Greetings Prayer Warriors,
Marriage sounds so easy in principle. If both spouses always led with kindness, patience, love, and self-giving, it would be! But we get tripped up by our pride, vanity, ego, self-righteousness and stubbornness ... just for starters! It’s like they are wicked friends we kind of like and then keep inviting over! Then we realize the chaos they create in our relationship and can’t seem to show them the exit! Additionally, how often do we try to cut ties with their cousins, anger and resentment, just to reconnect again! They are tools of destruction! Lay these at the foot of the cross so that the precious blood of Jesus can wash them away and restore your peace.
If you are in a laborious cycle in your marriage, labor more in prayer and you will have greater success in your marriage as the Lord bestows more grace upon you. Lead with kindness, patience, love, encouragement, and positivity, and you will be more pleasing to both your spouse and the Lord.
For to the one who pleases God, he gives wisdom and knowledge and joy. Ecclesiastes 2:26
Lord, as weak and as broken as we often are, you remain our rock. When we have given all we can, your strength upholds us. When we are filled with doubt, you fill us with confidence in you. When we are our worst selves, you show us your love, motivating us to change for the better. When we embrace vices, not virtues, help us loosen our grip. Lead us, Lord, as we seek stronger, holier, happier relationships with our spouses. Grant us the grace to see them through your eyes, love them with a heart like yours, and forgive them as often as you forgive us. You are an awesome God and we praise your name!
Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples! His mercy for us is strong; the faithfulness of the LORD is forever. Hallelujah! Psalms 117:1-2
Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet
In prayers of gratitude, praise the Lord, the great sustainer! Pass it on!
