A man's walk is the way he journeys through life, his direction, his focus, the steps he takes. Every day he chooses a path. One path will take him forward. All others will take him back. The way he walks affects every aspect of his being, hoe he relates to other people, how he treats his family, how people view him, even how he looks.
The Bible reveals much about the kind of walk we should have. We are to walk with moral correctness because "no good thing will he withhold from those who walk uprightly" (Psalm 84:11). We are to walk without fault because "whoever walks blamelessly will be saved" (Proverbs 28:180. We are to walk with godly advisors because "blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly" (Psalm 1:1). We are to walk in obedience because "blessed is every one who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways" (Psalm 128:1). We are to walk with people of wisdom because "he who walks with wise men will be wise" (Proverbs 13:20). We are to walk with integrity because "he who walks with integrity walks securely" (Proverbs 10:9). Most of all, we are to walk a path of holiness. "A highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool shall not go astray" (Isaiah 35:8). The best part about walking on the Highway of Holiness is that even if we end up doing something dumb, we will still won't get thrown off the path.
Jesus said there is only one way to get on the right path, one door through which to enter. "I am the way,2 He says (John 14:6). The way that leads to destruction is wide and braod and many choose to go that route. But "narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it" (Matthew 7:`4). Pray for oyur husband to find it. Pray that he is guided by God's Holy Spirit. Pray that he stays on th epath by having faith in God's Word, a heart for obedience, and deep repentance for any actons he takes that are not God's will for his life. Faith and obedience will get him on the Highway of H|oliness; walking in the Spirit, and nit int he flesh, will keep him there.
God desires taht your husband's evry step be led by Him (Galatians 5:25), so He can walk with him and grow him into His image. A man who walks with God is very desirable indeed.
PRAYER
O, LORD, I know the way of a man is not in himself; it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps" (Jeremiah 10:23). Therefore, Lord, I pray that You would direct my husband's steps. Lead him in Your light, teach him Your way, so he will walk in Your truth. I pray that he would have a deeper walk with You and an ever progressing hunger for Your Word. May Your presence be like a delicacy he never ceases to crave. Lead him on Your path and make him quick to confess when he strays from it. Reveal to him any hidden sin that would hinder him from walking rightly before You. May he experience deep repentance when he doesn't live in obedience to Your laws. Create in him a clean heart and renew a steadfast spirit within him. Don't cast him away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from him (Psalm 51:10,11).
Lord, Your Word says that those who are in the flesh cannot please You (Romans 8:8). So I pray that You will enable (husband's name) to walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh and thereby keep himself "from the paths of the destroyer" (Psalm 17;4). As he walks in the Spirit, may he bear the fruit of the Spirit, which is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:22,23). Keep him on the Highway of Holiness so that the way he walks will be integrated into every part of his life.
SCRIPTURES FOR MEDITATION
Ephesians 4:1,2
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love.
Isaiah 33:15,16
He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from seeing evil: He will dwell on high; His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; Bread will be given him, His water will be sure.
II Corinthians 7:1
Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Psalm 15:1,2
Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart;
Psalm 101:6
My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me;He who walks in a perfect way, He shall serve me.
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*Stomie Omartian, The Power of a Praying Wife(2006)
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