Day 1
I pray today that the Lord will
remove any feelings of being "trapped" from those marriages in my
path and make staying a purposeful choice rather than an obligation. Change the
focus from "I want to be happier" to "I want to be more
Christ-like". Provide resolve and
daily support from friends and family as well as sound counseling to keep the
focus on working toward restoration rather than considering divorce and division
as an option. Amen.
Day 2
Today's prayer is for the spouse who
may be somewhat discontent in the relationship, but is blindly unaware of just
how desperately unhappy the other spouse has become. Lord, I pray that You open the doors for
truthful communication and provide sound Biblical wisdom from wherever each
spouse will accept it. Remind both
hearts that You WANT to be involved.
Day 3
"Spiritual success requires letting go of expectations
and outcomes and allowing God to move on your behalf...When God stripped away
key areas upon which my pride was founded, I was forced to look at the
resulting wreckage. I saw with new eyes that I had deceived myself for so long
that I had accepted many lies as truth. I had a serious interior renovation
project to undertake with no luxury of temporarily moving into a rental, and it
was precisely in the messy debris of that work that God ordained a major life
lesson." Lord, grant each of us the ability to see our own faults and work
on our own distance from You rather than focusing on how others are letting us
down or not measuring up to our expectations. You are a God of Love and loving
others must start with surrendering to Your lead and getting out of Your way. (Quote
taken from Work in Progress: An
Unfinished Woman’s Guide to Grace, 2009, Kristin Armstrong)
Day 4
Praying today for the multiple
marriages I know of under fire. May each spouse involved turn his/her eyes
Heavenward and ask the Lord Almighty to change his/her own heart to be more
like His. Satan is a strong opponent and he doesn't play fair - making
everything seem like the other person's fault, but Christ can send Satan and
his lies cowering for cover if we invite Him to the party and seek Grace.
Romans 6:14 - For sin shall not have dominion over you:
for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
Day 5
Lord, I lift up those who are separated yet not
divorced. May You use this time of
separation to renew hearts rather than them drifting farther away. May each person be encouraged by friends and
family to renew his/her relationship with You and may that renewal lead to a
softened heart and renewed hope for the marriage. May the separated parties also use this time
to find true Christian counsel from trained, professional help as an unbiased
third party is a vital piece of the restoration puzzle. Amen.
Day 6
Today I pray against the fear. I pray that the spouse who has been convicted
about what needs to happen to invoke change would push through the fear of
failure and possible rejection and make the first effort toward healing. It is scary to openly risk rejection from the
one you love the most, but remaining paralyzed by Satan’s lies of certain
failure provides no chance for coming back together. Grant that wishful spouse the inner strength
and fortitude to reach for a long withdrawn hand, say a long lost “I love you”,
sit close on the couch, plan a night out, write a love letter, kiss a cheek, or
make whatever small gesture of love he/she is contemplating. Lord, I ask that you silence Satan’s voice of
doom and repeated message of rejection.
Embrace the effort to love with YOUR love and hope, with hands ready to
rescue. Amen.
Day 7
Today I lift up the broken-hearted. The member of the marital relationship who
simply feels defeated, frightened and lost.
Things seem to be getting worse not better. A spouse seems more and more distant, if not
already gone. Prayers seem to go
unanswered. Divorce is looming as the
other member of the relationship simply has no interest in working toward
restoration. Lord, I pray that Your
peace covers anyone in this position in a way words cannot begin to
explain. That You provide the ultimate
shoulder to cry on as You are always listening, always caring, always present
even when we feel alone. Unfortunately,
sometimes the answer to prayer is “no”, and there is nothing one human can do
to change a hardened heart in another; but keep us ever-mindful that You
promise to work all things for good for those who love You - no matter how dark
the darkness may feel. Draw the
broken-hearted to You, Lord, and grant them Peace.
Day 8
Lord, today I lift up the children. Children who have no say in the workings of
their parents’ relationship. Children
who have no escape from the devastation brought to their lives through divorce. I ask that You place Your hand of protection
on each and every heart effected by the struggles within a troubled marriage –
but especially upon the hearts and minds of the children. Lead them to You, Lord. Ground them in the understanding that You are
their Heavenly Father, never failing and never wavering, no matter what mere
mortals do. Bless each child and bring
them closer to You, Lord, that they may see Truth in the struggle and find
Healing in their pain. No one escapes
divorce unscathed, but the children are the most innocent of the injured. Protect and guide them, Dear Lord, each and
every day. Amen.
Day 9
Lord, today I pray for sound counsel. I pray that words of Your wisdom find their
way into the hearts and minds of each spouse struggling with the idea of
reconciliation or working through personal efforts to simply make things better.
I pray that sound Biblical guidance be provided by the Word, friends,
family members, churches and professional counselors to create a foundation of
Truth for each hurting spouse looking for direction. May these voices of Truth be evident, easily
available, and strong enough to drown out the boisterous lies of Satan as he
tries to quiet the Word with his own words aimed at achieving personal
happiness and perpetuating the blame game.
Lord, provide the ongoing opportunity for sound counsel and open each
spouse’s heart and mind to accept the counsel provided through the filter of
Your love and grace. May You work
miracles in hearts as the Word is revealed in the broken places.
Day 10
This morning I pray for those who are praying. The wife, the husband, the mother, the
father, the friend, the relative… Our
world is full of distractions, short attention spans, “the next big thing”, and
life moves quickly. It is so easy to
lose focus on yesterday and move on to what new things pop up today, and Satan
makes it a prime effort to help us along in those distractions. Today I pray that we, the pray-ers, stay
focused. That no husband and wife are
left to fight for their marriage alone.
That those of us committed to pray remain committed and continue to lift
our prayers to You so that Your glory may be seen in each relationship grounded
in You – as we are all one family in Your name.
Guide us, Lord, in how best to pray for the hurting and how to pray as
warriors for the strength of marriage.
Day 11
Today, I go back to the beginning, Lord. I pray for the spouse who is committed to
renewal – no matter what has happened to grow distance in the relationship or
for how long that distance has been building.
I pray for confidence, Lord - Confidence in You. I pray that this spouse focuses his or her
eyes on You, Lord, and that by centering on Your word and guidance Confidence
is found through faith. Faith that no
matter how things twist or turn, no matter how good things get or how painful
things be, You are always in control of the end of the story and true
Confidence is about Who we belong to not about who we are on our own or in the
eyes of others. You promise that when
we are grounded in You, Christ, we can do anything and it is that Confidence
which can carry us through all the hard stuff and give us peace in both good
and bad. Amen.
Day 12
Today I pray against selfishness. I pray that the spouse toying with, secretly
planning or already publicly committed to the idea of leaving the marriage
reconsider such thoughts and put the commitment made to You and his or her
spouse at the top of the priority list.
As author Michele Howe writes, “Whenever a spouse abandons the family,
it is already clear [he/she] views [his/her] own needs as top priority. The very act of leaving is perhaps the most
selfish of all.” As husband and wife we
are called to be SelfLESS, not SelfISH.
To love with abandon and grace, with no expectation of reward. To put our spouse above ourselves and love
him or her as Christ loves the Church, purposely and absolutely. I pray, Lord, that You grant each spouse the
desire and ability to love without strings attached and without tally sheets of
wrongs and rights. That each spouse
focus on how, with Your help, he or she can be the best husband or wife today
regardless of any returns. May they each
show Christ in their actions as human priorities are realigned with Yours. (Quote taken from Going it Alone: Meeting
the Challenges of Being a Single Mom, Michele Howe, 1999)
Day 13
Lord, today I pray against Pretense. The keeping up of an illusion that everything
is “fine”. I pray that anyone struggling
in any aspect of their marriage find the strength and courage to share their
burdens with a close friend, an extended family member, a fellow Bible Study
classmate, a fellow committee member, a co-worker, a pastor or a professional counselor. Remove the paralysis created by the need to
appear “all together” and allow the struggling the ability to reach out for
support. So often we are blinded by what
we think people will think of us “if they only knew the truth” that we cannot
see how You work through our vulnerabilities when we allow others to see the
real us. Remove the urge to keep up
appearances and allow the hurting to share their load with a solid, Christian
support person who will prayerfully provide opportunities for shared tears,
confessions, questions, frustrations, respite and restoration of the soul. Remove the need to appear better than we are
and provide the hurting spouse the courage needed to let someone else in on the
truth so that Your Truth may prevail above all.
Day 14
Today I pray for Resolution – for healing and restoration for
those issues damaging marriages from tangent places. Physical ailments, mental or emotional
disorders, grief over a death, breaches in trust, consuming guilt, secrets,
histories of abuse, or any other smoldering issue that needs to be put to rest
through healing and forgiveness. Lord, I
pray that today is the day healing begins.
That the hurting heart truly embraces Your promise to bring beauty from
ashes and resolves to set aside the record of wrongs, that the alienated spouse
commits to empathy and understanding of the other’s wounds and struggles, that
both spouses come together with Your help to truly forgive and move forward
–together, no longer waiting for the other one to make amends or make things
right or “get over it”. I pray that the
control that the past can hold on the future be removed in Your name, Christ
Jesus, and that Resolution of damaging issues begin today with You binding two
hearts together as one.
Day 15
Lord, today begins my third week of
directed prayer over struggling marriages, and today I pray for Hope. Jeremiah 29:11 states “’For I know the plans
I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future.’” I
know there are those out there who have been praying along with me for two
weeks now and yet still feel as if things are hard and unchanged and lack
hope. Lord, I pray that those longing
for revival in their marriages stay the course.
That they find Hope in You.
Jeremiah 29:13 is blatantly clear as it reminds us, “You will seek Me
and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.” I pray for hope, Lord. That those struggling seek You with all their
hearts and hold fast to the hope of Your blessings. Even when things seem bleak or progress seems
slow or efforts seem unrewarded, Lord, provide Hope. Hope for a future. Hope for an outcome that glorifies You. Amen.
Day 16
Today I pray for rest.
Rest for the weary, rest for the hurting, rest for the unaware, the
frightened, the overworked, stressed out, sickly, frustrated, and simply
exhausted. Marriage takes work, but
first must come Rest. Jesus calls to us,
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will
give you rest. Take
My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and
you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is
light.” (Matthew 11:28-30) Amidst all the hustle and bustle of daily
living and worldly stress, Lord, provide rest.
Help us hear Your voice above all else.
Restore and renew us today so that we are stronger in battle for You
tomorrow. Amen.
Day 17
Today, Lord, I pray for hearts to soften and for ears to be
opened. I pray that the spouse whose
heart has been hardened toward the other have an experience in this day that
makes him or her rethink how things are.
Old habits die hard and walls blocking communication are extremely hard
to break down once built, but with You, Christ, ALL things are possible. Today I lift up the spouse that may not even
be interested in restoration of the marriage, whose heart is hard toward the blessings
You have given him/her in the marriage union, and who has turned a cold
shoulder to his/her spouse. You know
where there is a chink in the armor, Lord.
You know where the way in can be found.
You know the right words, the right person, the right time, and the
right environment for the hardened heart to hear Your voice above its own
thoughts of malice, disdain, disrespect and disinterest. Open ears, Lord, and soften hearts. Plant a seed today that things can be
different and that that difference can come within the marriage relationship
with Your leading.
Day 18
Today, Lord, I pray against the outside forces pulling one
spouse away from the other. Work. Travel.
Addiction. Physical separation. Hobbies.
Social media. Pornography. Physical affair. Emotional affair. Slothfulness.
Cultural suggestions of a responsibility free life. Casual friendships abusing allocation of
time. Advise encouraging divorce as an
option. Lord I pray that You remove
these obstacles from the path of both husband and wife. That You remove the distractions Satan makes
so prevalent and appealing and instead provide focus on each other. On honesty, integrity, and Love. Renew hearts, Lord, and remove idols, pride
and selfishness. Provide redirection and
remove roadblocks to change. Renew
hearts and rejuvenate love, Lord. Renew
and restore.
Day 19
This morning I lift my prayers against Silence. Lord, please help each struggling married
couple break the silence. Perhaps the
quiet comes as a result of fear, of weariness, of hurt, distrust, or just
exhaustion or frustration, but whatever the cause, Lord, I pray that You supply
words and healthy interaction where now there is merely silence. Provide strength and courage for the
downtrodden, perseverance and fortitude to the tired, and resilience and
stamina to the faint of heart. Remove
the communication barriers, Lord, and put an end to the silence. Instead provide Truth and integrity and
supply the words needed to renew a long-lost connection between husband and
wife. Actions speak louder than words,
Lord, and I pray that You lead each spouse to SHOW the other that they are
worth working for, worth fighting for, worth breaking the silence for. Remove the isolation, Lord, speak through the
silence and provide connection not distance.
Amen.
Day 20
Today, Lord, I pray specifically for the
hurting husband. You, Lord, created the
husband’s position in marriage to be the head of household, the spiritual
leader of the family, the ultimate line of protection between his family and
the world. You created men in Your
image, to be like You, to love like You, to cherish their brides as You cherish
Yours. (Eph. 5:27) Proverbs 18:22 clearly
states, “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.” As the offended
husband turns to You for guidance and perhaps even struggles to muster the
motivation to try again, Lord, gather him close and remind him daily that we love
because YOU loved US first. (1 John
4:19) Remind each husband, Lord, of the
gift You have provided in his wife, that he did not choose her, but that You
blessed him with her and lead him to pray for Your continued blessing. “Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in
an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since
they are heirs with you of the Grace of life, so that your prayers may not be
hindered.” (1 Peter 3:7) Lord, lead each
husband to prayerfully follow Your lead and fulfill his full potential as a
Christ-centered husband, lover, friend and spiritual guide to his wife. Remind each groom of
whom he committed to love and cherish and help him honor that commitment
whole-heartedly. In Your name
I pray, Lord Jesus, Amen.
Day 21
Today, Lord, I pray specifically for the hurting wife. You, Lord, created the wife’s position in
marriage to be helper to her spouse. You
call each wife to show respect for her husband, to submit to him as head of
household, trusting that he will love his bride as You love Yours. As the angry or hurting wife turns to You for
guidance and perhaps even just the desire to hold on and try once more, Lord, I
ask that You gather her in Your arms and remind her daily that we love because
YOU loved US first. (1 John 4:19) Remind each wife, Lord, of the gift You have
provided in her husband, that she did not choose him, but that You blessed her
with him and lead her to pray for Your continued blessing. “Likewise, wives, be subject
to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be
won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when
they see your respectful and pure conduct.” (1 Peter 3:1-2) Lord, lead each wife to prayerfully follow
Your lead and fulfill her full potential as a Christ-centered model of respect,
loyalty and love. Lead each wife to be
kind, tenderhearted, and forgiving of offense as You have forgiven us. (Eph 4:32)
Remind each bride of whom she committed to love and cherish and help her
honor that commitment whole-heartedly.
In Your name I pray, Amen.
Day 22
Lord, today I pray against Temptation.
Sexual, emotional, physical, chemical.
The temptation to hold onto anger, past hurts, words said without
care. The temptation to seek better, to
give up, to believe the world’s lies that some things just aren’t worth
fixing. The temptation to place blame,
to feel superior, to judge and condemn rather than pray and forgive. The temptation to find escape rather than
healing. James 4:7 instructs us to, “Submit
yourselves therefore to God. Resist the
devil, and he will flee from you.” Lord,
help each spouse to submit to Your will, to find peace with You that will
provide the ability to find peace within a marriage. Remove the earthly temptations to put self
first, to pursue selfish interests, to seek self-satisfying endeavors at the
cost of the blessings You have provided in the marriage union. “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever
is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever
is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise,
think on these things.” (Phil 4:8) Focus
minds and hearts on You, Lord, and remove the obstacles of temptation. Amen.
Day 23
Today, Lord, I pray for a miracle. I pray, Lord, that You break down that final
barrier still holding a heart back. I
pray for that husband or wife who has been praying along with me, who has
friends and family praying alongside them, the spouse who truly, deeply,
desperately wants to make a change that will save his or her marriage, but just
can’t seem to make that final change in behavior. Lord, I pray today for a miracle. Old habits die hard and Satan repeatedly uses
what has worked for him in the past. Break
down that wall. Push those feet
forward. Eradicate fear. Destroy pride. Remove complacency. Supply words.
Melt the last hard edges of the softening heart. Provide the courage to take the first
step. Lord, I pray for a miracle. I pray for that spouse who is searching so
hard for Your way, but continues to stumble over past hurts, memories, fears,
mistrust. Refuse to let them go,
Lord. Hold them tight in Your hand and
supply them Your wisdom. Grant them
assurance that no matter where things go from this moment You are in control,
You will be their guide, You will walk along them. “For the simple are killed by their turning
away, and the complacence of fools destroys them; but he who listens to me will
dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of evil.” (Proverbs 1:32-33) Amen.
Day 24
Today, Lord, I pray for renewed intimacy. Draw married hearts together, Lord, as only
You can do and as You intended from the beginning. Jesus, You teach us with Your own words, “But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and
female. For this reason a man will leave
his father and mother and be united to his wife,and the two will become one flesh.’So they are no longer two,
but one flesh.” (Mark 10:6-8) When hearts begin to pull away from each
other, removing the physical aspects of intimacy is one of Satan’s best
ruses. Remove this weapon from his
arsenal, Lord. Restore the physical,
mental, emotional and spiritual draw of marital intimacy and eliminate the
physical, mental, emotional and spiritual distance between the estranged
husband and wife. Renew the marriage
covenant by restoring shared intimacy and reconnecting hearts and minds. Restore trust, faith, hope and love,
Lord. Silence Satan’s lies, spoil his
plans of discord and put an end to his divisive trickery. “Therefore what God has
joined together, let no one separate.” (Mark 10:9) In Your name, I pray all these things, Christ
Jesus, Amen.
Day 25
Today, Lord, I pray for Thankfulness, Your Spirit and
Discernment. I rejoice with You, Lord,
for all that You have done. For the many
gifts You give us and the relationships You provide through Your blessing. Husband, wife, family, friends, and prayer partners. I pray today that each husband and wife be
able to see the blessings You have provided, and feel genuine thankfulness and
gratitude for each and every gift You have provided in his/her spouse. I pray that Your Spirit be at work in both their
hearts allowing “no self-conceit, no provoking of one another, no envy of one
another.” (Gal.5:26) I pray that each
spouse is able to discern between the path of selfishness Satan places before
them and the road of self-giving You have provided. May they “bear one another’s burdens, and so
fulfill the law of Christ. For if any
one thinks he is something, he is nothing, he deceives himself.” (Gal 6:2-3)
I pray, Lord, that Your Spirit moves in each struggling spouse’s heart
and provides discernment of truth and desire for integrity and honor. I rejoice in Your faithfulness, and thank You
for Your unending love and mercy, ever allowing us to come to You and claim our
places at the foot of Your cross. Thank
you, Lord Jesus, for each and every marriage and each husband and wife. Guide them with Your Spirit and help them
each discern Your will for their relationship.
Amen.
Day 26
Today, Lord, I pray for those under physical, sexual, verbal
and/or emotional attack within the marriage union. I realize, Lord, that there are those who
desire to physically leave a relationship in order to escape abuse of some kind
– this is not selfishness, Lord, it is survival. It is not weakness to seek safety, but
strength of spirit to stand in the face of evil. I pray, Lord, that You provide protection to
any who are living within a relationship of abuse and open doors for healthy
escape. Provide safe haven, Lord, and a clear
path to healing. Help both the abused
and the abuser to recognize Satan’s role in the situation and lead both to seek
professional help and recovery. Protect
any children involved in such a volatile situation, Lord. Provide intervention for all involved. Restore love where evil has invaded. Restore health where addiction, anger,
violence or illness has destroyed it.
Create paths of righteousness where history of abuse has left its trail
of tears. Remove the abused from any
threat of danger and provide unquestionable reassurance that You are
ever-present, ever-loving and ever-faithful.
Remove all feelings of guilt, shame, self-loathing, depression,
rejection, and defeat from all victims of abuse and provide healing and a
renewed relationship with You for all involved.
You are the defender of the weak and Father of the fatherless,
Lord. Restore hope to the offended,
Lord, and provide healing balm for wounds of all kinds.
Day 27
Lord, today I pray for assurance of Grace. I pray that the husband or wife drawing
closer to You each day accepts Your unconditional love and forgiveness
regardless of what others do or say. I
pray that Your light shines through that spouse in a way which draws the other
to seek You more dearly. But regardless,
Lord, I pray that Your peace, a peace that truly does surpass all human
understanding, dwell in the heart of the praying. That assurance of Your consistent
faithfulness and love provide all that is needed to weather a continued storm,
to stand firm with You in the face other’s less faithful free will, to see You
moving in our lives, and to praise and glorify You for renewed
relationships. Wherever the hurting
spouse is today, in the midst of hurt or on the road to healing, Lord, I ask
today that Your Grace feel as sufficient as You assure us it is. For in our weakness Your power is made
perfect. (2 Corinthians 12:9) “For no
matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so through
Him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God.” (2 Corinthians 1:20) Your ways are not our ways, Lord, and our
paths often go where we never expected, but as long as You are our Guide and
Leader, You promise to work all things for our good. Thank You for Your unwavering Grace and
Mercy. Bless each wounded heart with
Your blessings this day. Amen.
Day 28
Today, Lord, I give thanks for renewal of relationships,
restoration of love and interest, and renewed desire for marital success. I praise You, Lord, for the work You are able
to do in our lives and the rejuvenating powers You have for our lives when we turn
to You and allow You to be part of them.
Marriage takes three, Lord – husband, wife and Christ. I praise You for the miracles You have worked
in struggling relationships in the past and I praise You for the miracles You
will perform in the future. Continue to
work in the hearts of each husband and wife committed to draw closer to each
other through renewed relationships with You, Lord. Provide the wise counsel, support system, and
counseling needed to continue the good work You have begun in each wedded
union. I give thanks to You, God of
heaven, as Your love endures forever. In Christ’s name, Amen.
Day 29
Lord, today, I thank You for Your perfect timing. As humans we often pray for what we want with
the audacity of telling You when and how we want it. Your timing if perfect, Lord. You see far more than we can fathom and fit
the pieces together in ways we cannot even imagine. When it seems that prayers are going
unanswered, like circumstances are getting worse rather than better, or that
progress is being made but too slowly, You, Lord, are always at work. You are at work in the lives of everyone
involved in, and even surrounding, the situation. You know exactly when hearts will be open to
change, exactly how hearts need to broken, and exactly how healing will be
provided through Your hand. Remind each
husband and wife today that You ARE in control.
That You ARE working. And that
Your timing is PERFECT. “For everything
there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven”. (Ecclesiastes
3:1) Provide assurance, Lord, that You
hear the prayers of Your children. Amen.
Day 30
Today, Lord, I come with Your own words as I pray over each
person struggling in any relationship. I
pray for Love, Lord. Not love as the
world knows it, as the media has exploited it, as we casually throw the term
around, but as You ordained it. “Little children, let us not love in word or
speech but in deed and in truth. By this
we shall know that we are of the truth, and reassure our hearts before Him
whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and He
knows everything. Beloved, if our hearts
do not condemn us, we have confidence before God’ and we receive from Him
whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what pleases Him.”(1
John 3:18-23) I pray that Your will be
done today, Lord. That we come to You
asking for what You know to be best for us, not for what we think to be
best. Teach us Love, Lord. Let it shine through us regardless of
circumstance or response. “There is no
fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.
For fear has to do with punishment, and he who fears is not perfected in
love. We love, because He first loved
us.” (1 John 4:18-19) Draw us close to
You, Lord. Teach us Your ways. Let Your light shine through us. In Christ’s name I pray, Amen.
Day 31
Today, Lord, I pray that each husband and wife in a
struggling, healing, or thriving marriage daily pray for his/her spouse. Lord, I pray that each mate will pray for
his/her spouse’s relationship with You, for daily blessings to surround that
spouse and that each mate will give thanks daily for the gifts You have
provided through the other. I pray that
each husband and wife pray to be the spouse You created them to be. That he or she mirror Your love to the
other. I pray, Lord, that each spouse
resist the urge to ask for change in their mate, but that they instead ask for
more of You in themselves. That each man
and wife remember the commitment and sacrifice You offered Your Bride, the
church, on the cross and that they commit to loving their own spouse as
unconditionally and with as much forgiveness ad mercy as You afford us. Bless each union, Lord. Use each circumstance for Your glory, and
keep us ALL focused on You. Your will be
done. In Christ’s name, amen.
Resources to Consider:
Unfinished Woman’s Guide to Grace - Kristin Armstrong
Fireproof – The Movie
The Love Dare - Alex and Stephen Kendrick
Courageous – The Movie
The Resolution - Stephen Kendrick
The Resolution for Women - Priscilla Shirer, Alex and Stephen Kendrick
Love Must Be Tough - James C. Dobson
Growing Through Your Divorce - Jim Smoke
The Single-Mom’s Devotional - Carol Floch
When a Women Let's Go of Her Fears - Cheryl Brodersen
