Monday, October 27, 2014

Pray for Marriages (Help with the rough patches)

Greetings Prayer Warriors,

Any married couple knows that marriage is a journey taken on an unknown, untraveled road.  You don’t know when to expect the bumps, forks, twists and turns, detours, dead-ends, potholes, new pavement, or viewpoints.  Sometimes you find limited visibility, and darkness is all you can see ahead.  While changing “road” conditions are expected, many occur during transitional moments in life: the birth of a child, the death of a parent, the moving out of the last child, etc.  Sometimes change brings tension between two spouses just when what is needed is unity. 

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, on your own intelligence do not rely; In all your ways be mindful of him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

My heart seeks to pray for all couples dealing with a difficult stretch in the road trip called marriage. Take some time to pray for their strength, cohesiveness, patience, compassion, and love.   If you have specific couples in mind, pray for them by name.  Your prayers might be just the light they need to move ahead.

I will lead the blind on a way they do not know; by paths they do not know I will guide them. I will turn darkness into light before them, and make crooked ways straight.  These are my promises: I made them, I will not forsake them. Isaiah 42:16

Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet

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