You already know you should pray for your marriage on a consistent basis. But sometimes it seems like nothing is changing. Perhaps that’s because God’s waiting for you to pray for the right things.
I know this from personal experience.
The unraveling of my own marriage was not something that announced itself with the formality or grandeur of a symphony orchestra.
It was more of a quiet, consistent, side note. And an off-key on at that.
Slowly over time, other things took priority.
For me, it was becoming a mom, while also trying to build a new business.
My days and effort were dedicated to my two babies (one live, one birthed through my mind, computer and Facebook live streams), which left little energy or time for my husband and I.
But he didn’t complain, and we were “good” so that pattern and way of living became our norm.
We got used to living parallel lives that would sometimes intersect when it was necessary and convenient for us to do so.
In the space that used to be our own we soon found an uncomfortable distance, growing disagreement, and unspoken discontent.
Soon, small disagreements turned into bigger arguments which meant days of uncomfortable silent treatment.
In the silence, the enemy filled my mind with negative thoughts about my husband and I began to stew in resentment.
Praying for My Marriage?
Let me be honest here. I knew I should be praying for my marriage.
But many, many times, I just didn’t want to, or if I did it was not as sincere as it should have been.
Being angry and being in the “right” felt better than going to God for any correction or pointing out of what I needed to be doing differently myself.
Slowly God worked on that area of my thinking and I positioned myself to let Him lead me and give me a desire to pray for my marriage in the way I truly needed to
It wasn’t until I truly humbled myself before God and humbled myself before my husband that I experienced the transformation that I needed.
And to be completely transparent, that transformation is an ongoing process. I’m not 100% there yet, but with what has already happened through my renewed prayers and through the actions I take as a result of those prayers, my marriage is on incredibly solid and happy ground.
An Invitation to Prayer
I want to invite you to prayer with me. I want to share some of the specific prayers I’ve had for my own marriage, and how to pray in a way that truly enables God to transform you from the inside out.
Sometimes we pray for our marriage, but nothing happens because we’re not quite right ourselves. We harbor resentment, we are unwilling to forgive, and we think there is only one solution to the issues we face.
But in order for God to do something new in your marriage, you’ve got to give him something new to work with. And that starts with you.
You’ve got to give him a spirit that’s willing to be obedient and a mind that’s open to seeing things a different way.
You’ve got to give him effort to do your part and to discipline to do what’s right even when you don’t feel like it.
You’ve got to give him a willingness to be vulnerable, and a heart that wants to forgive.
If you want to get to that place, and would like to receive strategic and specific prayers to guide you to getting there, you may want to sign up to receive my 5 -Day Marriage Prayer Challenge.
Each day you’ll receive a new prayer recording to stretch you, challenge you, and nudge you to grow in mindset, attitude and behavior so that you open the right doors for God to work in your marriage.
These are the very prayers I often pray for myself, and I can attest to the move of God within my own heart and mind. I’d love to have you experience the same.
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I know that you found this post for a reason. That there’s something God wants to show you. One of the ways he speaks to us is through our prayer time with Him. And not just those little cute, quick 2-minute prayers we recite as we’re already half asleep in bed.
Maybe you need to go deeper into prayer for yourself.
Maybe your mind first needs to be renewed before you ever see any change in your marriage.
Maybe you just need a new perspective on what it will take to restore you marriage to a stronger and happier place.
I believe this prayer challenge will offer you that. Sign up to join in now.
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What are you taking away from this time right now?
Post in the comments what’s stuck with you the most. And if you found this helpful in any way, please consider sharing it with someone who’s marriage you want to see succeed.
Yours in constant prayer,
