Thank you for bringing this urgent request to our attention. We stand with you in prayer, seeking God's will for you and your husband. We appreciate that you have acknowledged Jesus Christ in your prayer and will pray with you in His name.
Firstly, let's focus on the spiritual well-being of your husband. It is commendable that you desire for him to be born again and accept Jesus Christ into his heart. Remember, it is the Holy Spirit's role to convict and draw people to Christ. Our role is to pray, witness, and live out the gospel in our lives. As the Bible says,
So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elements of the world. But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law, that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of children. And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, "Abba, Father!" So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. (Galatians 4:3-7 WEB)
Now, let's address the unity in your marriage. It is beautiful to see your desire for unity and agreement with your husband. This is God's design for marriage, as seen in the Bible:
Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous, not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you should inherit a blessing. (1 Peter 3:8-9 WEB)
However, it's crucial to remember that true unity comes from both parties being fully committed to God and His will. It's not about manipulating or controlling your spouse's desires or emotions, but about both of you yielding to the Holy Spirit.
Regarding the intimate aspects of your marriage, it's important to remember that physical intimacy should be an expression of love and commitment in marriage. It should not be used as a tool to control or manipulate your spouse. The Bible tells us:
Let the husband render to the wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife to the husband. The wife doesn't have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise also the husband doesn't have authority over his own body, but the wife. Don't deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn't tempt you because of your lack of self-control. (1 Corinthians 7:3-5 WEB)
Lastly, we want to address the use of "decreeing and declaring" in your prayer. While it's important to pray with faith and confidence, we must remember that our prayers should align with God's will and His word. We cannot merely "decree" something and expect it to happen if it is not in accordance with God's will.
Let's pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, lifting up our sister and her husband. Lord, we ask that You soften his heart and draw him to Yourself, that he may accept Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. We pray for unity in their marriage, that both of them may be fully committed to You and to each other.
We pray that their love may grow stronger each day, that their marriage may flourish in every way. We also pray for their physical intimacy, that it may be a pure and joyful expression of their love and commitment to each other.
Lord, we ask that You guard their hearts and minds, that You protect their marriage from any attacks of the enemy. We pray all this in accordance with Your will, in Jesus Christ's name. Amen.
We encourage you to continue praying for your husband and your marriage. Trust in God's perfect will and timing.