Marriage

Dear Lord,

Please help me to be a supportive wife. I pray I would hold back any negative words that might discourage my husband. I pray You would show me how I can support and encourage my husband today. I pray for the best words I can say that would affirm him. I pray my words and my actions prove to my husband that I am on his team in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

I pray for Your perfect peace to fill my heart. I pray You would remove any anxious thoughts and any fear that is in my heart and mind. Lord, please touch my heart. Overwhelm me with Your peace. Comfort me. I pray for rest and I pray that I can be still before You. Thank You for being my refuge. I love You! May Your will be done in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

I lift up marriages to You. I pray husbands and wives extend grace to each other. I pray they live with each other in an understanding way. May they seek peace and pursue it. May their goal always be oneness and reconciliation. I pray against pride, selfishness, and secrets. May Your light shine through each one of us and through our marriages in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for the gift of Your Holy Word. Thank You for the Bible. I pray I would continue to make it a priority to read Your Word every day. I pray Your Words would be written on my heart. Thank You for my husband. I pray he would always lead me according to Your Word. Help us to find time to discuss Your Word. I pray my husband and I would ask each other questions we have and aim to encourage each other to understand Your Word. Please fill us with Your wisdom as You guide us...

 

A few years back, I wrote an intimacy-focused poem based on Clement Clark Moore’s “The Night Before Christmas,” and it was published on the site Unveiled Wife. I concluded it was time to reprint it all here! Maybe cuddle up with your spouse, read through the poem, and let it inspire you to keep your marriage and sexual intimacy a priority throughout the holiday season.

Printable PDFs of the poem are available at the end of the post....

 

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the gift of communication. I pray my husband and I continue to mature in the way we communicate with each other. I pray we are able to use our words to describe how we feel and to help each other understand where we are. I pray the things that I say do not hurt my husband. Help me to be respectful no matter what. I pray the things I say add value to our talks. I pray the things I say affirm my husband in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

Thank You for my marriage. Thank You for my life and my husband’s life. Thank You for always providing for us. Thank You also for helping us diffuse fights when we get upset, comforting us when we grieve, and filling our hearts with joy. You have helped us grow in so many ways. You have given us the strength and ability to quit unhealthy habits, repent of sin, and make strides to change our ways. You have showed us how to become more like You and You have transformed us...​

 

Dear Lord,

Please keep bitterness far from my heart. I pray bitterness would not grow any sort of root in me. I pray specifically that I would remain bitter toward my husband for anything. Please help me to keep bitterness far away from our marriage in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

I lift up couples who are facing hard times right now. I pray Your hand of protection over them. I pray for peace to overwhelm their hearts. I pray husbands and wives are encouraging one another and urging each other to persevere. May You be glorified no matter what our circumstances look like in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Dear Lord,

I pray my husband and I are lights in this dark world. I pray our lives and our marriage reflect Your amazing love. I pray others are drawn to You because of our love for You. I pray our marriage stands out in a good way. I pray our marriage is an encouragement for others. May You use my husband and I to further Your Kingdom in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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