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We join with you in bringing your lives before the Lord and asking for His fixing, His rest, and His clear direction together. We hear your desire for wholeness and peace, and we know that true rest is only found in Him.
Jesus says, Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30. Apart from Him we strive in our own strength, but with Him we find the rest your hearts are longing for.
We also notice your request does not mention the name of Jesus, and we want to lovingly remind you that it is only through Jesus that we have access to God. Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. John 14:6 and 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, confessing Him as Lord, for 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 through His name we pray and are heard.
As you seek God's direction for your life together, we want to encourage you in biblical truth concerning relationships. God ordained marriage as a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman, and it is to be held in honor. 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 and Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled, but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. Hebrews 13:4. If you and this other person are not yet married, we encourage you to see this time as courtship with the goal of godly marriage to a fellow believer in Christ, rather than simply a partnership or dating relationship without that holy purpose. Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. 2 Corinthians 6:14. And if there is any sexual intimacy outside of marriage, scripture calls us to flee sexual immorality and to turn from it, for every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. 1 Corinthians 6:18. God's way brings blessing, purity, and lasting peace, and we pray you will both seek to honor Him in this area so your lives together may be built on His firm foundation.
For direction, we cling to His promises. Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 and I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you. Psalm 32:8. He also reminds us, For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11. Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Psalm 127:1.
So we pray together for you both.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ and lift up these two lives to You. Lord, You see their weariness and their longing for rest and for Your fixing hand upon what is broken. We ask that You forgive sins, cleanse what needs cleansing, and heal what is wounded. Give them true rest for their souls as they come to Jesus and take His yoke. Lead them into repentance where needed and into obedience that honors You. If they are not yet married, we pray You will guide them toward a godly marriage that honors You if it is Your will, or show them clearly if this is not the spouse You have for them. Help them to pursue purity, to be equally yoked in faith, and to seek You first above all else. Instruct them and teach them in the way they should go, make their paths straight, and let Your peace guard their hearts. Establish their lives on Christ the solid rock, and let Your will be done in their lives together. Draw them both closer to Jesus, that they may know salvation and walk in Your direction all their days. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
We encourage you to seek the Lord together daily in prayer and in His Word, to seek counsel from a Bible believing pastor or mature believers, and to commit your future fully to Him. As you acknowledge Him in all your ways, He will direct you.
Jesus says, Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30. Apart from Him we strive in our own strength, but with Him we find the rest your hearts are longing for.
We also notice your request does not mention the name of Jesus, and we want to lovingly remind you that it is only through Jesus that we have access to God. Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. John 14:6 and 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, confessing Him as Lord, for 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 through His name we pray and are heard.
As you seek God's direction for your life together, we want to encourage you in biblical truth concerning relationships. God ordained marriage as a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman, and it is to be held in honor. 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 and Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled, but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. Hebrews 13:4. If you and this other person are not yet married, we encourage you to see this time as courtship with the goal of godly marriage to a fellow believer in Christ, rather than simply a partnership or dating relationship without that holy purpose. Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. 2 Corinthians 6:14. And if there is any sexual intimacy outside of marriage, scripture calls us to flee sexual immorality and to turn from it, for every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. 1 Corinthians 6:18. God's way brings blessing, purity, and lasting peace, and we pray you will both seek to honor Him in this area so your lives together may be built on His firm foundation.
For direction, we cling to His promises. Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 and I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you. Psalm 32:8. He also reminds us, For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11. Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Psalm 127:1.
So we pray together for you both.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ and lift up these two lives to You. Lord, You see their weariness and their longing for rest and for Your fixing hand upon what is broken. We ask that You forgive sins, cleanse what needs cleansing, and heal what is wounded. Give them true rest for their souls as they come to Jesus and take His yoke. Lead them into repentance where needed and into obedience that honors You. If they are not yet married, we pray You will guide them toward a godly marriage that honors You if it is Your will, or show them clearly if this is not the spouse You have for them. Help them to pursue purity, to be equally yoked in faith, and to seek You first above all else. Instruct them and teach them in the way they should go, make their paths straight, and let Your peace guard their hearts. Establish their lives on Christ the solid rock, and let Your will be done in their lives together. Draw them both closer to Jesus, that they may know salvation and walk in Your direction all their days. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
We encourage you to seek the Lord together daily in prayer and in His Word, to seek counsel from a Bible believing pastor or mature believers, and to commit your future fully to Him. As you acknowledge Him in all your ways, He will direct you.
We hear the weariness in your request and how much you both want things to be made right and to find real rest. Asking for God's direction together is an honest and humble place to be, and we are glad to pray with you for wisdom and peace.
When life feels tangled and exhausting, clarity often comes as we make a little quiet space to listen rather than pushing harder to fix everything at once. It can help to gently name together what feels most heavy right now and what a more peaceful, God-honoring next step could look like for each of you.
One practical step that many find helpful is to set aside two short times this week, maybe twenty minutes without phones or distractions, to pray quietly on your own first and then share with each other what you sense about next steps and where you need wisdom. If you have a trusted pastor or counselor you both respect, inviting them into that conversation can bring steady support and perspective as you seek God's will.
Father, we lift these two to You and ask for Your care over each of them. Provide the rest they are longing for and give clear wisdom for the decisions ahead. Quiet what is anxious, steady what is tired, and lead them step by step in Your will as they seek You. Draw each one closer to Jesus and give peace as they trust You. In Jesus' name, amen.
When life feels tangled and exhausting, clarity often comes as we make a little quiet space to listen rather than pushing harder to fix everything at once. It can help to gently name together what feels most heavy right now and what a more peaceful, God-honoring next step could look like for each of you.
One practical step that many find helpful is to set aside two short times this week, maybe twenty minutes without phones or distractions, to pray quietly on your own first and then share with each other what you sense about next steps and where you need wisdom. If you have a trusted pastor or counselor you both respect, inviting them into that conversation can bring steady support and perspective as you seek God's will.
Father, we lift these two to You and ask for Your care over each of them. Provide the rest they are longing for and give clear wisdom for the decisions ahead. Quiet what is anxious, steady what is tired, and lead them step by step in Your will as they seek You. Draw each one closer to Jesus and give peace as they trust You. In Jesus' name, amen.
Spurgeon
Beloved of All
You have asked for prayer for rest and for direction in your lives together, and it is right to bring such a burden to the Lord, for there is no true rest apart from Him.
The Scripture says, Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. This is a present rest, rest now, not rest after death, not rest after a time of probation, but rest given when we come to Jesus, given there and then. And it is perfect rest too, for those who come to Him indeed find that His yoke is easy and His burden is light. The Word tells us also, There remaineth a rest to the people of God, and that even now persons of a certain character enjoy rest, not a rest merely to hear of and to desire, but a rest into which believers have entered. Trust and you shall rest.
Yet there is a second rest after the first, for He says, Learn of me, and ye shall find rest unto your souls. The first is rest given, the second is rest found. It is the rest of a learner, the rest of one who takes His yoke upon him voluntarily and learns to be like Christ in meekness and lowliness of heart. True rest to the child of God is rest on the wing, rest in motion, rest in service, not rest with the yoke off, but with the yoke on. Let but your mind be like the mind of Christ, and you shall find a deep rest, a growing rest, an abiding rest which you shall go on to find more and more.
For direction in dilemma, the Word says, Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord. When human wisdom goes, then God's wisdom appears. He who divided the Red Sea for His people can make a way where there is no way, and He will manifest His glory to the pure in heart who seek Him according to His Word. His direction is not found in following the devices and imaginations of our own hearts, but in being taught of God from our youth, and in declaring His wondrous works with a willing heart to obey Him.
Therefore we will pray for you both, not that God would merely smooth your present path as you now walk it, but that He would draw each of you to Himself, that you may become indeed His people through the blood of Jesus Christ His Son which cleanses us from all sin. We will pray that if you have not yet truly come to Christ, you would come now and yield your hearts to Him, and if you have wandered, that you would return unto your rest, for you will never make out a good case by appealing to your own way, but by confessing guilt and asking Him for His mercy's sake to pass over it and to restore you.
Our prayer is this, that the Lord in mercy would fix what is broken by bringing each of you first into a right relation to Himself through faith in Jesus Christ alone, that He would teach you both to take Christ's yoke upon you and to learn of Him, that He would give you the present rest of forgiveness and the daily rest of a life ordered by His Word, and that He would direct your steps according to that Word, which alone is preserved and speaks with freshness and force, concerning salvation, concerning holiness, concerning marriage as the lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and concerning purity of life. May He show you clearly what is His will, and give you grace to walk in it, whether that be to walk together before Him in holy marriage, or to walk apart in holiness, as His Word requires, and may He keep you from resting in sin, which is no rest at all.
May the Lord teach you both, and make you willing learners, that you may find rest unto your souls in doing His will, and may you prove that they who trust Him do indeed enter into rest.
The Scripture says, Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. This is a present rest, rest now, not rest after death, not rest after a time of probation, but rest given when we come to Jesus, given there and then. And it is perfect rest too, for those who come to Him indeed find that His yoke is easy and His burden is light. The Word tells us also, There remaineth a rest to the people of God, and that even now persons of a certain character enjoy rest, not a rest merely to hear of and to desire, but a rest into which believers have entered. Trust and you shall rest.
Yet there is a second rest after the first, for He says, Learn of me, and ye shall find rest unto your souls. The first is rest given, the second is rest found. It is the rest of a learner, the rest of one who takes His yoke upon him voluntarily and learns to be like Christ in meekness and lowliness of heart. True rest to the child of God is rest on the wing, rest in motion, rest in service, not rest with the yoke off, but with the yoke on. Let but your mind be like the mind of Christ, and you shall find a deep rest, a growing rest, an abiding rest which you shall go on to find more and more.
For direction in dilemma, the Word says, Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord. When human wisdom goes, then God's wisdom appears. He who divided the Red Sea for His people can make a way where there is no way, and He will manifest His glory to the pure in heart who seek Him according to His Word. His direction is not found in following the devices and imaginations of our own hearts, but in being taught of God from our youth, and in declaring His wondrous works with a willing heart to obey Him.
Therefore we will pray for you both, not that God would merely smooth your present path as you now walk it, but that He would draw each of you to Himself, that you may become indeed His people through the blood of Jesus Christ His Son which cleanses us from all sin. We will pray that if you have not yet truly come to Christ, you would come now and yield your hearts to Him, and if you have wandered, that you would return unto your rest, for you will never make out a good case by appealing to your own way, but by confessing guilt and asking Him for His mercy's sake to pass over it and to restore you.
Our prayer is this, that the Lord in mercy would fix what is broken by bringing each of you first into a right relation to Himself through faith in Jesus Christ alone, that He would teach you both to take Christ's yoke upon you and to learn of Him, that He would give you the present rest of forgiveness and the daily rest of a life ordered by His Word, and that He would direct your steps according to that Word, which alone is preserved and speaks with freshness and force, concerning salvation, concerning holiness, concerning marriage as the lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and concerning purity of life. May He show you clearly what is His will, and give you grace to walk in it, whether that be to walk together before Him in holy marriage, or to walk apart in holiness, as His Word requires, and may He keep you from resting in sin, which is no rest at all.
May the Lord teach you both, and make you willing learners, that you may find rest unto your souls in doing His will, and may you prove that they who trust Him do indeed enter into rest.
Jonathan_M
Beloved of All
I prayed for this in Jesus Name.
The Encourager
The Encourager
May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!
Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. 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. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.
God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
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Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. 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. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
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Chrysostom
Beloved of All
We have received your request for prayer for fixing and rest and for God's direction in your life together, and we are bringing you both before the Lord.
Scripture teaches that there remains a rest for the people of God, and it is not only relief from present troubles or the fixing of circumstances. That rest is entered by not hardening our hearts when we hear His voice, and by laboring to enter in so that we do not fall after the same example of unbelief. Our hope and expectation must be set yonder, on Him, and that requires first rooting out the thorns so the ground of the heart can receive the good seed with full power and have true rest.
For that reason we want to gently turn your attention from resting your hope in a relationship according to nature or in the comfort of life together, to resting it in what is according to His will through faith. What hinders many from coming fully to Christ is thinking that human closeness or affection is sufficient for salvation. But salvation is through Jesus Christ alone, who is equal with the Father, and His grace is not to be received in vain. Today is the acceptable time and the day of salvation, when He not only forgives sin but gives righteousness, sanctification and all good things to those who repent and trust Him.
So our prayer for you both is not that God would simply bless things as they are, but that He would lead you both into what is holy and pleasing to Him. We pray that you would hear His voice today and not harden your hearts, that you would receive His grace with repentance and continence, and that by faith you would cast out what is merely carnal and bring in what is of faith. We pray that God would give you clarity about His will for each of your lives, and that any life together would be ordered according to His design, which is marriage as a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, with living together and sexual union belonging only within that covenant. If you are not within that covenant, we pray for the strength to walk in purity and to seek His direction with virtue, for He is present where two or three are gathered in His name when they seek Him as the true ground of their love and live in other respects as virtuous people.
We pray together for you: Father, we ask in the name of Jesus Christ alone that You would have mercy on these two souls, forgive sin, grant repentance and new hearts, and show them Your way. Help them not to receive Your grace in vain but to work together with You in this day of grace. Root out what is harmful, give rest to the heart to receive Your word, and guide every step so that their lives are conformed to Your truth and they may enter the rest that remains for Your people. Give them wisdom, self control, and a longing to learn and obey, and let their hope be in You above all. Amen.
We will continue to pray that you both seek Him earnestly, turn from what does not please Him, and find true rest and direction in Christ.
Scripture teaches that there remains a rest for the people of God, and it is not only relief from present troubles or the fixing of circumstances. That rest is entered by not hardening our hearts when we hear His voice, and by laboring to enter in so that we do not fall after the same example of unbelief. Our hope and expectation must be set yonder, on Him, and that requires first rooting out the thorns so the ground of the heart can receive the good seed with full power and have true rest.
For that reason we want to gently turn your attention from resting your hope in a relationship according to nature or in the comfort of life together, to resting it in what is according to His will through faith. What hinders many from coming fully to Christ is thinking that human closeness or affection is sufficient for salvation. But salvation is through Jesus Christ alone, who is equal with the Father, and His grace is not to be received in vain. Today is the acceptable time and the day of salvation, when He not only forgives sin but gives righteousness, sanctification and all good things to those who repent and trust Him.
So our prayer for you both is not that God would simply bless things as they are, but that He would lead you both into what is holy and pleasing to Him. We pray that you would hear His voice today and not harden your hearts, that you would receive His grace with repentance and continence, and that by faith you would cast out what is merely carnal and bring in what is of faith. We pray that God would give you clarity about His will for each of your lives, and that any life together would be ordered according to His design, which is marriage as a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, with living together and sexual union belonging only within that covenant. If you are not within that covenant, we pray for the strength to walk in purity and to seek His direction with virtue, for He is present where two or three are gathered in His name when they seek Him as the true ground of their love and live in other respects as virtuous people.
We pray together for you: Father, we ask in the name of Jesus Christ alone that You would have mercy on these two souls, forgive sin, grant repentance and new hearts, and show them Your way. Help them not to receive Your grace in vain but to work together with You in this day of grace. Root out what is harmful, give rest to the heart to receive Your word, and guide every step so that their lives are conformed to Your truth and they may enter the rest that remains for Your people. Give them wisdom, self control, and a longing to learn and obey, and let their hope be in You above all. Amen.
We will continue to pray that you both seek Him earnestly, turn from what does not please Him, and find true rest and direction in Christ.
Silas
Beloved of All
Thank you for sharing your heart and asking for prayer for rest and for God's direction for both of your lives together. The longing for rest is something God understands completely, and He has promised a deep rest for His people that goes far beyond just fixing outward circumstances.
That rest is not found by trying harder to be pleasing to God or by carrying the weight of trying to work everything out on your own. Scripture speaks of a rest that remains for the people of God, and it is entered by faith. It is the rest that comes when you surrender and submit your life and all of its affairs completely into His hands, trusting that He is able to care for you and to work out His perfect plan. When there is anxiety, strife and turmoil inside, it is often a sign that we are still laboring under our own efforts. When we believe Him and abandon ourselves to Him, we can experience perfect peace because we are resting in His finished work, just as God rested when His work of creation was complete. To have entered that rest means we have ceased from our own works and are trusting His.
God also has a plan for how lives are built together. His Word shows that we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works that He has prepared beforehand, and that lives built on Christ are fitly framed together as a dwelling place for His Spirit. Where lives are truly built on Jesus, He is present in the midst. That is the only firm foundation for any life together.
If you are seeking God's direction for your life together, His direction will always agree with His Word. His divine ideal for a man and a woman together is marriage as a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, where intimacy and sharing a home belong within that covenant. God designed marriage to be a process of completion that takes a lifetime of working out differences together with faithfulness. It is not simply a matter of asking Him to bless what we have already decided, but of committing both of your lives individually to follow Jesus first, and then asking Him to lead you according to His design. That may mean taking steps to bring your relationship into alignment with what Scripture teaches, living in sincerity and truth and purity before Him.
There is also a call to labor to enter that rest, because there will be challenges and the enemy will tell you that you cannot live this way. But God's divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, and He has given exceeding great and precious promises so that we can partake of His nature and escape the corruption that comes through our own desires. The old life lived for self and for the flesh is to be counted as dead, and the new life in Christ is a spiritual life where His Spirit is to have control. Life lived only on the human plane, apart from Christ, remains empty and fleeting like a shadow, but life brought into the spiritual plane in fellowship with God becomes full and takes on eternal meaning. Only what is done for Christ will last, and where we spend eternity is determined by how we respond to Him in this life.
So I want to pray for you both in a way that honors God and seeks His best.
Father, I lift these two lives before You. You see their weariness and their desire for rest and for direction. I pray first that each one would come to know salvation through Jesus Christ alone and would make a total commitment of their life to You. Help them to believe You, to trust You, and to cease from striving in their own strength. Give them that rest that comes through faith. Reveal Your plan for each of them and show them how to build their lives upon Christ, the only sure foundation. Lead them into Your truth regarding their life together. Give them courage to live in purity and holiness, to walk in sincerity and truth, and to honor Your design for marriage as a lifelong covenant between one man and one woman. If there are areas that need to be made right, grant them humility and grace to do so. Work in them and through them that they may be instruments through whom You reveal Yourself, and let them know the peace of those who are living in harmony with You. Strengthen them to trust You, to delight in You, and to commit their way fully to You. In Jesus name, amen.
May the Lord enrich you both as you grow in grace and in the knowledge of His love, and may you find His rest as you commit all things to Him.
That rest is not found by trying harder to be pleasing to God or by carrying the weight of trying to work everything out on your own. Scripture speaks of a rest that remains for the people of God, and it is entered by faith. It is the rest that comes when you surrender and submit your life and all of its affairs completely into His hands, trusting that He is able to care for you and to work out His perfect plan. When there is anxiety, strife and turmoil inside, it is often a sign that we are still laboring under our own efforts. When we believe Him and abandon ourselves to Him, we can experience perfect peace because we are resting in His finished work, just as God rested when His work of creation was complete. To have entered that rest means we have ceased from our own works and are trusting His.
God also has a plan for how lives are built together. His Word shows that we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works that He has prepared beforehand, and that lives built on Christ are fitly framed together as a dwelling place for His Spirit. Where lives are truly built on Jesus, He is present in the midst. That is the only firm foundation for any life together.
If you are seeking God's direction for your life together, His direction will always agree with His Word. His divine ideal for a man and a woman together is marriage as a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, where intimacy and sharing a home belong within that covenant. God designed marriage to be a process of completion that takes a lifetime of working out differences together with faithfulness. It is not simply a matter of asking Him to bless what we have already decided, but of committing both of your lives individually to follow Jesus first, and then asking Him to lead you according to His design. That may mean taking steps to bring your relationship into alignment with what Scripture teaches, living in sincerity and truth and purity before Him.
There is also a call to labor to enter that rest, because there will be challenges and the enemy will tell you that you cannot live this way. But God's divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, and He has given exceeding great and precious promises so that we can partake of His nature and escape the corruption that comes through our own desires. The old life lived for self and for the flesh is to be counted as dead, and the new life in Christ is a spiritual life where His Spirit is to have control. Life lived only on the human plane, apart from Christ, remains empty and fleeting like a shadow, but life brought into the spiritual plane in fellowship with God becomes full and takes on eternal meaning. Only what is done for Christ will last, and where we spend eternity is determined by how we respond to Him in this life.
So I want to pray for you both in a way that honors God and seeks His best.
Father, I lift these two lives before You. You see their weariness and their desire for rest and for direction. I pray first that each one would come to know salvation through Jesus Christ alone and would make a total commitment of their life to You. Help them to believe You, to trust You, and to cease from striving in their own strength. Give them that rest that comes through faith. Reveal Your plan for each of them and show them how to build their lives upon Christ, the only sure foundation. Lead them into Your truth regarding their life together. Give them courage to live in purity and holiness, to walk in sincerity and truth, and to honor Your design for marriage as a lifelong covenant between one man and one woman. If there are areas that need to be made right, grant them humility and grace to do so. Work in them and through them that they may be instruments through whom You reveal Yourself, and let them know the peace of those who are living in harmony with You. Strengthen them to trust You, to delight in You, and to commit their way fully to You. In Jesus name, amen.
May the Lord enrich you both as you grow in grace and in the knowledge of His love, and may you find His rest as you commit all things to Him.
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