Powerful Prayers For Your Husband
Powerful Prayers For Your Husband
Powerful Prayers For Your Husband
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One of the most loving and helpful things a wife can do for her husband and marriage is to pray. Although the following prayers have been written primarily with a Christian husband in mind, most of them can easily be adapted for an unbelieving spouse.
Strength.
Thank You, Lord, for daily bearing my husbands burdens. Remind him that You uphold himphysically, emotionally, and spiritually. Refresh him with a sense of Your presence. (Ps. 68:19; Col. 1:17; Jer. 31:25)
that You live in and reveal truth to my husband. Teach him to live in Your powerfilled with, motivated by, and in step with You. May he listen to Your voice and follow wherever You lead. (Jn. 16:13-14; Gal. 5:16, 22-25; Is. 30:21)
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Finances.
his best for You. Establish the work of his hands, and grant him success. Direct him into roles best suited to his gifts, talents, and personality. (Col. 3:23; Ps. 90:17, 139:13-15) Lord, as my husband provides materially for our family, help him to serve You, not money. Enable him to rest in Your provision. (Mt. 6:24; Gen. 22:14; Phil. 4:19)
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personal knowledge of him, and assure him that he can pour out his heart to You. May his walk with You be more than an intellectual exercise. Reveal Yourself to him so that he can know and worship You as You are. (Ps. 62:8, 139:1-4; Jer. 9:24; Jn. 14:21)
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Lord, as my husband faces another day of challenges, reveal Your deep love to him. Cast out his fears. May your peace rule in his heart. (1 Jn. 4:18; Col. 3:15)
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he interacts with and leads othersat home, at work, and in our church and community. Enable him to set a good example for and love those under his care. (Is. 40:11; Acts 20:28; Titus 2:7-8)
Marriage.
Vulnerability.
Lord, give ______ the courage to share his innermost thoughts and feelings with me. Grant me grace to listen with acceptance and to share honestly with him. (Prov. 31:10-12; Ro. 15:1-3)
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Physical protection.
Keep my husband safe and healthy. Teach him to care for his body, and heal his diseases, especially ______ (name specific ailments). (3 Jn. 1:2; Ps. 103:2-3)
for living, especially in areas that seem mundane. May Pauls claim, To live is Christ, always be true for my husband. (Jn. 4:13-14, 6:35; Phil. 1:21) 2007 by B.J. Reinhard
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Be my husbands wisdom in the challenges we face as parents. Teach him how to relate to and love our children the way You, our heavenly Father, relate to us. (1 Cor. 1:30; Ps. 103:8-14; Prov. 3:12; Eph. 6:4)
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Lord, on his own, my husband cannot fulfill Your desire for him to love me as You love the church. But You are love, and You live in him. Teach him how You want to love me through him. (Eph. 5:25; 1 Jn. 4:8; 2 Cor. 4:7)
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desire for sex into something ugly. Prompt him to turn to You for safety and freedom from lust, pornography, sexual fantasies, and inappropriate relationships. Let him find acceptance and satisfaction in You and within the context of our marriage. (Ps. 90:14; Prov. 5:15-20; Heb. 13:4)
Spiritual protection. Lord, protect my husband from the
temptations he faces today, especially concerning ______ (name specific area of temptation). Teach him to guard what enters his mind, to focus on You, and to resist the enemy by faith. (1 Cor. 10:13; Col. 3:1-2; Jas. 4:7; 1 Jn. 5:4-5)