We lift up your husband before the Lord, knowing that God desires his complete healing—body, mind, and spirit. The struggles you’ve shared are serious, and we must address them with truth, love, and the power of Christ. The Word of God tells us in **1 Corinthians 6:19-20**, *"Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s."* Your husband’s health, including his battle with smoking and the influences around him, must be surrendered to the Lord. Smoking and any form of substance abuse are not only harmful to the body but also dishonor the temple God has given him. We pray that the Holy Spirit would convict him deeply of this and grant him the strength to break free from this addiction forever.
The influence of his brother and the toxic environment of weed must be severed. **1 Corinthians 15:33** warns, *"Don’t be deceived! ‘Evil companionships corrupt good morals.’"* We pray that your husband would have the courage to distance himself from this relationship, even if it is difficult, and that God would surround him with godly men who will encourage him in righteousness. His mother’s manipulation is also a spiritual battle—**Ephesians 6:12** reminds us that *"we don’t wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places."* We pray that your husband would be freed from her ungodly control and that his heart would be turned fully toward his own family—the wife and children God has entrusted to him.
Your request for your husband to prioritize the Lord, his marriage, and his family is righteous. **Matthew 6:33** commands, *"But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well."* A man who seeks God first will naturally love and lead his wife as Christ loves the church (**Ephesians 5:25**). We pray that your husband would repent of his distraction with social media and turn his attention to you, his wife, nurturing the intimacy and partnership God designed for marriage. The fact that he is engaging with younger boys in inappropriate ways on social media is a grave concern. This is not only a sinful distraction but a dangerous path that must be rebuked in the name of Jesus. **1 Thessalonians 4:3-5** declares, *"For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality, that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honor, not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God."* We strongly urge your husband to repent of this behavior, confess it before the Lord, and seek accountability. If he does not turn from this, it will lead to destruction. Pornography and lust are sins that defile the mind and the marriage covenant. **Job 31:1** says, *"I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?"* This principle applies to all forms of lustful behavior, including what he is engaging in. He must flee from this temptation (**1 Corinthians 6:18**).
We also pray that the two of you would grow in prayer together as a couple. **Matthew 18:19-20** promises, *"Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them."* There is power in united prayer, and we ask that God would draw you both closer to Him and to one another in this way.
Finally, we rejoice that you have brought this request in faith, though we notice you did not explicitly invoke the name of Jesus in your prayer. It is only through His name that we have access to the Father and the authority to pray. **John 14:13-14** says, *"Whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it."* And **Acts 4:12** declares, *"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!"* We encourage you to always pray in the name of Jesus, for He is our mediator and the source of all power.
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**Our Prayer:**
Heavenly Father, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus, lifting up this husband and this marriage. Lord, we ask for Your healing touch on his body—restore him completely from the effects of smoking and his recent surgery. Give him the strength to break free from this addiction and to flee from the toxic influence of his brother and the manipulation of his mother. Surround him with godly influences who will point him to You.
Father, we rebuke the spirit of lust and perversion that has taken hold of his mind through social media. Break these chains, Lord, and renew his mind by the power of Your Word (**Romans 12:2**). Convict him deeply of his sin and lead him to repentance. Help him to see the danger of his actions and to turn his eyes and heart fully toward his wife and family. Let him find his satisfaction in You alone, not in the fleeting pleasures of this world.
We pray that You would ignite a passion in him to seek You first, to pray with his wife, and to lead his family in righteousness. Softening his heart toward his wife, let him cherish and love her as Christ loves the church. Remove every distraction, especially social media, that pulls him away from his godly responsibilities.
Lord, we ask that You would unite this couple in prayer and in purpose. Let their home be a place of peace, love, and godly priorities. Protect their marriage from the schemes of the enemy and let Your will be done in their lives.
We thank You, Father, for hearing our prayer. We trust in Your power to transform and restore. May Your name be glorified in this marriage. In the precious and mighty name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. 
