yuna17
Servant of All
I usually find it easier to pray when I write it down or type it out. Lord, please hear my prayer. My husband is deeply addicted to online video games. Lord, you know he has a very addictive personality, so I am thankful he is not addicted to drugs or worse. Nevertheless, Lord, his addiction is an affair to our marriage and family life. Lord, he was doing so well abstaining from one particular game which was so time consuming... He hadn't played in months & I was thankful because he spent more time with his family. Now he is back to it & deep into it. Lord, the devil has no place in our home, and I call upon you to defeat satan's attempts to hurt us, tempt us, and steer us off course. I call upon you to help my husband face his demons and make the steadfast decision to start anew and to start fresh for YOUR will. Lord, this addiction eats away at his mind, his body, his health, and our home-life. Lord Jesus, I worry about his health, his physical inactivity, his lack of concern for me and our baby, his lack of interest in me, his inability to commit to family, his diminished desire to take us to church and be our leader. How long do I have to wait? How long before he stops addicting himself to unhealthy habits? How long do I sit, waiting in the wings? It is so hard to be patient, and it is so hard to ride this uncertain rollercoaster... so I pray for patience and faith as you work in our life. For it is not just 2 separate people anymore; We are one unit, and I pray we will start living and loving in unison. I don't want to be his "sex buddy". I am here for far more reasons than that. I am his wife. I pray that you will grab him by the reigns of his spirit and instill in him the desire to be a stellar Christian family... to stand out and excel rather than digress. Lord, I pray that my husband will find disgust in his online videogame habits. He says everything else is boring in life. I know this to not be true, so please, I pray that you will help him discover the joys of other things, healthy things, and especially quiet time with the family. Lord Jesus, break the chains that bind him. May he no longer be a slave to the things of this world. Help me too, Lord, so that I will find comfort in YOU. Forgive me for all the times I have depended on my husband for happiness and not you. But is he not suppose to represent you as the leader in our home - my husband & our daughter's father? Are we not suppose to love each other as Christ loved the church? Does marriage not replicate your love for the church? Help us to live your example and be a walking light to others. I pray that you would improve our communication, and make it gentle, kind, open, and respectful. If we need to see a counselor, please point me in the direction of a good one. Please help me find a marriage counselor who will truly benefit us. Do I seek the counsel of someone at church? I don't know where to turn. Lord, it is my job to be a beacon of light to my husband. I often fall short, I get discouraged. Please protect me from growing in resentment toward my husband. Please soften my heart before it turns cold and bitter. I do not want to sleep in the same bed as someone who has become a stranger. I am scared of what is happening to us. I definitely need your comfort. Lord, fill every inch, crevice, cranny and nook with your DIVINE HOLY SPIRIT. Dwell in our home, and saturate our hearts with your divine will. When we step out of our house & leave every day, walk with us. Direct our footsteps. Help us to walk in the light in order to leave the best possible impression on our daughter that we can. Lord, forgive me for my sins. I pray that you will restore my faith & give me a strong and trusting spirit. Do not let the devil keep me down and dampen my hopes. Do not let the devil get away with destruction. I pray for a hedge of protection around our marriage and our daughter. Lord, thank you for our jobs. I pray that my husband's job will hire him full-time so that he will be eligible for insurance and other benefits. Thank you for blessing the work of his hands. I pray when he come home that he wouldn't be too tired to help me out, to take a sincere interest in me and TALK TO ME, to cook dinner WITH me, to pray with me, and possibly study scripture with me. I pray you will nurture the friendships in our lives that are pleasing to you. Direct us toward another Godly & encouraging couple. Lord, I love you and I need you. Justin needs you deeply. Don't let go of him. I trust you, Lord Jesus. Thank you. Amen.