Day 40 of 40 Days of Prayer: "Prayer For His Life's Calling"

"I the Lord have made you the vessel of my purpose, I have taken you by the hand, and kept you safe, and I have given you to be an agreement to the people, and a light to the nations:To give eyes to the blind, to make free the prisoners from the prison, to let out those who are shut up in the dark."

Isaiah 42: 6,7 (BBE)

Let's Pray:
I know Lord you have made (_____) a vessel of your purpose, you have taken him by the hand, and kept him safe, and you have given him to be an agreement to the people, and a light to the nations: To give eyes to the blind, to make free the prisoners from the prison, to let out those who are shut up in the dark.
Lord, I ask you to give him a sound mind full of peace in his heart knowing without a doubt that he has been called for a special purpose. Lord, reveal that purpose to him and replace any fear in his heart with faith in you. For you have not given (_____) a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and love and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7. In Jesus' name, AMEN.

Wives,
We have come to the end of the 40 Days of Prayer challenge. I hope you've discovered how easy it is to take a verse out of the Bible and turn it into a prayer for your husband. Our church does these "40 Days" campaigns every year because they discovered that it takes about six weeks to establish a habit. I strongly encourage you to keep praying for your husband everyday.

If you joined in on the challenge in the middle, I plan to re-publish the entire 40 Prayers over the next 40 days starting tomorrow. So, let others know. You'll be able to go through it again; this time without any blank days in between. : ) Or, if you want you can do your own using verses you choose. Either way, just do it!

This is my third time doing this and like the first two times; God has again done some major pruning in my marriage. Some wounds that have never been totally cleaned and properly dressed; have now been re-addressed and are beginning a much needed time of healing. Each time our marriage takes another step towards deeper intimacy. God has taught me more about my husband and my love has grown so much deeper. I am looking forward to seeing what God does next week!! He is so amazing!

If you want to learn how to love or fall back "in-love" with your husband; start praying for him.

-Kristy

Day 39 of 40 Days of Prayer: "Prayer For God's Power"

"Listen, I have given you power to walk on snakes and scorpions, power that is greater than the enemy has. So nothing will hurt you."

Luke 10:19 (NCV)

Let's Pray:

Lord, Thank you for giving (_____) the power to walk on snakes and scorpions, power that is greater than the enemy has. So nothing will hurt him!! I pray that he will remember that he can do anything today with your help. Help him to know that you can do far more within him than he could dare to ever ask for! Lord, help me to continue to build him up. Help me to notice his strengths and stop hounding him about his weaknesses. Thank you Lord! In Jesus' name, AMEN.

Wives,
Our husbands are being constantly reminded of all their responsibilities of being a husband and a father. They are probably harder on themselves than we think. They instinctively want to be good providers and often think they don't measure up. We can help them a lot by noticing all the good they are doing to provide and minimizing the not-so-good.

I'll say it again-- Remember to PRAISE him about the good and PRAY about the not-so-good!!

-Kristy

Day 38 of 40 Days of Prayer: "Prayer For Doing What is Right, Not What's Easy"

"Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit's leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another."

Galatians 5:25-26 (NLT)

Let's Pray:

Lord, since (_____) is living by your Spirit, I pray he will follow your Spirit's leading in every part of his life. Let him not become conceited, or provoke anyone, or be jealous of anyone. Give him the courage to stand up and do what is right and not cave in to what everyone else is doing. Lord, help him to know in his heart that when he's following you he IS doing what is right and bless him with peace in his heart.

Lord, I pray that your Spirit will pour your wisdom into him today and guide his every step. I pray you will use your Holy Spirit to unite us as husband and wife, as we teach and lead our children. You tell us that you have given us your spirit and I thank you for that! I pray for your spirit to guide us together today. In Jesus' name, AMEN.

Wives,

There is only a couple of days left of this 40 Days of Prayer, but I encourage you to keep praying. I hope that these past 38 days or so have helped you develop a habit of praying daily for your husband and your marriage. Once again, as I have said at the beginning; my marriage has yet again gone through more transformation. As recently as this morning, our marriage has grown stronger and we've been stretched as a couple more than ever before in our relationship. Though the struggles have rendered tears of sadness at times, I can honestly tell you that the tears that started as tears of sadness, ended as tears of joy!!!!

It says in Genesis 50:20 that God is able to take what was meant for evil and use it for good. No matter what situation you may be facing in your marriage today; I promise you that if you ask, God can take it and bring good out of it. He has done it again and again in mine--Thank you, LORD!

-Kristy