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PRAYER FOR YOUR WIFE HAS GREAT POWER
When you pray for your wife, God
will bless both her and you in your life together. Prayer invites God to unleash His great power, and your marriage is too
important for you not to invest in praying for your wife.
Prayer will also bring you and your
wife closer. There’s no greater
way to express your love for your wife than to pray for her.
Here are some ways you can pray for
your wife:
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Pray that you will be the kind of
person God wants you to be so you can be the best husband possible for your
wife. Ask God to show you how to
fully love your wife, and how to pray for her in all situations.
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Pray that your wife will walk
closely with Christ, be filled with the Holy Spirit, and be able to discern
God’s will and follow it.
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Pray
that God will give you insight into your wife’s emotions, and that she
would enjoy stability and peace.
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Pray that God will enable your wife
to be the best mother she can be, that her children will respond well to her,
and that if she’s not a mother yet but wants to be, that God will help her.
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Pray that your wife will feel
comfortable communicating with you, no matter what her mood, and that you will
be able to help her stay calm and
rely on God’s grace when she doesn’t feel right.
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Pray that God will continually
strengthen all aspects of your marriage, protect it from destruction, and grow
love between you.
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Pray that your wife will respect and
trust you as a spiritual leader, and that you will be completely submitted to
God so you can effectively serve as a spiritual leader.
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Pray that your wife will enjoy close
friendships with other Christian women, get along well with family members, and
will be able to forgive people who have hurt her.
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Pray that God will give your wife
the wisdom she needs to discern how she should set her priorities, and the grace
to spend her time accordingly.
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Pray that God will give your wife
confidence that she is beautiful in His sight and yours, and that He will help
her value herself and take care of her body.
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Pray that you and your wife will
enjoy a mutually fulfilling sexual relationship.
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Pray that God will enable your wife
to overcome fear.
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Pray that your wife will recognize
God’s purpose for her life, and be able to live it out as she uses her gifts.
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Pray that your wife will completely
trust God, trust you as her husband, and be trustworthy herself.
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Pray that God will protect your wife
– physically, mentally and spiritually – wherever she goes.
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Pray that your wife will know which
dreams God wants her to pursue, and that you will be able to help her pursue
them.
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Pray that your wife will bring glory
to God through her work, that her work will fulfill her, and that others will
respond well to it.
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Pray that God will heal your wife
from wounds her past has inflicted on her, and give her the freedom she needs to
step into the future as a healthy person.
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Pray that God will motivate your
wife to choose to obey His leading, and give her the grace to do so.
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Pray that God will bless your
wife’s future.
Stormie Omartian has authored several
previous books on prayer that
have been best-sellers. She travels across the United States to speak on prayer.
Adapted from The Power of a Praying Husband, copyright 2001 by Stormie Omartian. Published by Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, Ore., http://www.harvesthousepubl.com
, 1-888-501-6001.
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