Marriage

My parents had a terrible marriage.

This is not news, since their divorce is public record. But recently, I’ve been contemplating once again the example I grew up with. Let’s just say they didn’t set me up well to address issues in my own marriage.

You can probably relate. Some of you had functional families (yes, they exist!), with flaws of course. Some of you had...

 

Dear Lord,

My heart is heavy for those who have lost a spouse. I could not imagine losing my best friend and lover, yet these husbands and wives know that pain all too well. I pray that your loving kindness would comfort them. I pray that your love would fill their hearts. Reveal to them the purpose of their spouse’s death or the good that can come from their loss. Help them to regain strength and confidence. If any of them have pulled away from you in anger I pray that you would soften...

 

Dear Lord,

We pray for those who are tired, weary, exhausted, and we ask that you give them rest. May you sustain them, provide for all their needs and comfort them. We pray that you would give them strength and fill their hearts with hope. Help them to endure. Help them to have faith. For those who are specifically weary in marriage, may you lighten their burdens. Carry them, Lord, refresh them and revive their relationships. May husbands seek to do good to their wives and may they love...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank you for this day! Please give us strength as we try to do the things we know we should. Send your Holy Spirit to motivate us into action. If any of us are down, please pick us up! For the enemy comes to kill, steal and destroy… Protect us from his schemes!

In Jesus Name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank you for my life. Thank you for my understanding of you that continues to grow. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be a wife. I pray that you would refine me, Lord. Transform my heart and make me as you created me to be. Equip me to fulfill your will and help me to treat my husband good. I pray patience and perseverance are ingrained in my character, as well as compassion. Refine my perspectives, my attitude, and my actions. I desire to be refined by your Holy Spirit...

 

Dear Lord,

The enemy wants to take down Your bride. He wants to destroy us one marriage at a time. He is trying to convince us that we are failures, that we are not qualified to share Your Gospel. I pray against his malicious ways. I pray protection over the hearts of wives. Guard our minds and guard our hearts. Help us to know Your truth and help us to refuse believing any lies. May Your Holy Spirit help us to walk humbly and confidently, no matter what comes our way in Jesus’ name AMEN...

 

Dear Lord,

I pray Your Holy Word would penetrate my heart. I pray I would know Your Word and understand it. Lord, may my heart be sensitive to Your Word. I pray it transforms me. Help me never to be deceived. I pray I never use scripture as a tool to do what I want to do. May Your will be done, not mine, in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank you for my husband. Thank you for the love he has for me and how we continue to grow in our marriage. I pray that you would inspire me to love him more. Help me to affirm him with my words and my actions. Please fill me with creativity and wisdom. I pray that I would be aware of things he does to compliment him, but also help me to be aware of what he needs to be encouraged in. Bless our marriage in Jesus name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

I pray husbands and wives would dream together. I pray they would dream big. I pray they would envision a future where they are serving You as a team to accomplish Your perfect will. Put beautiful dreams in their heart. I pray they would communicate and devise a strategy to reach these dreams. May You be glorified and may their marriage thrive as they work together for a great big purpose in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for today. Thank You for the gift of life. I pray my life would be a light for others to see who You are and how much You love them. I pray others would receive You as their Lord and Savior, understanding the truth that they are no longer slaves to sin. Destroy the lies of the enemy in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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