disease, poverty, and the world. Anything that causes sorrow and depression is far from me. Jesus is Lord over my life; therefore, satan has no claim over me. I declare that I am full of life. I do not walk in darkness, for I have the light of life. The devil has nothing in me, for I am born of God. I live in health continually. I’m alive! The Word of God is working in me!

I live the transcendent life in Christ far above sickness, disease, infirmity, and death. I am not ordinary, because I am born of God. Thus, I always function with supernatural strength and abilities! My mind is stayed on the Lord and my trust is in my heavenly Father, who preserves me from all evil. I will never walk in confusion because the Spirit of God is guiding me in the path of life and leading me in the way of supernatural success and permanent prosperity. I make my way prosperous and consistently experience good success as I meditate on the Word and speak it forth with boldness. I am guided and propelled by God’s divine wisdom to do His will and fulfil my destiny in Christ, in Jesus Name. Amen. Speak in tongues.