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by Vonette Bright
“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender – hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you” (Ephesians 4:31 – 32 ).
Are you ready to see God change your marriage? Diane was. She was frustrated with her husband. Their marriage was becoming fragile. Diane knew it would take a lot just to keep them together.
But she wasn’t ready to give up. Diane recommitted her life to Jesus. She began meeting with a group of wives specifically to pray for each other and their marriages. They meet regularly for prayer and study of God’s word.
Those prayers have helped save Diane’s marriage. As Diane focused on praying for her husband, she became a better wife. Because her attitude changed, her husband became more receptive to God. The answer was prayer.
Friend, your marriage needs prayer. Find others to pray with you. But don’t be surprised if God changes your heart!
The Praying Wives Club: Gather Your Girlfriends and Pray for Your Marriage by Marita Littauer and Dianne Anderson www.kregel.com
About the Author
This devotional was written by Vonette Bright. Learn more about Vonette: http://www.talk.thelife.com/authors/vonette-bright/
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This devotional touches on such an important issue. Until recently I hadn’t been praying for my marriage or my husband, other than for him to attend church. Which if I were to be truthfull was more for selfish reasons than not.However I read a devotional a few months ago that said to pray for your husband, for his day, for his relationship with God, for your marriage. Once I read that devotional and starting praying the future of my marriage seemed stronger and brighter. This is such a wonderful reminder to continue to lift our husbands up in prayer. Through marriage we have become one with our husbands. Therefore in praying for them our we not also praying for ourselves!
This devotional is excellent and so true. I find myself praying for certain things in my husband’s life and God works on me and changes me instead. I want to recommend a wonderful book as resource for praying for your husband. The book is “The Power of a Praying Wife” by Stormie Omartian. Each page has a prayer that you can pray for your husband for that day. I have used this little book for about 2 years now. I love praying the prayers for my husband, Gary. I hope this book will be a help for others.
It’s late at night and I’m just reading this now. I am struggling so much with my marriage, my husband. He attends church every sunday and we have a “Small Group” at our house every tuesday evening but that is because I do it. If I weren’t in the picture he wouldn’t be doing any of this. I have talked many of times with my pastor over my marriage and honestly don’t know where I’m sitting with it. I have a daughter and it affects her drastically the relationship we DON’T have, her dad and I. I have prayed to God over and over wanting to know what I should be doing? I feel like my hands are tied and I’m just waiting for God to cut the rope. If my husband would open up to me, to God, perhaps we’d have a better chance. I pray for that regularly.
I prayed for my husband for many many years and at the same time was trying to change him myself. One day I heaerd God say to me to “Shut Up” and let him do it. That was when things started to change. God worked in a way that I never would have dreamed of and brought him back to the Lord. We need to ask God what he wants to change in us and let our husbands to Him.
I pray that my marrige need help and don’t know what
to do..I love my husband and want things to work out..I
pray for him and my family.I hope things get better.
I can say that he don’t put his hand on me anymore…I thank God for that everyday…
Please pray for my family.
Jan
I need prayer for my hubby as he is struggling with poor health. And I need more for myself as I felt that I am taken for granted by my hubby and not appreciated.I am expected to bring to pay for everything, take care of everything including discipling the kids who are always trying to outwit the parents and this affected my relationship with my hubby and makes me angry with him for not doing his share for the family. I pray to God that I am able to cast all my burden to Him and let Him take control. I also thank God for a stable job and bountiful things He had given.