DAY 13
PRAYING FOR HIS TRIALS
Everyone goes through hard times, men do not pray as much as we
women do, your job is to pray for your husband to conquer his trials
PRAYER
Lord, You alone know the depth of the burden my husband carries. I
may understand the specifics, but You have measured the weight of it on his
shoulders. I’ve not come to minimize what You are doing in his life, for I know
You work great things in the midst of trials. Nor am I trying to protect him
from what he may face. I only want to support him so that he will get through
this battle as the winner.
God, You are our refuge and strength, a very presents help in
trouble(Psalm 46:1). You have invited us to come boldly to the throne of grace,
that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need(Hebrews 4:16).
I come before Your throne and ask for grace for my husband. Strengthen his
heart for this battle and give him patience to wait on You(Psalm 27:1-4). Build
him up so that no matter what happens he will be able to stand strong through
it. Help him to be always rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulations,
continuing steadfastly in prayer(Romans 12:12). Give him endurance to run the
race and not give up, for You have said that a righteous man may fall seven
times and rise again(Proverbs 24:16). Help him to remember that the steps of a
good man are ordered by the Lord and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he
shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His hand(Psalm
37: 23,24).
I pray he will look to You to be his refuge until these calamities
have passed by(Psalm 57:1). May he learn to wait on You because those who wait
on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like
eagles and they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint(Isaiah
40:31). I pray that he will find his strength in You and as he cries out to
You, You will hear him and save him out of all his troubles(Psalm 34:6).
POWER TOOLS
1 Peter 1:6-7
Psalm 55:22; 55:16-18; 71:20-21
DAY 14
PRAYING FOR HIS INTEGRITY:
Integrity happens in the heart. Therefore, being a man of
integrity is something your husband must choose to do on his own. But you as
the wife can prayerfully help him fight the enemy that seeks to snare him,
blind him and keep him from making that decision. Even when he makes the right
choice, there will be negative reaction to it in the realm of evil. Your
prayers can help shield him from anything that causes him to doubt and waver,
and give him strength to do what is right—even when no one is looking.
PRAYER
Lord, I pray that You would make my husband a man of integrity,
according to Your standards. Give him strength to say “Yes” when he should say
“Yes,” and courage to say “No” when he should say “No.” enable him to stand for
what he knows is right and not waver under pressure from the world. Don’t let
him be a man who is always learning and never able to come to a knowledge
of the truth(2 Timothy 3:7). Give him, instead, a teachable spirit that is
willing to listen to the voice of wisdom and grow in Your ways.
Make him a man who lives by truth. Help him to walk with Your
Spirit of truth at all times(John 16:13). Be with him to bear witness to the
truth so that in times of pressure he will act on it with confidence(1 John
1:8,9). Where he has erred in this and other matters, give him a hear that is
quick to confess his mistakes. For You have said in Your Word, If we say that
we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess
our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness(1 John 1:8,9). Don’t let him be deceived. Don’t let him
live a lie in any way. Bind mercy and truth around his neck and write them on
the tablet of his heart so he will find favor and high esteem in the sight of
God and man(proverbs 3:3,4).
POWER TOOLS
Proverbs 28:6; 11:3; 7:8; 26:1; 25:21
DAY 15
PRAYING FOR HIS REPUTATION
Reputation is the opinion of people about you. A
good reputation is something important and valuable, it can be ruined by small
mistakes we make, by the kind of people you constantly hang out with. A
virtuous wife the bible says has a husband who is respected. He is known in the
gates, when he sits among the elders of the land (Proverbs 31:23). Is it so with
you? Pray for your husband’s reputation continuously that he chooses to have
and keep a good reputation.
PRAYER
Lord, I pray that (husband’s name) will have a
reputation that is untarnished. I know that a man is often valued by what
others say of him (Proverb 27:21), so I pray that he will be respected in our
town and people will speak highly of him. You've said in Your Word that a curse
without cause shall not alight (Proverbs 26:2). I pray that there would never
be any reason for bad things to be said of him. Keep him out of legal
entanglements. Protect us from lawsuits and criminal proceedings. Deliver him
from his enemies, O God. Defend him from those who rise up to do him harm
(Psalm 59:1). Fight against those who fight against him (Psalm 35:1). In You, O
Lord, we put our trust. Let us never be put to shame(Psalm 71:1). If You are
for us, who can be against us (Romans 8:31)
Your Word says that a good tree cannot bear bad
fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit
is cut down and thrown into the fire (Matthew 7:18, 19). I pray that my husband
will bear good fruit out of the goodness that is within him, and that he will
be known by the good that he does. May the fruits of honesty, trustworthiness,
and humility sweeten all his dealings so that his reputation will never be
spoiled.
Preserve his life from the enemy, hid him from the
secret counsel of the wicked. Pull him out of any net which has been laid for
him (Psalm 31:4). Keep him safe from the evil of gossiping mouths. Where there
has been ill spoken of him, touch the lips of those who speak it with Your
refining fire. Let the responsibility of those involved be revealed. Let them
be ashamed and brought to confusion who seek to destroy his life; let them be driven
backward and brought to dishonour who wish him evil (Psalm 40:14). May he trust
in You and not be afraid of what man can do to him (Psalm 56:11). For You have
said whoever believes in You will not be put to shame (Romans 10:11). Lead him,
guide him, and be his mighty fortress and hiding place. May his light so shine
before me that they see his good works and glorify You, Lord (Matthew 5:16).
POWER TOOLS
· Psalm
64:2,3; 31:17,18
· Matthew
5:11,12
· Proverbs
25:8-10
· Romans
8:33, 34
The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian
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