Marriage

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the way we get to express our love for each other in marriage. Thank You for the gift of physical touch. Your creative design of our bodies and how we can feel so close to each other just through touch is amazing. We pray we would be intentional to show more physical affection with one another. We pray we would take the time to hold hands, hug, embrace one another in small, and in more intimate ways. We pray our hearts would be receptive to physical touch. We pray...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your compassion. We feel loved and cared for by You. We are comforted by Your Word. We pray we would also be a comfort to each other. We pray we would continually keep our hearts open toward each other. We pray we would be transparent with each other and let each other know how we are doing. Please help us to be honest with each other. Please help us to communicate in a respectful way. We pray our transparency would lead to deeper intimacy and we pray that more...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for receiving us as adoptive heirs. Thank You for Your gracious love. We pray we would never doubt Your love for us. We pray we would not wrestle with insecure thoughts of feeling rejected by You. Please help us to stand firm on the Word of Your truth. We also pray we would not wrestle with insecure thoughts of rejection in our marriage. Please help us to affirm our love for each other every day. Please remind us that we are one. We pray we would careful not to reject...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for being our protector. Thank You for interceding for us on our behalf. We pray we would be mindful of the spiritual war that is raging against our marriage. We know the enemy does not like us or our marriage. We pray we would remain strong and steadfast as we abide in You and cling to Your Word. We pray we would walk uprightly with confidence, even when the enemy sends his flaming arrows toward us. Please help us not to falter in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for the body of Christ. Thank You for the support, unity, and camaraderie of believers. Thank You for the sweet fellowship we get to experience when we meet together with the body of Christ to worship You. We pray You would continue to help us to participate in Your body in all the ways You desire us to do and all the ways You have written about in Your Word. We pray we would be used by You to help believers, to lift them up and encourage them. Please help us to make...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the awesome gift of companionship in marriage. We feel so blessed to have each other to enjoy life with, to support each other, and to serve You together. We are grateful to have each other to confide in, to share our hearts with, and to be truly known. We pray You would help us to go even deeper in our relationship as friends and help us to make ourselves known even more to one another. Please inspire creative ways we can spend time together and support each other...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the oneness we experience in marriage. Thank You for the mystery of the Gospel being represented through our unity and love. We pray our marriage would reflect Your love story. We pray the way we interact with one another would be a testimony to Your power in our lives. We pray we would recognize our marriage as a gift. We pray we would cherish our marriage relationship. We pray we would prioritize our marriage and make quality time together an important part of...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your provision for our marriage. Time and time again You have provided for us and supplied our needs. Time and time again You have given us an abundance. You care about the details of our lives and we can confidently trust in You. Thank You for being our provider. We pray we would continue to trust You, especially when hard times come. We pray we wouldn’t doubt Your ability or willingness to provide for us. Please remove any anxious thoughts we may wrestle with and...