As I lay awake last
night, unable to fall back to sleep, I found myself praying. I started to pray
over my husband, but this is nothing new. As Christian wives, we should be earnestly
praying for Our spouses. Are you being the Godly wives that were called to be? This
really has been weighing heavy on my heart, ive been doing a lot of quiet
time asking God to reveal to me how can I
encourage other woman to see the importance of this and make it a habit, and something
they desire to do to help their husband grow in his walk with Christ.
There are many aspects
of being a Godly wife. The blog entry I want
to focus on praying for your husband, why, how. Prayer in marriage is a
beautiful thing; it’s the foundation that holds us to each other. There is
nothing like praying with your spouse it’s a God thing. It adds such a element
to the relationship that wouldn’t be there if you don’t make prayer a priority.
Many times ive found myself, on my knees praying on don s behalf, Praying for
strength, for peace, for wisdom and encouragement.
In today’s society,
so many men are leaving God, the church, and their families. The role that men
are given as husbands and fathers is a huge significant role, they are also
called to lead the home and set the example. So many temptations and
responsibilities are put on them. We as wives need to be fervently praying for
the man we love, we were created to be his helpmate, someone to stand by and encourage
him to be all that God has called him to be.
Prayer is a powerful
tool; it can soften hearts, and transform lives. So many marriages are falling
apart, wives need to step up and do what God has called us to do. If we are commanded
to pray for our enemies, even more we should be praying for the man that God
has joined us with in a union before him.
My question to you is
this. Are you on your knees praying, praying that He grows and matures in his walk?
That he put on the full armor of God daily to fight off the evil one. Are you
praying for your marriage to stay strong? Are you praying that you are a joyful
wife, when he feels down and discouraged are you able to encourage him and lift
him up? Are you praying to be compassionate, to go out of your way to make
things easier for him? Are you praying that God keeps you humble? Are you
praying that you can be a forgiving wife? Are you praying that he can have the
wisdom to raise your children the way the scriptures instruct him to do so? Are
you praying that He has guidance in his fiances ?in his relationship with his
family?
There is nothing like the power of a wife that prays over
her husband every day! Let God use you to speak to your husband’s heart, to
break bad habits, to break down barriers, to raise him up to be the man of
Honor, the man that God has ordained him to be. You will be surprised at what
takes places in his heart, in yours and in your marriage.
Pray scripture over him,
Ask him what can I pray specifically for you? Here are some scriptures that
touch upon prayer in marriage and the importance of prayer. Ephesians 4;2, Ephesians 5;25-29,Proverbs
22;29, Psalm 46;1.Luke 16;13~ those are just a couple to get you started ,
but don’t put off tomorrow what you can start today. Start a new chapter in
your marriage. make it a daily habit praying over your husband and watch the Transformation,
in his heart and in your marriage, the closeness and the unity, God knew what
he was doing when he said prayer is powerful and the beauty of it shared with
your spouse, for your spouse can’t even be put into words! Praying for them is
part of our way to encourage them to be Men of courage and honor and be the MAN
that god has called each of them to be!
