Marriage

Dear Lord,

Thank You for all the ways You care for us. We praise You and we love You. We pray for our marriage. We pray we would be protected from the threats of the enemy. We pray You would protect us from our own flesh getting in the way of our oneness. Please help us to be humble and to walk in righteousness. We pray we would be better at connecting with one another. We pray You would help us grow in the area of emotional intimacy. We pray we would learn more about each other and that...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your gentleness. Thank You for showing us our sin and leading us away from it. Thank You for renewing us. We pray we would be gentle people. We pray we would be gentle toward one another. We pray our words would be gentle and that our actions would be gentle. Please help us to have a gentle and humble spirit. We pray for Your will to be done in our marriage in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for blessing us with Your peace. Although this world and the circumstances we go through are challenging and try to take away our peace, we know You are our peace. We pray that we both would strive to be peacemakers. We pray we would do everything in our power to be at peace with You, with each other, and with others. We pray our lives and our marriage brings You glory in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for our marriage. We pray You would continue to strengthen our relationship and use us to be a blessing in this world. We pray we would not be so preoccupied with each other that we don’t see the needs of others. We pray we would be used by You to encourage others and be available to help others. Please help our minds to be thoughtful of others rather than be consumed with ourselves in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for Your patience with us. Thank You for being so kind and loving. We pray we would be patient with each other. We also pray we would be patient as we wait on You. We rely on You and trust You to lead us in every area of our lives. We desire to follow You and pursue the things You want us to do. Please help us not to rush into anything that is not of You. We pray for wisdom and for clarity. We pray we would know exactly how to follow You as You direct our steps in...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the work You have provided for us. Thank You for leading our steps. We continue to submit our jobs and responsibilities to You and ask that You would help us to do these things well. We pray You would continue to lead us, whether we stay doing our current work or we move on to something else. We pray for wisdom as we make decisions together. Our hearts desire is to do Your will in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for being so creative. We pray we would be a creative couple. We pray You would inspire our hearts to be creative in many ways. We pray we would be creative in the way we show each other love, the way we serve others, the way we interact especially in the presence of others, and we pray we are creative in any projects we pursue together. We pray our creativity is a light in this world and that others ask us about it so that we can give You glory. We pray You would...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the way You reveal Yourself to us. Thank You for the way You reveal Your love for us. Thank You for Your goodness. We pray we would keep You as a priority in our lives. We pray we would keep You first in our lives. Please help us to focus on putting You first and not let anything else become an idol. We pray we would encourage one another to read Your Word and pray. We pray we would submit everything we do to You. We pray we would let You guide our steps. Please...

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for all that You have provided for us. You have blessed us with abundance. We pray we would use all that we have to bring You glory. We pray we would use what we have to be hospitatible toward others. We ask that You would give us hearts to bless others in need. We pray we would be a generous couple. We pray we would not hesitate to share the gospel with others. We hope our marriage brings You glory and draws other people closer to You in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Why doesn’t my spouse understand me? Well, I hope I can answer that question for you. I’m Jim Pourteau, and I’m part of the Marriage Helper Team. I don’t even know how often I’ve wondered why my spouse doesn’t understand me in the 34 years I’ve been married. And I’m sure Shannon’s wondered that as well. If you’ve been married for long, or even dating, you know that it can be...