No matter how long you've been married, praying for your spouse is so important. Prayer changes things; it really does. We can't do it on our own; it's the Holy Spirit that brings life. When you pray for your spouse, you're talking directly to the One who created them, who has an amazing plan for their life, and who knows exactly what they need.
Whatever you're facing, bring it to Jesus. Kneel before Him and ask for His help. It's vital to pray for your spouse every single day and ask for God's blessing on them. A day without prayer is like a day without water; it's essential. I want to encourage you to be a warrior, to stand in the gap for your spouse, and protect their life. Pray that God will help them, strengthen them from the inside out, that they'll be devoted to serving God, love His word, achieve their goals, resist temptation, be a good example to others, that God will guide their steps, keep their faith strong, and give them victory.
Bless your spouse constantly. There's incredible power in a praying spouse. Your prayers are never wasted. Be a channel for God's word to flow through. Pray for your spouse's health and strength, that they'll connect with Jesus daily, and surrender to His will.
Don't give up on prayer. Even if you don't see changes right away, trust that they're happening in God's perfect timing. He's raising up people who are after His own heart to bring His will to earth, and you are part of that mighty army. Stay in the Spirit, trust what Jesus says about your family, and rest in His arms.
Remember, you are wise, loyal, and completely devoted to your spouse. You're their perfect partner, and no one is better suited to pray for them than you. You have the love and the ability to get God's attention and see His glory in your marriage.
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as the weaker partners and show them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. In this way nothing will hinder your prayers.
The one who finds a wife finds what is enjoyable, and receives a pleasurable gift from the Lord.
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the inner rooms of your house; your children will be like olive branches, as they sit all around your table.
First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people,but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God.A woman must learn quietly with all submissiveness.But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man. She must remain quiet.For Adam was formed first and then Eve.And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she was fully deceived, fell into transgression.But she will be delivered through childbearing, if she continues in faith and love and holiness with self-control.even for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
Praise the Lord! How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.
I thank my God every time I remember you.since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of youbecause of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.
I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing. You knew me thoroughly;
O Lord, my God, you have accomplished many things; you have done amazing things and carried out your purposes for us. No one can thwart you! I want to declare them and talk about them, but they are too numerous to recount!
When I am afraid, I trust in you.In God – I boast in his promise – in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.
Even if the mountains are removed and the hills displaced, my devotion will not be removed from you, nor will my covenant of friendship be displaced,” says the Lord, the one who has compassion on you.
As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king –No harm will overtake you; no illness will come near your home.For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do.They will lift you up in their hands, so you will not slip and fall on a stone.You will subdue a lion and a snake; you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.The Lord says, “Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.I will satisfy him with long life, and will let him see my salvation.I say this about the Lord, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust –
Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up.It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful.It is not glad about injustice, but rejoices in the truth.It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you – yes, I help you – yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight
Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land.
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”
You keep track of my misery. Put my tears in your leather container! Are they not recorded in your scroll?
The Lord grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong, for the Lord holds his hand.
Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me.
I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you in my prayers.I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him,– since the eyes of your heart have been enlightened – so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.
Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!Do not reject me! Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me!Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance! Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey!
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.
And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.
I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?My help comes from the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth!
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow – in heaven and on earth and under the earth –and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort – for the sake of his good pleasure – is God.Do everything without grumbling or arguing,so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the worldby holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice together with all of you.And in the same way you also should be glad and rejoice together with me.Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by hearing news about you.complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose.
But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
O Lord, my God, I will give you thanks with my whole heart! I will honor your name continually!
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.
May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you.
In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.
The Lord deserves praise! Day after day he carries our burden, the God who delivers us. (Selah)
For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.
Then you turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and covered me with joy.So now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O Lord my God, I will always give thanks to you.
And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to love and good works,not abandoning our own meetings, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and even more so because you see the day drawing near.
Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.
Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.
when you deliver my life from death. You keep my feet from stumbling, so that I might serve God as I enjoy life.
Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,
In God – I boast in his promise – in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?
So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.
When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.
Teach me, O Lord, the lifestyle prescribed by your statutes, so that I might observe it continually.Give me understanding so that I might observe your law, and keep it with all my heart.
who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Your hands made me and formed me. Give me understanding so that I might learn your commands.
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about these things.
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
I collapse from grief. Sustain me by your word!Remove me from the path of deceit! Graciously give me your law!
When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.
So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away – look, what is new has come!
How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
But I myself am fully convinced about you, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people,
I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.O Lord, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.Please be willing, O Lord, to rescue me! O Lord, hurry and help me!May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” be humiliated and disgraced!May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, “May the Lord be praised!”I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord!
Then you will call out, and the Lord will respond; you will cry out, and he will reply, ‘Here I am.’ You must remove the burdensome yoke from among you and stop pointing fingers and speaking sinfully.
Enjoy life with your beloved wife during all the days of your fleeting life that God has given you on earth during all your fleeting days; for that is your reward in life and in your burdensome work on earth.
May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in your young wife –a loving doe, a graceful deer; may her breasts satisfy you at all times, may you be captivated by her love always.in order to safeguard discretion, and that your lips may guard knowledge.But why should you be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of a different woman?
A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’
May our sovereign God extend his favor to us! Make our endeavors successful! Yes, make them successful!
Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins.
Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.
No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this. What did our ancestor do when seeking a child from God? Be attentive, then, to your own spirit, for one should not be disloyal to the wife he took in his youth.
But if they do not have self-control, let them get married. For it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.
Do not become partners with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
That is why a man leaves his father and mother and unites with his wife, and they become a new family.
Then the man said, “This one at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.”
But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, and I am trying to spare you such problems.
So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.
The one bound to a wife should not seek divorce. The one released from a wife should not seek marriage.
To the married I give this command – not I, but the Lord – a wife should not divorce a husband(but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.
A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes (only someone in the Lord).It is not the wife who has the rights to her own body, but the husband. In the same way, it is not the husband who has the rights to his own body, but the wife.But in my opinion, she will be happier if she remains as she is – and I think that I too have the Spirit of God!