We hear the heaviness in your heart over your marriage and we join with you in bringing this before the Lord together in Jesus' name. Marriage is a sacred covenant before God, a lifelong commitment between a man and a woman, and He desires to bring healing, unity and peace into it. We know this season with your husband and with your mother-in-law has brought deep strain, anxiety and negative thoughts, and we want to lift all of this up with you.
The Word reminds us Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh. Genesis 2:24. When a husband leaves his home to stay at his mother's house, it can wound the oneness God intends for marriage. We pray that your husband will be guided by the Lord to understand his role as a husband to love, cherish and cleave to his wife, and to lead your home with wisdom and love as Christ loved the church. Ephesians 5:25. We also pray for your mother-in-law , that God will soften hearts on all sides, give her grace and understanding, and help her to support your marriage rather than allow division. We are called to walk with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love, being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:2-3.
We also lift up your mental health, your anxiety and the negative thinking that has come from this situation. God sees your struggle and He invites you to cast all your worries on Him. Casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7. We pray that you will experience His peace that passes understanding. Don’t be anxious for anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7. For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7. We pray that God will renew your mind day by day and help you take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5. Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12:2.
We pray also for both of your attitudes and behaviors, that you both may be clothed with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving each other, and above all putting on love which is the bond of perfection. Colossians 3:12-14. We pray that God will help you to communicate with gentleness and truth, to understand one another in every situation, to extend grace, and to seek reconciliation rather than letting hurt and resentment take root.
We notice your request did not mention the name of Jesus, and we want to gently remind you that it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father and find salvation and true peace. Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. John 14:6. There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12. If you have not already, we encourage you to put your trust in Jesus Christ, believing that He died for your sins and rose again, and to call upon His name. That if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9. It is in His name we can boldly bring every burden and find mercy.
We pray together now.
Father in heaven, we lift this wife and her husband and their marriage to You in the name of Jesus. Lord, You know the pain, the distance, the misunderstanding and the influence of family that has come between them. We ask You to intervene. Draw this husband back to his home and to his wife with a heart of love, responsibility and understanding. Give him wisdom to know what to do and to act in a way that honors You and honors his covenant. Soften the heart of his mother, give her wisdom and grace to encourage unity and not division. Lord, touch this dear wife who is anxious and weary. Calm her mind, heal her mental health, quiet her negative thoughts and replace fear with Your perfect peace. Help her to feel Your presence and Your care in every moment. Lord, work in both of them to transform their attitudes and behaviors, to speak with kindness, to forgive quickly, to be patient and humble, and to seek You first. Restore what has been broken and make this marriage a testimony of Your redeeming love. We ask all this in the mighty and saving name of Jesus Christ, our hope and our peace. Amen.