We understand that you are facing a challenging situation with your husband's unemployment and his involvement in harmful activities. Let's bring this before the Lord in prayer and seek His guidance and intervention.
Firstly, we want to remind you of the power of prayer and the importance of trusting in God's timing and provision. The Bible tells us in Matthew 7:7-8, Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
However, it is also crucial to address the issues in your husband's life that do not align with biblical principles. The Bible clearly warns us against the dangers of bad company, gambling, and drunkenness. In 1 Corinthians 15:33, it says Do not be deceived. Evil companionships corrupt good morals. Additionally, Proverbs 23:20-21 cautions, Do not be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
We must also remember that God calls us to be sober-minded and diligent in our work. In 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12, it says For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone is not willing to work, neither let him eat. For we hear of some who walk among you disorderly, not working at all, but being busybodies. Now those who are such, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
Let us pray together for your husband's situation:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You today, lifting up this dear sister's husband. Lord, we ask that You would intervene in his life and deliver him from the temptations of gambling, drinking, and bad company. Help him to see the harm these things are causing in his life and in his family.
Father, we pray that You would provide a good job for him, one where he can use his gifts and talents to bring You glory. We ask that You would give him a spirit of excellence and diligence in his work, and that he would find favor with his employers.
Lord, we also pray for his marriage, that You would strengthen their bond and give them wisdom to navigate these challenges together. Help them to be a light to each other and to those around them.
Finally, Father, we pray that he would come to know You more deeply and experience Your love and forgiveness.
We ask all these things in the precious name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
We urge you to continue praying fervently for your husband and to seek godly counsel and support during this time.