Buckle up buttercup, we are about to go on a journey. This won’t be your average praying in our pew. No, you have to meet me at the alter for this one. The one thing Satan would love to dismantle more than anything is our family unit and attack our head of household. I don’t know about you, but if it’s one thing the devil can’t have, it’s my man. It’s not just one more thing to add to your to-do list, but rather “the thing” to do that will benefit your relationship the most. Here, praying and humor get me through my day, so you’ll get a mix of both. But in all seriousness, we are about to go to war for our spouse. If I was still the BC Ciji (Before Christ Ciji) I’d have no problem knuckeling up with someone over my man, but I’m 41 and I threw my back out just chasing after a chicken the other day, so this momma don’t need to be fighting in the streets. These days I take my battles to the heavens because no one fights better on my behalf than God. Deuteronomy 3:22
You shall not fear them, for it is the Lord your God who fights for you.’
Are you ready? No, not to rumble! But to pray. This first day is for you. Yes, YOU.
As much as I want to come out guns blazing for our spouses, we need to set our heart posture first. These next 30 days will require your commitment, obedience to God’s word and a heart postured to cover your spouse in prayer during the “even if” moments of your life. What are “even if” moments? Glad you asked, its those moments you ask yourself, “Do I still have to pray for him even if he made mad?,” “Do I still have to pray for him even if he’s not praying for me?,” “Do I still have to pray for him even if he left the toilet seat up?,” “Do I still have to pray for him even if he hurt my heart?” Whatever your “even if” might be…God’s answer (and mine too) will always be YES. So go ahead and get your mind right and your heart postured to pray no matter what.
So how does this work? Well, you will read a short devotional each day. The devotional can be applied to life in general but it will be followed with a call to action to pray and I call these Prayer Prompts. These will be topics, scripture and daily war cries for you to pray over. For fun, I’ll throw in a challenge that you can either choose to accept or ignore. By the end of 30 days I hope you see the evidence of God through your prayers in your husband.
Prayer Prompt
- Pray that your spouse feels the effects of your prayers in his daily life. Lord, help us be spouses that Love In Action according to Romans 12:12, “be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Some days will be harder than others, ask the Lord to posture your heart to be patient with your spouse, tell your face to smile when he walks in the doors, and pray for him like his life depends on it.
- Pray that God gives you eyes to see your spouse, like He does. Give you vision to notice and acknowledge all the ways He created him special and unique. Philippians 2:3-5 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus.
- Ask for forgiveness for anything you have been harboring against your husband or holding onto that would prohibit the right attitude and heart posture to pray for him. Ephesians 4:31-32 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
- Pray that God would limit the distractions during your prayer time. Go lock yourself in that closet, walk your driveway, sit in your car or sit with your chickens…Where will your battlefield be? Go ahead and determine your best place to pray without distractions and best time to pray that will allow you to focus for a good 5 to 10 min. 1 Corinthians 7:35 This I say for your own profit; not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.
Challenge
- Give your husband a hug, look him in the eyes and tell him for the next 30 days starting tomorrow, you are focusing on praying for him, over him and lifting his needs up to the Lord.
Here we go, ladies….I’m honored you are taking this journey with me.