Many of you are here because you are struggling in your marriage. You are seeking out people who understand the path you’re walking.
Today I have the privilege to share my friend, Beth’s, post with you. Beth has walked this path of standing for your marriage. She knows the journey we are on, and she is full of encouragement for those who make this stand.
She is the original leader of the Facebook group that we offer as a resource to you. God has restored her marriage and she has a heart to help others.
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I’m excited to share this post with you, and I hope you’ll hop over to her blog after you read today’s post and download the printable that she’s sharing with you.
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For the wife who is suffering from the lies of the adversary, who bombards you with impossibilities and fears, untruths, anxious thoughts, and what ifs- here’s a little spiritual ammunition to battle the lies, and to bring back peace in your heart.
1- The damage is already done it’s too late for my marriage.
*Isaiah 43:19 – I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
{You can also check out Is There Hope for My Marriage?}
2- I don’t think God can reach my husband.
*2:Peter 3:9 – The Lord is patient not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. -ladies that means your husband too.
3- I don’t think I can do this.
*Philippians 4:13 – I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
4- My husband is too far gone, he’ll never change his mind.
*Mathew 19:26 – But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
{Also check out When You’re Ready to Ring the Bell}
5- It’s all out of control.
*Proverbs 19:21 – Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
6- But I’m just so afraid that (insert something you fear) will happen.
*Isaiah 41:10 – So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
7- What if he never loves me again?
*Romans 5:8 – But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
*Your human spouse has his own issues to grapple with, that does not mean you are unlovable. Jesus died a horrid death for you for no other reason than his unfailing love for you. -That’s Love.
8- But I just don’t have the same feelings for my spouse anymore.
*Proverbs 28:26 – He who trusts in his own heart is a fool.
*Jeremiah 17:9 – The heart is deceitful above all things.
9- I’m so anxious; I can’t do this.
*Philippians 4:6-7 – Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
{Also check out 3 Prayers to Overcome Anxiety}
10- If God is so loving how could he allow this to happen to me?
*Romans 8:28 – And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
11- Doesn’t God want me to be happy?
*John 16:33 – Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.
*James 1:2-4 – Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
12- But this is taking way too long! I don’t know how long I can wait.
*Galatians 6:9 – And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
*Psalm 27:14 – Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
{Read Giving Up in Marriage: What You Really Lose}
13- But this whole thing wasn’t even my fault!
*Matthew 7:5 – First take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
14- But there is this other guy in my life that is making me feel so much better.
*1 Peter 5:8 – Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
*The enemy sometimes even comes as your dreams in disguise, hoping to destroy your stand for your marriage!
{Read If Your Light Has Gone Out}
15- My husband is so depressed and he’s pulled away from me. He refuses to get help and doesn’t seem to care about me anymore.
*Ephesians 3:20-21 – Now to Him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us–to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
16- I don’t have what it takes to stand.
*Hebrews 13:21 – He will equip us with everything to do his will.
17- Questioning God- Why me Lord?!
*Isaiah 55:8 – “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord . “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.
18-What if my marriage does end and it’s never restored?
*Jeremiah 29:11 – For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
*1 Corinthians 2:9 – However, as it is written: What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived, are the things God has prepared for those who love him.
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18 Scriptures to Cling to When Standing for Your Marriage
What Scriptures comfort you
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The following Bible verses are the Scripture references used forOur Marriage Restoration Prayer, which is a prayer for the restoration of your faith in God and the restoration of your marriage. We recommend reading them often and doing your best to memorize them because they will encourage you in your stand for marriage restoration and be especially helpful when taking your thoughts captive and making them obedient to Christ through the word of God:
And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.’ Matthew 19:4-6
But did He not make them one, Having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth. ‘For the LORD God of Israel says That He hates divorce, For it covers one’s garment with violence,’ Says the LORD of hosts. ‘Therefore take heed to your spirit, That you do not deal treacherously.’ Malachi 2:15-16 (NKJV)
He heals theBrokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion, to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor. Instead of their shame my people will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace they will rejoice in their inheritance; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs. Isaiah 61:1-3,7
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16
Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD. Proverbs 21:30
Simon Peter answered and said, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:16-18
No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their vindication is from Me,’ declares the LORD. Isaiah 54:17
The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases. Proverbs 21:1
In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. Proverbs 16:9
A man’s steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand his own way? Proverbs 20:24
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Galatians 5:6
What a man desires is unfailing love. Proverbs 19:22
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed’”not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence’”continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. Philippians 2:12-13
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’ John 8:31-32
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105
You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word. Psalm 119:114
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1
But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him.’ Hebrews 10:38
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6
‘And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.’ Matthew 21:22
For we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV)
Then he touched their eyes and said, ‘According to your faith will it be done to you’; and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, ‘See that no one knows about this.’ Matthew 9:29-30
We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. Hebrews 6:12
I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world. For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:2-5
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14
‘Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Behold, all those who were incensed against you shall be ashamed and disgraced; They shall be as nothing, And those who strive with you shall perish. You shall seek them and not find them–Those who contended with you. Those who war against you Shall be as nothing, As a nonexistent thing. For I, the LORD your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’ Isaiah 41:10-13
So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. Hebrews 10:35-36
And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. 1 John 3:22
He replied, ‘Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as 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 17:20
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
For nothing is impossible with God.’ Luke 1:37
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. Galatians 5:22-23
I will return her vineyards to her and transform the Valley of Trouble into a gateway of hope. She will give herself to me there, as she did long ago when she was young, when I freed her from her captivity in Egypt. Hosea 2:15 (NLT)
He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:27-28 (NASB)
For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. Jeremiah 29:11 (AMP)
‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.’ Psalm 46:10
To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the LORD comes the reply of the tongue. Proverbs 16:1
As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:10-11
And this you do with double guilt; you cover the altar of the Lord with tears , and with weeping and crying out because the Lord does not regard your offering any more or accept it with favor at your hand. Yet you ask, Why does He reject it? Because the Lord was witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously and to whom you were faithless. Yet she is your companion and the wife of your covenant . Malachi 2:13-14 (AMP)
All Bible verses are from the New International Version 1984 unless otherwise indicated.
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More Scriptures on Marriage Restoration
Here are a few scriptures on marriage restoration.
James 5:16
James 5:16 (KJV) says:
“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
I believe this to be a vital verse of scripture on marriage restoration because it shows us that an honest confession of wrong doing paves the way for spiritual and emotional healing.
Luke 4:18
In Luke 4:18, the Bible tells us that Christ came “to heal the brokenhearted”.
Couples in need will do well to understand that their healing cannot simply come from the other person. In fact, they will both need Divine intervention as there is no substitute for Supernatural healing.
Whether couples are dealing with years of hurt, overcoming adultery, or constant fighting, we find that it is less than wise to leave God’s healing power out of the equation. In fact, it should be noted that Luke 4:18 bears out that one of the reasons why Christ came was to heal the many hurts that life tends to leave.
Matthew 6:15
Forgiveness is not exactly an option in the Christian faith. This point is emphatically made in Matthew 6:15 when Jesus said:
“But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” (King James Version)
Of course, forgiveness does not mean that a spouse should facilitate negative behavior such as pornography, alcoholism, or abuse. But, it does mean that we should be willing to forgive our spouse just as God has forgiven us.
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Prayers For Husbands Lord, I come to You in praise and thanksgiving for who You are. I will extol You at all times; Your praise will always be on my lips. You are faithful to all Your promises. Thank You, Lord that You are turning the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers this month of June. I pray that HUSBAND as a father has compassion on his children, as the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.Blessed is my husband who always fears the Lord, but HUSBAND who hardens his heart falls into trouble. Lord, You called HUSBAND to be free. Therefore, do not let sin reign in my husband’s mortal body so that HUSBAND obeys its evil desires. I pray that HUSBAND will not use his freedom to indulge in the sinful nature; rather, HUSBAND will serve others in love. My prayer is that HUSBAND will live by the Spirit, and he will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that HUSBAND does not do what he wants. Guard my husband’s life and rescue HUSBAND let him not be put to shame, for he will take refuge in You. May integrity and uprightness protect my husband, because my hope is in You. From the Lord comes deliverance for HUSBAND May Your blessings be on my husband today. SelahI am confident of this, that He who began a good work in my husband and our family will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Lord, I have not stopped praying for my beloved husband asking You to fill him up with the knowledge of Your will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.Lord, Your Word says that blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But my husband’s delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law HUSBAND meditates day and night. HUSBAND is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever HUSBAND does prospers.Thank You that You have rescued HUSBAND from the dominion of darkness and You are bringing him into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom he has redemption, the forgiveness of sins. I pray that out of Your glorious riches You may strengthen HUSBAND with power through Your Spirit in his inner being so that Christ may dwell in HUSBAND s heart through faith. I pray that You will make HUSBAND to be made new in the attitude of his mind, and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. I pray that HUSBAND as a father will not exasperate his children but instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. I pray that my husband will love me, his wife as he loves himself, and I pray that I will respect my husband.Let me not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time I will reap a harvest if I do not give up. I am like a woman in childbirth, I cry out, I gasp and pant. Lord, lead HUSBAND who is blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths You will guide them; You will turn the darkness into light before him and make the rough places smooth. These are the things You will do. Thank You that You will not forsake my husband and all my loved ones. Praise your Holy Name. Amen. MIRACLE OF THE MOUTH LIST
MIRACLE OF THE MOUTH LIST
Pray this list everyday for your husband placing his name in blanks. What you speak will be…and if you want your mate to be these things..It is recommended printing off the list and speaking them over your mate at least once a day. These lists were compiled by Joyce Meyers in her teachings of Miracles of the mouth. They work folks! Speak them over yourself and watch changes come in you!
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______________ is complete in Him Who is the Head of all principality and power. (Colossians 2:10)
_______________ is alive with Christ (Ephesians 2:5)
_______________ is free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2)
______________ is far from oppression, and fear does not come near him/her (Isaiah 54:14)
______________ is born of God, and the evil one does not touch him/her (1 John 5:18)
______________ is holy and without blame before Him in love (1 Peter 1:16; Ephesians 1:4)
______________ has the mind of Christ (Philippians 2:5; 1 Corinthians 2:16)
______________ has the peace of God that passes all understanding (Philippians 4:7)
______________ has the Greater One living in him/her, greater is He Who is in ____________ then he who is in the world (1 John 4:4)
_______________ has received the gift of righteousness and reign as a king in life by Jesus Christ (Romans 5:17)
_______________ has received the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Jesus, the eyes of his/her understanding being enlightened (Ephesians 1:17, 18)
_______________ has received the power if the Holy Spirit to lay hands on the sick and see them recover, to cast out demons, to speak with new tongues. __________ has power over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means harm him/her. (Mark 16:17, 18; Luke 10:17; 19)
______________ has put off the old man and have put on the new man, which is renewed in the knowledge after the image of Him Who created him/her. (Colossians 3:9, 10)
______________ has given, and it is given to him/her, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, men give into his/her bosom (Luke 6:38)
______________ has no lack for God supplies all of his/her needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19)
_____________ can quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one with his/her shield of faith (Ephesians 6:16)
_____________ can do all things through Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:13)
_____________ shall do even greater works then Christ Jesus (John 14:12)
______________ shows forth the praises of God Who has called him/her out of darkness into His marvelous light (1 Peter 2:9)
_____________ is Gods child – for he/she is born again of the incorruptible seed of the Word of God, which lives and abides forever. (1 Peter 1:23)
_____________ is Gods workmanship, created in Christ unto good works (Ephesians 2:10)
_____________ is a new creature in Christ (II Corinthians 5:17)
_____________ is a spirit being – alive to God (1 Thessalonians 5:23; Romans 6:11)
______________ is a believer, and the light of the Gospel shines in his/her mind (II Corinthians 4:4)
______________ is a doer of the Word and blessed in his/her actions (James 1:22, 25)
_____________ is a joint – heir with Christ (Romans 8:17)
_____________ is more than a conqueror through Him Who loves him/her (Romans 8:37)
_____________ is a over comer by the blood of the Lamb and the word of his/her testimony (Revelation 12;11)
_____________ is a partaker of His divine nature (II Peter 1:3, 4)
____________ is a ambassador for Christ (II Corinthians 5:20)
____________ is a part of a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people (I Peter 2:9)
____________ is the righteousness of God in Jesus Christ (II Corinthians 5:21)
____________ is the temple of the Holy Spirit, he/she is not his/her own (I Corinthians 6:19)
____________ is the head and not the tail, ___________ is above only and not beneath (Deuteronomy 28:13)
____________ is the light of the world (Matthew 5:14)
____________ is His elect, full of mercy, kindness, humility, and longsuffering (Romans 8:33; Colossians 3:12)
____________ is forgiven of all his/her sins and washed in the Blood (Ephesians 1:7)
_____________ is delivered from the power of darkness and translated into Gods kingdom (Colossians 1:13)
_____________ is redeemed from the curse of sin, sickness, and poverty (Galatians 3:13; Deuteronomy 28:15-68)
_____________ is firmly rooted, built up, established in his/her faith and overflowing with gratitude (Colossians 2:7)
_____________ is called of God to be the voice of His praise (II Timohty 1:9, Psalm 66:
_____________ is healed by the stripes of Jesus (I Peter 2:24; Isaiah 53:5)
_____________ is raised up with Christ and seated in Heavenly places (Colossians 2:12, Ephesians 2:6)
____________ is greatly loved by God (Colossians 3:12, Romans 1:7; I Thessalonians 1:4; Ephesians 2:4)
____________ is strengthened with all might according to His glorious power (Colossians 1:11)
____________ is submitted to God, and the devil flees from him/her because he/she resists him in the Name of Jesus (James 4:7)
____________ presses on toward the goal to win the prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward (Philippians 3:14)
For God has not given _________ a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind (II Timothy 1:7)
It is not _______________ who live, but Christ lives in _______________ (Galatians 2:20)
Prayer against adultery
pray a hedge about your spouse:
Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my cry, do not be silent at my tears. Put my tears in a bottle, are they not in Thy book? Since I am afflicted and needy, let the Lord be mindful of me. Thou art my help and deliverer. Do not delay, O my God.” (From Psalms 56 and 40)
My close friend, _____, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. For it is not an enemy who reproaches me, then I could bear it, nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me, then I could hide myself from him. But it is _______, a man my equal, my companion and my familiar friend, we who had sweet fellowship together.” (Psalms 41 & 55)
Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous. In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught. Hold them guilty, O God, by their own devices, let them fall! In the multitude of their transgression thrust them out for they are rebellious against Thee. Let them be appalled because of their shame. All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly dismayed. They shall turn back, they shall suddenly be ashamed. Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I call upon Thee. Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent. In Thee, O Lord, I have taken refuge. In Thy righteousness deliver me. (Psalms 7, 9 & 31)
Though they intend evil against Thee, and devise a plot, they will not succeed. When my enemies turn back they stumble and perish before Thee. Thou hast blotted out their name forever and ever. The very memory of them has perished. Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more. And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there. But the humble will inherit the land and will delight themselves in abundant properity. (From Psalm 21)
“Thou dost surround the righteous with a shield. In peace I will both lie down and sleep. For Thou alone dost make me dwell in safety. Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and call upon Me in the day of trouble. I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me. (From Psalm 4)
“Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the Lord. Be their shepard also and carry them forever. I would have despaired if I had not believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord, in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the Lord. (From Psalm 27)
“For your huband is your Maker, Whose name is the Lord of Hosts; for the Lord has called you, like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife of ones youth when she is rejected, says Your God” (Isaiah 54:5-6)
“I ask You, Father, to rebuke and bind satan in the Name and through the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. I ask you to build a Hedge of Thorns around ______ so that anyone who is interested in him will lose interest immediately and leave. I base my prayer on the command of Your Word which says, “What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate” and “Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.” and, “The husband should fufill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wifes body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husbands body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife.”, as well as, “Dont you know that you yourselves ae Gods temple and that Gods spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys (defiles) Gods temple, God will destroy him, for Gods temple is sacred, and you are that temple”, “The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. By His power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and and unite them with a prostitute? Never! Flee from sexual immorality. All others sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, Who is in you, Whom you have received from God? You are not your own, you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.” Therefore I will block ______ path with thorn bushes, I will wall ________ in so ________ cant find his way. ______ shall chase after his lovers but not catch them. _____ will look for them but not find them, then ____ will say, I will go back to my wife, ____, for I was better off then than now. Therefore I will allure ____, bring ______ into the wilderness, and speak kindly to _____. For I will remove the names of Baals from _____s mouth. Then the Lord said to me, “Go love ______, a (man) yet an adulterer. For this reason a man, _____, will leave his Father and Mother and be united to his wife, _____, and then they, _____ and _____, will become one flesh. Havent you read He replied that at the beginning the creator made them male and female and said “For this reason a man, ______, will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, _____ and the shall become one flesh”. So they, _____ and _____, are no longer two but one, therefore what God has joined together let man not separate. I hate divorce, says the Lord thy God of Israel. Husband, ______, love your wife _____ just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy cleansing her, _____, by the washing with water through the Word. In this same way husband, _____, ought to love his wife, ____, as his own body. Drink water from your own cistern, and fresh water from your own well ______. Should your springs be desperesed abroad, streams of water in the streets? Let them be yours alone, and not for strangers with you. Let your fountains be blessed, ____, and rejoice in the wife of your youth, _____. As a loving hind and graceful doe, let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Place ____ like a seal over _____s heart, like a seal on ____s arm, for ______s love for ____ is as strong as death, _____s jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench _____s love for _____, rivers cannot wash it away. If _____ were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned. For though _____ walks in the flesh, _____ does not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of ______s warfare are not of the felsh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of the fortresses. _____ is destroying every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and _____ is taking every thought captive to the obediance of Christ. For I now rejoice, not that ____ were made sorrowful, but that ____ were made sorrowful to the point of repentance, for ____ were made sorrowful according to the will of God, in order that ____ might not suffer loss in anything through us. For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation. but the sorrow of the world produces death. Lord God, Your Word says that if I see a man sin and it is not a sin that leads to death, that I should pray for him and if I pray for him, You will give him life. Father God, in the Name of Jesus and in the Blood of Jesus shed for _____ and I on the cross of Calvary, that both _____ and I accepted as a payment for our ransom, and asked Jesus to take our sins upon Himself so that we may have life, I come before You day and night unceasingly lying my prayer and petitions before You for ______’s life. Bring him out of captivity Lord God, give him life in You, and restore him to his land. Your Word is Your promise to us that hope in You. Please Lord God, do not hide Your face from me, reach down and rescue us from the pit. Keep Your Word Father God, show us Your mighty hand in our marriage circumstance as I do not and will not focus on the circumstance itself, but will focus on You, keeping my eyes upon You Lord, knowing that You will turn our marriage circumstance around, that You, Lord God, will reverse the curse on our marriage! I love You Lord, I thank You with all my heart. You, Lord God, are my first love, my hope, my light in the darkness, my reason for living. For the only thing worth living for has been the blessing of being chosen by You Father God, to be a heir in Your Kingdom, to be called Your child, to know that I am spoken for by You. Preserve my life Lord God, preserve Kevins life, preserve what You have joined together and make it whole in You. I praise Your Holy Name. Lord life me up and set me on the solid rock and I will endlessly sing and dance my praises to You and I will proclaim Your mighty works all the days of my life! I love and thank you Father God..forever and ever, and I ask all in the precious Name of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen
The Armor Of God Prayer
(Pray this over you & spouse every morning)
Heavenly Father, I praise and worship You. I cover myself and _________ with the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ as our protection. I pray that the blessed Holy Spirit would enable me during this time of prayer. I take a stand against all the workings of satan that would hind my prayers. I address myself only to the True and Living God. I reject any involvement of satan in my thoughts and words. satan, I command you, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to leave mine and _________s presence with all your demons. I bring the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ between you and me, I bring the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ between you and _________. For greater is He that lives within us then you who lives in the world!
Heavenly Father, I recognize that You are worthy to receive all glory, honor and praise. I am thankful that You have loved _________ and I from past eternity. That You sent the Lord Jesus Christ into the world to die as _________ and I’s substitute. I am thankful that Jesus came as my representative and that through Him You have completely forgiven _________ and I, You have adopted _________ and I into Your family, You have assumed all responsibility for _________ and I, You have given _________ and I eternal life, You have given _________ and I the perfect righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ, so we are now justified. I am thankful that in Him, You have made _________ and I complete, and that You have offered Yourself to _________ and I to be our daily help and strength.
Heavenly Father, open _________ and mine eyes that we might see how great You are and how complete Your provision is for us this day. I am thankful that the victory the Lord Jesus Christ won for _________ and I on the Cross and in His resurrection has been given to us seating us with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Heavenlies. I recognize by faith that all wicked spirits and satan himself are under mine and _________s feet. I declare, therefore, that satan and his wicked spirits are subject to _________ and I in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I am thankful for the spiritiual Armor You have provided. I put upon _________ and I, the Girdle of Truth, the Breastplate of Righteousness, the Sandals of Peace, and the Helmet of Salvation. I lift up for _________ and I the Shield of Faith against all the fiery darts of the enemy, and I take in hand for _________ and I, the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God. I choose to use Your Word against all the forces of evil in mine and _________s life and marriage. I put this Armor on us and live in complete dependence on You. I refuse in this day to believe my feelings. I hold up the Shield of Faith against all accusations, distortions, and insinuations that satan would put into mine and _________s minds. I claim the fullness of the Will of God for our lives today.
I am thankful, Heavenly Father, that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, to the casting down of imagination and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and to bring every thought into obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, in _________s and I lives and marriage today I tear down the strongholds of satan and smash the plans of satan that have been formed against us. I tear down the strongholds of satan against mine and _________s minds, and I surrender our minds to you, blessed Holy Spirit. I affirm, Heavenly Father, that You have not given _________ and I the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of strong mind. I break and smash the strongholds of satan formed against _________ and I’s emotions today and I give our emotions to You. I smash the strongholds of satan formed against _________ and I’s wills today, I give our wills to You and we choose to make the right decisions of faith. I smash the strongholds of satan formed against _________ and I’s bodies today, I give our bodys to You recognizing that we are Your temples. I rejoice in Your mercy and goodness.
I am grateful, Heavenly Father, that Lord Jesus Christ spoiled all the principalities and powers triumphing over them in Himself. I claim all that victory for mine and _________s life and marriage today. I reject all the insinuations, accusations, and the temptations of satan that come against both _________ and I. I affirm that the Word of God is true. I choose to live today in the light of God’s Word. I choose, Heavenly Father, to live in obedience to You and in fellowship with Yourself.
Open mine and _________s eyes and show us the areas of our lives that do not please You. Work in _________ and I to cleanse us from all areas in our lives that would give satan a foothold against us. Have us in every way stand in all that it means to be Your adopted child. Have us welcome all the ministry of the Holy Spirit into our lives. By faith and in dependance of You, may we put off fleshly works. Let _________ and I stand in all the victory of the resurrection and the provision He had made for us to live above sin.
Today, have _________ and I put off all forms of selfishness and put on love. Let _________ and I put off all forms of fear and put on courage. Have _________ and I put off all forms of weakness and put on strength. Have _________ and I put off all forms of lust and put on righteousness, purity, and honesty. I am trusting in You to show _________ and I how to make this practical in our daily lives.
I stand in the victory of the ascension and glorification of the Lord Jesus Christ, where all the principalities and powers were made subject to Him. I claim mine and _________s places in Christ as victorious with Him over all the enemies of our souls. I completely surrender _________ and I, and our marriage, to You Heavenly Father, as a living sacrifice. I choose that we not be conformed to this world. I choose that _________ and I be transformed by the renewing of our minds. I pray that You would show _________ and I Your will and enable us to walk in all the fullness of Your will today. Blessed Holy Spirit, I pray that You would fill _________ and I. Come into mine and _________s lives, break down every idol and cast out every foe.
I am thankful that You have made a provision, so that today _________ and I can lived filled with the Spirit of God with love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, meekness, faithfulness, and self control in our lives. I recognize that this is Your will for _________ and I. I therefore reject and resist all the endeavors of satan to rob _________ and I of the will of God.
Heavenly Father, I pray that now and through this day You would strengthen and enlighten _________ and I. Show _________ and I the way satan is hindering, tempting, lying and distorting the truth in our lives. Enable _________ and I to be the kind of persons that would please You. Enable _________ and I to be aggressive in prayer and in trusting You. Enable _________ and I to be aggressive mentally, to think about and practice Your Word, and to give You Your rightful place in our lives.
Again, I pray that You, blessed Holy Spirit, would bring all the work of the crucifixion, all the work of the resurrection, all the work of the glorification, and all the work of the Penecost into mine and _________s life and marriage today. I surrender _________ and I, and our marriage, to You. I refuse to be dscouraged, I refuse to be defeated. For You are the God of all hope. You have proven Your power by resurrecting Jesus Christ from the dead, and I claim in every way this victory over all the satanic forces in mine and _________s life and marriage. I pray this all in the precious Name of the Lord Jesus Christ with thanksgiving. I love and honor and bless You every day of our lives Lord, You rescue us from the snare of Your enemy because of Your unfailing love for us, and we give all praise and glory to You! Amen, Amen, Amen
Father, I pray that You will deliver ______________ and _______________ from self-centeredness.
Grant that ____________ and _____________ will have a servant’s heart (Ephesians 2:3; 2 Timothy 3:2; Matthew 20:28; Philippians 2:5-11).
Father, in the name of Jesus, I pray that You would bind the work of Satan from this marriage. He would love nothing more than to destroy ____________ and ______________’s marriage. I ask You to stop His work in their lives and destroy his attacks against this marriage (John 8:44; Genesis 3:11-13).
Lord, I ask You to convict and deal with any unconfessed sin in ____________ or __________’s life. Enable us/them to deal with any sin that is hindering their marriage (1 John 1:9).
Father, I plead that ____________ and ____________ will speak the truth to one another in love. Cause ____________ and _____________ to honestly share their feelings without being arrogant or spiteful. Through love and honesty, enable _____________ and ______________ to work through
their differences (Ephesians 4:25; 1 John 4:7, 11).
Holy Spirit, I pray that You would create a spirit of forgiveness in ____________ and ______________. In the name of Jesus, I plead that we/they will put away all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander, along with every form of malice. In the place of this, I pray that we/they would be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven them (Matthew 6:14-15; Ephesians 4:31-32).
Father, I plead that You would bring _____________ and ______________ into a more intimate relationship with Yourself. Cause us/them to long for You as the deer longs for water. Grant us/them a hunger in their soul for You. Create within us/them a spirit of prayer, especially for each other (Psalm 42:1-2, 63:1; John 17:3; Colossians 4:2).
Holy Spirit, I plead that You will convict ___________ and _____________ about the problems in their marriage. I pray that Your conviction would be deep and sharp. Deliver __________ and ____________ from being defensive and self-righteous about the problems in the marriage and Your conviction concerning these things. Grant that ___________ and ___________ would humbly accept Your conviction and will change as You deal with him or her (John 16:7)
Father, I ask that You would deal with any past problems in _____________ or ______________’s life that is causing trouble now. Your Word declares that You heal the brokenhearted and that You bind up their wounds. In the name of Jesus, I ask You to be true to Your Word and heal the emotional wounds and baggage that we/they have in our/their lives (Psalm 147:3).
Father, in the name of Jesus and by the power of Your Holy Spirit, I plead that _______________ will love ________________ as Christ loved the church. Cause _____________ to have a sacrificial and serving love toward ______________. At the same time, in the name of Jesus and by the power
of the Holy Spirit, I plead that _______________ will be a loving and submissive wife. Cause ____________ to support and minister to ____________ (Ephesians 5:22-33).
Father, I pray that You would rekindle passion and desire between ______________ and ______________. I ask You to bless our/their relationship and cause them to rejoice in it. I pray that
______________ and ____________ would be satisfied and exhilarated with each other’s love (Proverbs 5:15-23).
Lord Jesus, You have declared that what therefore god has joined together, let no man separate. You have declared the will of the Father. It is the Father’s will for marriages to be for a lifetime. You desire one man to be with one woman for life. This is Your heart’s desire. Because this is Your heart’s desire, I plead with you to save and strengthen _____________ and ______________’s marriage. Because this is Your heart’s desire, I ask in the name of Jesus that You will do whatever it takes to protect and defend this marriage. O God, do not let sin, Satan, circumstances, or problems separate what You have joined together
(Mark 10:2-9).
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