![]() 31 Marriage Prayer PromptsĪdoration: My beloved is mine and I am his (Song of Songs 2:16).Ĭommitment: Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. I pray for a hedge of protection around our union for what you joined together, let no one separate. Open my eyes to behaviors, attitudes, habits, or outside relationships that are tearing at our united front. I thank you for my spouse and for this union. Lord, I lift up my marriage to you today. Unity: Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate ( Mark 10:9). You can take the following one-worded prompts to pray specifically over this area of your marriage for 31 days or however you choose. Here are 31 additional ways to pray over your marriage. Your marriage should always be treated with honor, respect, and sacredness - as a reflection of God’s great love for his people! Marriage is resilient, often flourishing in the face of adversity or trial when both have learned to respect one another and to trust in and live to the glory of God. The enemy will do everything in his power to find areas of weakness and exploit them. The healthiest marriages are those in which both parties maintain separate identities and purposes. That may sometimes mean differing opinions, likes, dislikes, personalities, and the list goes on. You and your spouse are two separate people. Therefore, always come to God with a humble heart and as you pray, seek His will. ![]() He wants the love you two have for each to reflect the love he has for his people. He wants you to have children and raise them to know and love Christ. He wants you both to support each other and to pursue Him with all your hearts, minds, and strengths. So, what is God’s will for marriage? Now that we talked about how God created marriage, and how it mirrors Jesus’ relationship with his bride, the church, we must understand what God wants for marriage. The more we understand what God wants for our marriage, the easier it is to yield to his will. The same goes for praying for your marriage. Regardless of changes in personalities, aging bodies, or the ever-waning ebb-and-flow of romantic love. ![]() Marriage is about commitment, sacrifice, serving, giving, forgiving - and then doing all over again - every day. The job of marriage is to expose our dysfunction and propel us towards steady wholeness in Christ. So, what should you be praying for and how should you be praying? Here are three areas and prayers to help you navigate your time talking with God.Īs selfishness rises up, God offers to sand it down. However, remember what I just said, praying for your marriage will refine the both of you. It may not sound appealing if you are in a struggling marriage that’s on the rocks. The goal is to transform your marriage to reflect Jesus and his bridegroom, the church. It defines and then refines the bonds of your marital vows because the goal isn’t happiness. I asked God to change his attitude and mind.īut here’s the thing, praying for your spouse and praying for your marriage isn’t about asking God to change him - it changes you. I prayed for God to change all of his wayward issues. I wished to pray, at times, for God to strike Chris dead when his careless remarks cut deep. I learned this the hard way years ago when we were first married. It’s definitely not about being your spouse’s spiritual leader and it is certainly not about asking God to fix all the flaws your spouse has either. So how do you pray for your marriage? What does it mean to truly pray for your marriage compared to the things you think you should be praying for? Prayer should be the first tool you pick up on a daily basis, not the last like this little ditty suggests. Now if this is your idea of prayer then your marriage may be in trouble. ![]() "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my spouse to keep?"
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