Day 26 - His Deliverance

Is there something that your husband is struggling with that he needs to be delivered from? Lust? Alcohlism? Gambling? Whatever the case may be, Jesus can deliver him.

Lord I thank you that you are our rock and fortress. I thank you for delivering my husband from (fill in the blank). Give him understanding and knowledge to know evil and to not let it overtake him. Help him to understand that we don't wrestle with flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of heavenly places (Ephesians 6:12). Give him strength. Lord, help me be a helpmate to him. Give me strength. In Jesus Name, Amen.

If you are new to this post, these are prayers (sometimes paraphrased) from The Power of a Praying Wife book.

Day 25 - His Repentance

This chapter talks about repentance. It tells a story of a woman married to a guy addicted to drugs. Each time she caught him he said he was sorry, yet his behavior never changed so she continued to pray for repentance for him. Eventually he did change but he went through some hard times before he did. True repentance is being sorry and changing future behavior. It's turning from the old way. Is there something that your husband says he's sorry for yet he continues to follow in the same path? Maybe it's something small or maybe it's something big. Whatever the case is, we want God's best for our husband's life.

Lord I pray that you show my husband the things in his life that you want him to change. I pray you show him the path of true repentance. Give him strength to overcome when he is weak. Remove the blinders that keep him blinded to your ways. I pray you teach me how to forgive and show love like you have. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Day 24 - His Talk

Lord I thank you for my husband and our marriage. I thank you that your Holy Spirit would guard my husband's mouth so that he will only speak words that edify and bring him life. Help him not to be a gambler, complainer, a user of foul language or one who destroys with his words, but be disciplined enough to keep his conversation godly. I pray that your Holy Spirit guard my mouth as well so I will only speak words of edification and not become a nagger or complainer. Help my husband to be a man of his word and to glorify you in all that he says and does. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Day 23 - His Walk

Lord I thank you that my husband's steps are ordered by you. I thank you that he seeks wisdom when he needs direction. I pray that you lead and guide him in every step and that he acknowledges your ways. I pray that he takes his role as head of the household seriously and is obedient to you in all his ways. I pray he hears your voice and continually seeks after you. I pray that he is quick to repent when you correct him. Lord, help me to support him and honor him and his decisions. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Day 22 - His Emotions

Do emotions control you at times? Do they control your husband? Anger? Depression? We don't have to live like that if we continually put our trust and hope in the Lord.

Lord I thank you that my husband can rise above his emotions. I thank you that he trusts in you and not his own feelings. Lord, give him the strength to get out of the pit when he is there. I pray that he turns to you in times of frustration, anger, depression and you deliver him. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Day 21 - His Marriage

There are so many things that can come between a marriage and drive a wedge between the two people that God joined together as one. I'm not even talking about the big things. It's the little things that happen daily that can cause bitterness. Don't let these things in.

Lord I thank you for my marriage. I pray that you keep us guarded to the things that try to pull us apart. Keep our priorities in line. Teach us how to love like you love us. Divorce is not an option. Help us to replace negative thoughts toward each other with positive. Help us to hold our tongue and not say things out of anger. Stir up the love for each other in our hearts. Help me to love when I don't feel like it. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Remember love is not a feeling, it is a choice. You choose to love your spouse. If you have only been seeing the negative, take a different picture. Vow for the next week not to say (or think) any negative thoughts toward your husband. If he is sitting on the couch and not helping you, if he doesn't want to do something you want to do, refrain from thinking negative. Just try it for one week.

Day - 20 His Attitude

I just read a headline on MSN that said "Author says that Happiness is a choice". This is a new concept to the world but it's not new in the Spiritual realm. Look at Joseph and all that he went through - his family betrayed him, he was put in jail, yet he know God would deliver him. Every thing you do is a choice. You choose how you react to situations.

Lord I thank you for my husband. I thank you for giving him peace of mind. I ask that you remind him that he is in control of his mind, will and emotions and through you he finds the strength. Remind him that you are in control. Show him how to look at things with a positive attitude. Show him how to be that example to others. Lord, show me what I can do to help him. Show me where I need to change. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Day 19 - His Past

We shouldn't live in the past but we should learn from it. In Philippians 3:13,14 it talks about forgetting those things which are behind us and reaching forward to those things ahead. Sometimes forgetting the past is a lot easier said than done but we have to do it. We can't live in guilt and condemnation because he has already forgiven us. We can't pay for sin that he has already paid for. We have to learn to let it go and sometimes let it go again when we are reminded of it. I don't live in the past but from time to time I am reminded of things I have done that I am not proud of but I do not dwell on those thoughts. I remind myself of His forgiveness.

Lord I thank you for freeing my husband of his past. I thank you that you teach him how to let it go. I pray you show him how to not live in it but to learn from it and get passed it. Remind him of your faithfulness and your forgiving power. Guilt and condemnation have no room in his life. I thank you that he forgives himself and others quickly. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Day 18 - His Fatherhood

This chapter talks about men fearing that they might not be a good enough father. Thoughts of failure and inadequacy is what causes some fathers to become overbearing from trying too hard or the opposite, become passive and not try at all. The best way to know how to be a father is to become close to our heavenly Father -to experience His love.

If you don't have kids yet, pray for your husband as a future father. If aren't having children or your children are grown, pray for a father that God puts on your heart to pray for.

Lord I thank you for showing love to my husband and showing him how to love like you love us. I pray that his relationship with his children is strengthened and that you show him how to be patient and how to teach them about you. Show him how to discipline in love and have a balance - not to be too harsh and not to be too lenient. Reassure him of his adequacy through you and keep his eyes open to lies that may come from the enemy about his fatherhood. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Day 16 - His Priorities

Are your husband's priorities in the wrong order? Does he put things in front of you, the kids or God? Maybe it's television, maybe it's work, maybe the Internet.

Where are your priorities? Are they out of whack? Maybe it's not television, maybe it's housework, maybe it's the kids, maybe it's talking on the phone. Do these things come first before God or before your husband?

It's time to change! We can't change our husbands, but we can pray for them and we can change ourselves. Don't wait for him to change first.

Lord I pray today that you help my husband and myself get our priorities in line. I pray that you remind us what is most important - God, Spouse, Kids. If we are out of order, nudge us back. Remove the blinders from our eyes and teach us how to make you a priority. Teach us how to make our spouse a priority. I thank you for these things in Jesus Name, Amen.

Day 15 - His Reputation

from the book:
Lord, I pray for my husband's reputation. I pray that his reputation is untarnished and that he is respected. Keep him out of legal entanglements. Protect us from lawsuits and criminal proceedings. I pray that my husband produces good fruit and will be known by the good that he does. I pray that you will be seen in everything that he does and you alone will get the credit. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Day 14 - His Integrity

Integrity is an issue of the heart. It's not about who you appear to be but it's about who you really are deep inside -who you are when no one is watching. It's about following your beliefs even when it's not comfortable. Being a man or woman of integrity is not an easy road. It can be a lonely road. You could face persecution. You could lose a friend or a business partner. You could even be faced with an integrity issue and lose a job over it. In the end, a life of integrity is well worth it because God judges the heart. It's not about how others look at us but how God looks at us. It's about following true to what you believe. It's about raising a generation to stand strong.

If you don't feel your husband is a man of integrity, pray that God speaks to him. Pray that the devil has no control over him and the blinders are removed.

If your husband is a man of integrity, pray that he is given strength in his weak times. Pray that he always follows his heart and is led by the Lord. Pray that he is an example to others and pray that he is blessed.

Day 12 - His Trials

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!

Does your husband sometimes have a bad attitude? Does he face trials/pressure with negativity or irritation? What do you do in those times? If your first response is pray, that is great. I think that is what we should strive to do. I'd like to say that prayer is always my first response, but honestly it's not. Last week as we were getting ready to leave on a trip, Scot was acting extremely irritated. Well, I was irritated too-I have pressure too (what about me syndrome)! So I yelled, "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM???". Right after I said those words I knew I was wrong. From a "worldly" point of view, I had every right to say that. From a Godly perspective, I had no right. I'm not responsible for his actions but I am responsible for mine. Today let's pray for your husband's trials and how he handles them and how you support him during those times.

Lord I thank you for my husband. I ask that you help him during trials and during struggles. Make yourself real to him in his time of need. Help him focus on you and teach him to depend upon you. Remind him that he can do all things through You. Lord, teach me how to respond in a Godly manner when irritations come. Teach me how to be an example. Develop patience in both of us. In Jesus Name, Amen.