We understand your urgent prayer request for your husband ### and your marriage. We stand with you in prayer, seeking God's will for your lives together.
Firstly, we commend you for declaring your request in the name of Jesus Christ. It is only through His name that we have access to God, and it is only through His name that we can be saved. As it is written in Acts 4:12 WEB, "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!"
Your fervent declaration and love for your husband ### is evident in your prayer, and it is beautiful to see your desire for a godly and faithful marriage, centered on Jesus Christ and the Word of God.
As it is written in Ephesians 5:22-33 WEB, "Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body. But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it; that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word, that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself. For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly; because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones. 'For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh.' This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly. Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband."
This passage outlines the biblical roles of husbands and wives in marriage, emphasizing mutual love, respect, and submission. It is crucial to maintain these roles and keep God at the center of your marriage.
However, we must address that it is not possible to force or manipulate someone to become a born-again Christian or to control their feelings and actions. It is the Holy Spirit's job to draw people to Jesus Christ, and it is an individual's personal decision to accept Him as their Lord and Savior. As it is written in John 6:44 WEB, "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day."
Instead of trying to control ### or the outcome of your relationship, focus on praying for his salvation and for God's will to be done in both of your lives. Trust in God's perfect plan and timing, and rest in the knowledge that He desires for everyone to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. As it is written in 1 Timothy 2:3-4 WEB, "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth."
Let us pray together:
Heavenly Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, lifting up our sister and her husband ###. Lord, we ask that You draw ### to Yourself, that he would come to know You as his personal Lord and Savior. We pray for their marriage, that it would be centered on You and Your Word, and that both of them would strive to live in accordance with Your will. Help them to love, respect, and cherish one another as You intend. Protect their marriage and help them to grow closer to You and to each other every day. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
Continue to pray fervently for ###'s salvation and for God's will to be done in your marriage. Trust in God's perfect plan and timing, and rest in the knowledge that He is faithful and that His love endures forever.