DAY 17 - PRAY FOR HIS RELATIONSHIPS.
Isolation is not healthy. We all need the influence of good people to keep us on the right path. Every married couple should have at least two strong believing couples with whom they can share encouragement, strength and the richness of their lives. Being around such people is edifying, enriching, balancing and fulfilling and it helps us keep perspective when things seem to grow out of proportion. Having the positive qualities of other people rub off on us is the best thing for a marriage.
The Bible says we must "not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers" (II Corinthians 6:14). We must pray against bad influences but it doesn't mean we van never be around anyone who isn't a Christian, but our closet most influential relationships should be with people who know and love the Lord or there will be consequences.
Also pray for your husband to have Godly male friends. And when he finds then, give him time to be doth then without criticism. Those friends will refine him. "As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend" (Proverbs 27:17). They will be a good influence.
Pray about all of your husband's relationships. He needs to have good relationships with his parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, coworkers and neighbours. Pray that none of his relationships be marred by his inability to forgive. A husband who is tortured with unforgiveness is not a pretty sight.
PRAYER
Lord, I pray for (husband's name) to have good, godly make friends with whom he can openly share his heart. May they be trustworthy men of wisdom who will speak truth into his life and not just say what he wants to hear (Proverbs 28:23). Give him the discernment to separate himself from anyone who will not be a good influence (I Corinthians 5:13). Show him the importance of godly friendships and help me encourage him to sustain them. Give is believing married couples with whom we can feel comfortable sharing our lives.
I pray for strong, peaceful relationships with each of his family members, neighbours, acquaintances and coworkers. Today I specifically pray for his relationship with (name of person). Inspire open communication and mutual acceptance between them. Let there be reconciliation where there has been estrangement. Work peace into anything that needs to be worked out.
I pray that in his heart he will honour his father and mother so that he will live long and be blessed in his life (Exodus 20:12). Enable him to be a forgiving person and not carry grudges or hold things in his heart against others. Lord, You've said in Your Word that "he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and dies not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes" (I John 2:11).
I pray that my husband would never be blinded by the darkness of unforgiveness but continually walk in the light of forgiveness. May he not judge or show contempt for anyone but remember the "we shall all stand before the judgement sat of Christ" (Romans 14:10). Enable him to love his enemies, bless those who curse him and do good to those who hate him, and pray for those who spiteful use him and persecute him (Matthew 5:44). I pray that I will be counted as his best friend and that our friendship with one another will continue to grow. Show him baht it means to be a true friend and snake him to be one.
SCRIPTURES FOR MEDITATION
Hebrews 10:24,25
And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
Matthew 5:23,24
Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
I John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
Luke 17:3,4
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
#inspired...ann #WiseQuotes
*Stomie Omartian, The Power of a Praying Wife(2006)
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