Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! – Psalm 34:3
How often do you pray with your children? Your family? Your spouse?
Now let me ask this: how often do you pray WITH your spouse about the health of your marriage? God created marriage. So it only stands to reason that marriages are healthiest and strongest when God is a part of the relationship. And one of the key ways to surround your family and marriage relationships with God is through prayer.
It’s easy to underestimate the power of prayer, but when two or more people come together in prayer, the best relationships become stronger and, on the flip side, the most difficult situation can be turned around.
If you are asking God to save your marriage and you share the same faith as your spouse, then pray with each other and for each other. Hearing your spouse pray for you will melt your heart – the same holds true when they hear you praying for them.
Here’s a simple prayer for marriage: “God, I come humbly before your presence to seek your wisdom and grace. Please guide me – show me anything I need to do or change to save my marriage. I commit myself and my marriage to you. In your name I pray. Amen.”
If anyone reading this today is feeling a little discouraged with their marriage relationship, take hope in the promise of Romans 8:28 that God works all things out for the good of those who love Him. He picks up the pieces of broken relationships and through His grace makes something positive come from the disappointment and pain.
Keep in mind that prayer may not fix your problems in the moment. It’s not going to immediately cure your struggles or create oneness out of nothing. But you can be assured that every moment spent in prayer will be well worth it.
With love,
Mike
