Prayer Can Change a Marriage
Today’s Truth
“I tell you the truth, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you” (Matthew
Friend to Friend
I am always stunned when I hear someone say, “Well, I guess the only thing left to do is pray.” My goodness, I’ve even been shocked to hear the words come out of my own mouth. Prayer should never been seen as a last resort but as a first line of defense. No matter what condition your marriage is in today, prayer will make it better. God can make a bad marriage good and a good marriage great. God’s answers to prayer healed the sick, fed the hungry, stopped the rain, kept the earth from revolving on its axis for an hour, divided the Red Sea, poured forth water from a rock, opened wombs, confused enemies, opened jail doors, made leprous skin reform, caused the lame to dance, gave courage to the fearful, and raised the dead. Jesus said, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you” (Matthew
Have you noticed that it’s hard to say mad at someone when you’re praying for them? Somehow walking into the throne room of God with a pack of anger and resentment strapped on your back doesn’t feel comfortable. I’ve noticed when I’m angry at my husband, but I begin to pray for him (And I’m not talking “God help him when I get a hold of him” type prayers) God begins to soften my heart. The Bible says that God is love and it is difficult to be in Love’s very presence and remain angry. Oh, you can stay mad, but it takes a lot of effort.
Sometimes it is hard to pray for our husbands when we’re mad at them. But God tells us to “pray for our enemies.” How much more should we pray for our God-given, lifelong mate!
I know there are many of you who are reading this devotion with anger or resentment in your hearts. You may be wondering, how did my marriage drift so far from where I hoped it would be? How did my marriage get to this state of desperation, mediocrity, frigidity, mutual tolerance, and co-existence? Is it too late for me? Is it too late for us?
Friend, the answer is no – it is not too late. I have good news for you. God’s specialty is resurrection. He excels at bringing life from death. In the Old Testament, you may have heard of the couple, Abraham and Sarah. When Sarah laughed at the angel who said she would have a child at ninety-years-old, the angel said, “Is anything too hard for God?”
The following year, the joke was on her. She had a baby boy and named him Isaac, which means laughter.
Nothing is too hard for God, my friend. Absolutely nothing. Jesus said, “All things are possible to him (or her) who believes” (Mark
Let’s Pray
Dear Heavenly Father, I pray for my marriage today. I pray that you will make me into the woman that You intended all along. Help me to see my husband through your eyes today –as a chosen, dearly loved, child of God.
In Jesus’ Name,
Amen
Now it’s Your Turn
Today, I’m giving you a list of Bible verses to pray for your husband, from head to toe. This is your assignment for today…for always.
Lord, I pray for my husband, from head to toe:
his eyes from sin. (Matthew 6:13, Mark
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