Prayer points
Slander and false accusation
A lie is being told about you and it is spreading
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
Psalm 37:6 · King James Version
Father, something untrue is being said about me and I cannot chase it down. You know what actually happened. I am putting my name in Your hands.
The prayer points
1. Psalm 37:6
He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light.
Psalm 37:6
Bring the truth out. Not by my defending myself into exhaustion — by Your light.
2. 1 Peter 2:23
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously.
1 Peter 2:23
Give me the restraint of Jesus. Let me not answer a lie with a lie of my own.
3. Psalm 31:20
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
Psalm 31:20
Hide me from the strife of tongues. Give me a place where the noise cannot reach.
4. Proverbs 22:1
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.
Proverbs 22:1
Defend my name where I cannot. Send people who know me to speak when I am not in the room.
5. Matthew 5:11
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Matthew 5:11
If any of this is for Your sake, let me carry it well.
6. Romans 12:21
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:21
Keep bitterness out of me. Do not let this lie turn me into someone I would not recognise.
Declarations
Say these out loud. Not to convince God — to remind yourself what is true when your feelings are arguing.
- Truth outlasts a rumour.
- I will not defend myself with the weapons that were used on me.
- God brings righteousness out as the light.
- This will not make me bitter.
Father, bless the ones who said it. I do not mean that yet. Help me mean it.