Pray for Your Husband

Pray for Your Husband by Elizabeth and Jim George

Paul wrote, “We do not cease to pray.” This is a good reminder for all wives that our prayers for our husband are not to be a one-time event. When our husband has an issue, need, or crisis, or we have a concern regarding him, we can offer up a quick prayer anytime and anywhere.

But don’t be satisfied with random prayers shot up to heaven from here and there, now and then. While there is a place for quickly sharing your heart with God as you go through your day and think about someone, or your heart is breaking, or you need some on-the-spot wisdom. But prayer is also doing business with God. It’s sort of like preparing a presentation to share at work.

It is serious business to present your needs to God. You pour out your heart to God and your reasons for what you are asking. Let’s do as the apostle Paul. His prayers were “always” (Philippians 1:4), “without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17), and he prayed “constantly” (2 Timo- thy 1:3 NASB).

Now, what is it you should be praying for? Here are three prayers for your husband: **

Pray that your husband will grow in the knowledge of God’s will (Colossians 1:9).

The Bible says that “if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us” (1 John 5:14). So praying that your husband knows and lives and acts according to God’s will is extremely important.

How is your husband to identify God’s will? Colossians 1:9 gives the answer: “All wisdom and spiritual understanding.” Pray for wisdom for your husband. Wisdom is the ability to gather and organize principles from Scripture. And pray for your husband’s spiritual understanding—that he will understand what he reads and studies in God’s Word. Understanding is the application of those principles in your husband’s daily life. That is the essence of God’s will!

Pray that your husband will please God (Colossians 1:10).

Pleasing God occurs when your husband obeys God’s commands—when he does God’s will. Pray that your husband will follow and obey God by walking in a worthy manner, which will result in bearing the fruit of the Spirit in his life—the fruit of love, joy peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). Pleasing God also occurs when your husband grows in his knowledge of God.

Pray that your husband will be strengthened by God (Colossians 1:11).

Paul focused on God’s strength in Colossians 1:11, that believers would be “strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power.” ****In prayer, ask Christ to enable your husband with His power to be God’s man. Ask God to infuse your husband with His strength to love and to lead your family through the pressures of life. And pray fervently for your husband to be strengthened with all might, “according to His glorious power.” Ask God that your husband would be made strong with God’s incredible strength so he can have “all patience and long-suffering with joy.”

And here’s the ultimate blessing of God’s glorious power: when your husband is strengthened by that power, there will be only one way to explain his life and character—God! And because there is no human explanation for your husband’s walk and the fruit in his life, God Himself will receive all the glory. God will be glorified, which is every Christian’s highest goal and purpose—“to do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31).

RESPOND:

Father God, I do not cease to pray for __________ , and to ask that __________ may be filled with the knowledge of Your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that __________ may walk worthy of You, Lord, fully pleasing You, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in his knowledge of You, God; that __________ may be strengthened with all might, according to Your glorious power. Amen.

RENEWING RESOURCES:

15 Verses to Pray for Your Husband by Elizabeth George

In ”15 Verses to Pray for Your Husband” you'll discover key Bible passages you can use as a springboard for lifting your husband up to God.

REFLECT:

Do I have a daily habit of praying specifically for my husband?

REMEMBER:

Make it a point to pray for your husband; pray for God to work in his life, and give Him all the glory!


Leave a comment

Comments will be approved before showing up.

Jim and Elizabeth George

Jim and Elizabeth George are bestselling authors and national speakers dedicated to helping people live a life after God’s own heart. Together, they have written over 150 books with more than 14 million copies sold around the world. For over 35 years, the teachings and steadfast example of Elizabeth and Jim have helped countless men and women:

  • Simplify life by focusing on God’s priorities.
  • Appreciate God’s Word and apply it to everyday situations.
  • Respond to circumstances with confidence by seeing yourself through God’s loving eyes.
  • Increase closeness in marriage by serving and honoring each other.
  • Powerfully shape the hearts of children and teenagers.
  • Enjoy greater intimacy with God.

Learn more about Jim and Elizabeth George here.

Jim and Elizabeth George

Jim and Elizabeth George are bestselling authors and national speakers dedicated to helping people live a life after God’s own heart. Together, they have written over 150 books with more than 14 million copies sold around the world. For over 35 years, the teachings and steadfast example of Elizabeth and Jim have helped countless men and women:

  • Simplify life by focusing on God’s priorities.
  • Appreciate God’s Word and apply it to everyday situations.
  • Respond to circumstances with confidence by seeing yourself through God’s loving eyes.
  • Increase closeness in marriage by serving and honoring each other.
  • Powerfully shape the hearts of children and teenagers.
  • Enjoy greater intimacy with God.

Learn more about Jim and Elizabeth George here.


Also in From Our Hearts

Forgiving Others by Elizabeth and Jim George
Forgiving Others

by Elizabeth George October 01, 2024

Family time offers many opportunities to gather with people who have hurt us and whom we may otherwise avoid. Thankfully, God’s Word can help us navigate such relationships.
Read More
Money Management is a Spiritual Issue
Money Management is a Spiritual Issue

by Elizabeth George September 17, 2024

I’ve heard it said that you can tell the spiritual maturity of a man by looking at his bank account or his credit card statements. Well, how do yours look? What do they reveal about you and your spiritual maturity? What would another person see if they were allowed a peek at your accounts?

Read More
elizabeth-george trusting-God-with-everything
Trusting God With Everything

by Elizabeth George September 03, 2024

Contentment is almost an extinct virtue, yet it is one of the greatest blessings in the world. The Word of God calls us to be content. In fact, Paul shares with us in 1 Timothy 6 that godliness with contentment is great gain and that food and clothing are all we need to be content
Read More