A prayer for a wife & a husband

Dear God:

I lift to you in prayer the institute of marriage.  Today’s world has corrupted the sacred covenant you have created.  Today I pray for all those who have or getting ready to embarked on their marital journey.

My prayer for a “WIFE”

• May she make you her first love, so that she can truly love her husband as unconditional as you love us
• May her will align with your will
• May she increase in patience
• May she humble herself to her husband the way Sarah did to Abraham
• May she increase in self-esteem and self-worth
• May she increase in supporting and uplifting her husband, being his one and only cheerleader
• May she choose her husband first, even before her children, for the essence of their family starts with the relationship between her and her husband
• May she increase in love
• May she stay prayerful
• May she have confidence
• May she resist temptation
• May she stay loyal & faithful to you and to her husband 
• May she have a forgiving heart

My prayer for a “HUSBAND”

• May he solely look to you for guidance in becoming the leader of his home
• May he make you his first love, so that he can truly love his wife like Christ loved his church
• May he increase in sensitivity for his wife and his children
• May he not mistake his leadership role as a dictatorship
• May he have a forgiving heart    
• May he stay prayerful
• May he increase in wisdom
• May he increase in strength, both physical and mental
• May he increase in love
• May he stay loyal & faithful to you and his wife
• May he resist temptation
• May look to you to take away the stress that falls atop his shoulders
• May he cherish his wife

Steel House or Glass House

Marriage is a sacred covenant between you, your spouse and God.  Your spouse is more than just your lover, your provider, your friend, your support system, he is a test to your relationship to the one above and vise versa, and you serve as his test.  The Bible gives specific instructions on the institute of marriage.  It outlines specific details on how a wife should treat her husband and how a husband should treat his wife and what the union symbolizes.  Your marriage is a direct reflection of your personal relationship with God.  The more you love, align and submit yourself to God, the more you can love your spouse unconditionally, be patient, be loyal and be true to him.  A marriage foundation built on God produces a house made of steel.  A marriage foundation built on anything else produces a glass house built on sand.  When the enemy (greed, jealousy, temptation, sickness, debt, etc.) comes and starts throwing rocks, which house would you rather be in?