Showing posts with label praying. Show all posts
Showing posts with label praying. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

40 Prayers for my Husband: His Past






A man's history can have an incredible hold on the way he sees life and responds to its challenges. Whether its something that happened in his childhood or is a more recent happening, today we pray for him to be released and set free from any bondage that may have set in.

To have his wife pray for him to be freed from past hurts, heartaches or sin, will open opportunities for him to walk through that door of complete freedom. We know the human mind cannot willfully forget, but we can pray that he will choose to let it go and forgive those who hurt him. For him to chose to be set free, will not only benefit him, but his marriage, his children and generations to come.

Prayer #39. His Past

Dear Jesus, You are our Healer. Thank You that You are able to set us free from all things past and present. You heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds. (Pr.147:3) You have made a way for us to experience true freedom, and for that, I humbly thank You.
Bind up my husbands wounds, Jesus. Soothe his heart. Pour grace and mercy into him so that he can forgive those who have hurt him. While it may be hard to forget what has been done to him, or what hasn't been done for him, I pray he would not lose heart, but be renewed day by day. May he see that his troubles on earth are but momentary, so he can fix his eyes on You and cling tightly to Your great promises. (2Cor.4:16-18)
Father, You have told us to let go of former things and not dwell on the past. (Is.43:16,18-19) I pray my husband will not live in the past, or let it dictate him in any way. Instead, heighten his ability to do better for his children than was done for him. Strengthen him to stand against any generational sins that may be holding onto him. Help him see that You have a great and wonderful plan for him and all generations following him. Show him that he is the one You are calling to set a new direction, a new and worthy heritage for his descendants; that You are capable of renewing all things, establishing a way through the desert of generational bandage and making streams of life flow through wastelands of sin and pain. I stand against any powers and principalities of darkness that have been making him believe otherwise, and proclaim my husband is an over-comer and though thousands fall around him, he will not be shaken.
Father, I pray that through his complete deliverance, he would grow to have an appreciation for his past. Match and multiply the days of his gladness in proportion to his affliction. (Ps.90:15) May his past serve only as a reminder of what he has overcome, and result in great praise to You for his healing and growth. May only peace, joy, thankfulness and greater faith come from the pain he has endured. In Jesus' name. Amen.

"do not lose heart....
For our light and momentary troubles
are achieving for us an eternal glory
that far outweighs then all.
So we fix our eyes
not on what is seen,
but on what is unseen."
~2 Corinthians 4:16-18~


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Monday, June 30, 2014

40 Prayers for my Husband: His Health



While God is more concerned about our spiritual health, He does want us to be physically healthy as well. We can see a profound connection to the health of our body being in direct accordance to the health of our spirit. Not suggesting that all Christians will be healthy and all non-Christians won't. Ultimately, He decides, but we can know and appreciate that He longs for us to be healthy and rewards our faith with good health and healing as He sees fit.


"Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and shun evil.
This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones."
~Proverbs 3:7-8~


Prayer #30. His Health

Father, You are Healer. You know our bodies better than we do. You know our spirit best because it is from You. Today and always I pray that my husband's body will be kept in perfect harmony, working together and functioning the way You designed it to.
Father, further on that note, we also know we are to take care of our bodies, for they are the temple of the Holy Spirit. (1Cor.3:16-17) I pray You would convict him to make healthy eating choices, not consuming anything that would harm or inhibit him from doing the work You have called him to do. Help him understand that he was bought at a price and he should honor You with his body. (1Cor.6:19-20) I pray he would not fall to the temptation of food addictions or any other harmful addictions that are not honoring to You, but in view of Your great mercy, offer his body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to You.(Romans12:1)
Father, I pray also for his spiritual health. Urge him to obedience regarding being in Your word, learning more of You and growing closer to You, becoming more like Jesus. Do not let him forget Your teaching, but convict him to store Your commands in his heart, for they will prolong his life and bring him prosperity. (Pr.3:1-2) Let him not be wise as the world considers wise because this world is ever changing and never the same, but You, dear Lord, are constant and true. I pray he will seek first to fear You and shun evil for that will bring health to his body and nourishment to his bones. (Pr.3:7-8) Give him wisdom and the knowledge to understand that his first and foremost duty on this earth is to obey You and glorify You. (Ecc.12:13)
I pray that he may enjoy good health and that all may go well with him all the days of his life as his soul also continues growing well. (3John1:2) At the end of his long, obedient and good life, I pray he will be able to cross over into Your great presence gently, easily, peacefully and joyfully. In Jesus' name. Amen.

"if my people, who are called by my name,
will humble themselves and pray and seek
My face and turn from their evil ways
then will I hear from heaven and
will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
~2 Chronicles 7:14~

"here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep His commandments,
for this is the whole duty of the man."
~Ecclesiastes 12:13~



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Monday, June 2, 2014

40 Prayers for my Husband: His Walk




Today, I pray over my husbands walk. The way he chooses to go, his direction and focus. Prayerfully surrounding my husband with divine protection and direction is vital for his leadership in our family and marriage. So, without further ado,

Prayer #2. His Walk

Father, guide my husbands steps to walk in truth. Give him the courage to turn to right paths that lead to You and are led by You. May he be a man who has "learned to acclaim You, who walk in the light of Your presence" (Ps 89:15)
Father, I know You count blessed "the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers." (Ps 1:1) Today, convict and guide my husband away from any counsel that is not of You. Let him not take part in the activities of evil doers, but rather have the courage to walk away from temptations.
Lord, we know "He who walks with wise grows wise" (Pr.13:20) Send my husband along paths that will lead to relationships that help him grow wiser, more humble and stronger in You. I proclaim my husband to be a man who will do what You require of him; "to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly" with You. (Micah 6:8)
Lord, Your commands are not grievous. You command us to walk in love. (2 John 6) Give my husband a heart gentle and loving to all he meets today, letting his love for You shine bright and true.
May he walk honestly and humbly, having a clear vision of the path You would have him go. Grant him clarity and courage when You instruct him in his paths. Father, you move the hearts of kings, so You will also move the heart of my king to walk and lead rightly, surely and lovingly.
Encourage him not only to walk in truth, but to do so quickly. Teach Him to seek Your guidance first and early, knowing You will never mislead. May my husband abide in Your tabernacle and dwell on Your holy hill as he "walks up rightly and works righteousness and speaks truth in his heart." (Ps 15:1-2)
May he always walk worthy of the calling of which he is called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with long-suffering, bearing with all people in love. (Eph. 4:1-2) Amen.



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