"And the two shall become one. So they are no longer two, but one" Mark 10:8
"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." Mark 11:24
Even though Jesus professes this specific proclamation over the Christian marriage, the process of growing to be one tests most of our marriages. It may take us a little while before all of us come to feel as though we are one, but the Lord says our sacred joining makes us one. So through The Lord's eyes we're not individuals. When we pray for our husband or wife we need to pray as though we are praying for ourselves, due to the fact that we are.
It is necessary for people to know that prayer is just direct interaction with The Lord. Our choice of speech does not need to be amazing at all!
There are lots of resources for understanding the proper aspects of prayer should you be interested, however we have to all keep in mind that The Lord is our Heavenly Father and most importantly He desires to hear from His children. In your valley experiences, it might take everything just to gather enough energy to cry out even the least bit and the Lord fully understands!
The first task to praying with and for your spouse is always to know that God can answer your prayer.
In the course of a Christian marriage conference we were attending, there was a testimony portion in which a few married couples ended up being picked to speak about how Jesus has blessed their marriages. One of the testimonies stood out for me simply because my spouse and I had never heard anything like it.
The wife mentioned her husband had an addiction that she was unaware of for awhile. She had been a praying women and the more she prayed she sensed something was not right. She explained she usually felt like somebody else was in the bed with them. As if her husband had been thinking of a previous woman or something. She couldn't figure out what it was. Her husband eventually acknowledged his struggle with pornography. She was glad that he confided in her because now she could pray more precisely.
The woman prayed, " Father, you said that when my spouse and I got married we became one flesh. I know that where he is vulnerable I am supposed to be powerful. Half of my body is struggling with a porn habit. But the other half of my body does not have an addiction to porn. So I pray using the stronger half of my body and I command this harmful spirit to depart from my marriage in the name of Jesus."
We are all called to intercede with the exact same confidence and authority over the spirits that can come against all of our Christian marriages!
Challenge: Ask your husband or wife exactly what one problem, goal or area of their life you are able to pray for. Then spend time throughout the day making that one issue your own prayer focus for the entire day. You do not have to agree, respond or even have a conversation about it in any way. Simply make their important matter your top concern.
On this Christian Marriage journey, prayer is a tool we all need to utilize from day to day in our walk with God. We know God is there, but it helps to have a few others as well. You no longer have to struggle alone in figuring out how God's Word applies to your ChristianMarriage. On this blog, you will find marriage advice and supporting Scriptural references and many other resources to help improve your marriage one day at a time.
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