Here is the truth that most people do not like to admit: marriage is hard. It is incredibly hard. Spending forever with someone who is different from you is not quite the walk in the park. It has its ups and downs, its highs and lows. There is disagreement, then agreement. There is breaking, then making. Marriage is incredibly hard but when handled right, it is incredibly beautiful. This is why prayers for marriage matter. Praying for your marriage is one of the most rewarding things you can do for your relationship. If you make prayer a priority and not an option, then handling a lot of issues will be much easier.
I know first hand that prayer makes a marriage stronger. When I pray for my marriage, I gain clarity. I find peace. My faith in God is strengthened. The place of prayer humbles me. It helps me let go and let God. It helps me speak life into my marriage.
Our marriages have an enemy. The enemy who wants to steal kill and destroy wants to devour your marriage. The most powerful weapon you have is prayer. You can not fight a spiritual battle using physical tactics. It is funny how easy it is to quarrel with your spouse, rather than ‘quarrel’ with God in the place of prayer. Or how easy it is to complain to a friend or family member rather that ‘complain’ to God. Or how it is easy to worry about issues rather than pray about them. What if we turned all the quarrels, complaints and worries into prayers?
I’ll encourage us to pray these prayers because prayers are powerful. Prayers make a difference. Pray from a place of faith, not fear. If you are single, equally pray them for your would-be marriage.
Begin by asking God to forgive you for every sin then pray passionately.
1. Father, thank you for the spouse you have blessed me with.
“Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.” (James 1: 17, NLT)
“Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18, NLT)
2. Father, help me to be forgiving and tolerant towards my husband/wife.
“Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” (Colossians 3:13, NLT)
3. Father, teach me to love my spouse unconditionally.
“Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.” (I Corinthians 13:4-7)
4. Father, may my spouse fulfill your plan for his/her life.
“I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb.
Before you were born I set you apart
and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5, NLT)
5. May my spouse and I seek you first before any other thing.
“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” (Matthew 6:33, NLT)
“But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD.” (Joshua 24:15)
6. Teach us to depend on your power through every difficult moment we face together.
“I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him.” (Ephesians 1:19, NLT)
7. Lord help me bridle my tongue and not say hurtful things to my spouse.
“Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” (Colossians 4;6, ESV)
8. Lord help, my spouse and I to not yield to any temptation that may come our way.
“The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.” (1 Corinthians 10:13, NLT)
9. Lord, separate my spouse and me from every evil company.
“Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” (1 Corinthians 15:33, ESV)
10. May your peace reign in our home.
“Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:7, NLT)
Do you have any other prayers for marriage? Please share below.
I love this post. The impact of prayer on marriage ( before, after, and during marriage ) cannot be underestimated.
All the prayer points are carefully chosen, relevant , covers a wide range of issues that couples face in marriage and if prayed seriously can yield amazing results.
It doesn’t hurt to pray them before marriage sef. It’s just a matter of substituting a few words e.g ” God, thank you for the spouse you will bless me with or my spouse to be”
Oh Bisi, I love you! Thank you for adding your voice to this. The power of prayer should not be downplayed.
Great prayer! You can never go wrong with praying in any circumstance. With God on our side, we are strong. Having constant faith in the Lord is key.
Amen. He who is with us is greater than he who is in the world.
Thanks for these prayer points, so useful even before marriage begins. What you said is so important about praying from a place of faith not fear, because the state of our hearts makes such a difference.
Chisom Okere- Faith, Virtue, beauty
True, dear. We need to pray in faith, not in fear. Thank you.
With the increasing numbers of divorce and separation these days, it’s obvious the devil is out to destroy marriages.
Our homes will continue to stand even in the midst of storms in Jesus’ name.
Thanks for the prayer points P.
Amen! Our homes will continue to stand in Jesus’ name.
Oh yes!!When a couple prays together it most definitely humbles then because then there is awareness of a Higher authority you both answer to and with that a lot of things are handled way better.
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Amen! God is the ultimate third party we need.
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Wow. I attended a meet-up last weekend and prayers for marriages were emphasized. And I come to find you talk about it again.
Been praying oh. But I feel pushed to pray even more. Thank you ma’m. #hugs#
Amen! When I keep hearing the same things over and over, I take it to mean that maybe God is speaking to me. So glad this motivates you.
I feel blessed! thank you Precious for this.
I was able to share it with close friends.
Love your blog! More grace..
So glad to know that, dear Fri. God bless you.
The word of the Lord is the same yesterday, today and forever… I am blessed even now.
Thank you so much for this I and my husband are under attack and I recently realized because I’ve been so clouded I lost focus of God and my prayer life because of the weigh down of issues this helped me!