Did you hear about my issue? That secret struggle I had for so long when it came respecting my husband. I confessed it all in my P31 devotion today. As I shared, I haven’t always been so good at following and trusting my man”s lead. BUT God has done an amazing work in me – and in my marriage – over the past 18 years.
I know marriage can be hard, and trusting someone to lead when there are things you struggle with together is really, really hard. But I also know God uses us in powerful ways to love our men like He does – unconditionally.
One of the best ways we can love our husbands is to pray for them. Praying for JJ has shown me all that he carried on his shoulders – at work, at home, at church, with our kids, etc. It’s also really helped me follow his lead. It assures me that he’s covered spiritually when I invite God to do His thing in JJ’s life.
Of course, it’s up to our husbands to respond to God’s work in their hearts but our part is not based on our husband’s response to God. It’s based on our surrendering and seeking God’s heart for our husbands – and trusting God to lead from there.
JJ has also told me that prayer is the best gift I can give him. Years ago I heard a concept about praying for our husbands – from head to toe. So, today I wanted to share some verses and prayers that fit with that concept:
Head
“Father, I ask that You would continually renew my husband’s mind, resulting in a transformed life. Help him bring every thought into captivity to Christ to make it obedient to You. Give him a greater understanding of Your Word. Help him to think on things that are pure and right and worthy of praise.” (Psalm 119:15, Rom 12:2, 2 Cor.10:5)
Eyes
“Lord, keep opening my husband’s eyes to deep spiritual truths. Help him to see things as You see them. Please guard his eyes from looking at worthless things. ” (Psalm 119:18, Psalm 119:37)
Ears
“Father, let my husband hear Your voice clearly. Help him to recognize your voice with certainty. Protect him from listening to anyone who is not seeking and walking with You. Help him not to be affected negatively by what others say and to discern between good and evil. Give him the ability to determine what is of You and what is not.” (Is 30:21, 1 Kings 3:9, 1 John 4:1)
Mouth
“Help my husband to speak the truth in love. Help him to be quick to listen and slow to speak. Give him the couraage to lovingly confront when necessary. Let the words he speaks be Yours, not his own. Help him speak words that bring grace and truth to the hearers. I also pray that you will help him to grow in his ability and desire to communicate with you and others.” (Psalm 19:14, 119:13, 41:3; Eph 4:15, 4:29; James 1:19)
Heart
“Give my husband a heart that seeks passionately after You. Teach him to guard his heart with diligence. Help him deal with anything in his heart that is not pleasing to You. Create in him a pure heart. Enable him to lead our family with integrity.” (Psalm 78:72, 119:10-11; Prov 4:23; 1 3:13)
Hands
“Lord, I pray that everything my husband does would be done with his whole heart, serving You rather than man. I pray that You will also help him to increase his skills and his abilities. Bless everything he puts his hands to.” (Psalm 24:3-4, Col 3:23)
Feet
I pray my husband would love Your Words and walk in Your ways. I pray He would be to walk in a manner that is worthy of You, bearing fruit in every good work. Jesus show him how to creatively share your truth with our kids as he does life with them each day. Father, when he walks through the valley of the shadow of doubt and difficulties, I pray he would fear no evil because He knows that you are with him. (Deut 6:7, 8:6, Col 1:10, Psalm 23:4)
I have seen prayer transform my marriage and my life. Whatever steps of faith God is calling you to take personally or with your husband, I want you to know that I am praying for you and your marriage today. We have an enemy set on destroying marriages and one of his tools is to pit husbands and wives against each other. I have experienced his efforts firsthand. What our husbands need most is our respect; what our marriages need most is prayer.
Let’s look for ways to build our husbands up – by giving them encouraging words and the gift of prayer – covering them from head to toe!
If you’d like a copy of my FREE Praying For Your Husband download to print with these prayers on it – click “Share Your Thoughts” and let me know. We’ll be happy to email it to you – although your email will not show in your comment. This will be sent out next week after the holiday. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Hi Renee-love this devotional-please send the download for the prayers-they will be prayed over for my husband-really enjoying “A Confident Heart!”
I just read an email from a guy that almost lost his wife this year. If it were not for his wife’s prayers, he would not be the Christian leader he is today. Thanks for your devotion and post today!
Please send me a copy of the download, Thanks so much
Renee, your book is helping me so much in my life. Please send me a copy of the download. God is good. And, God bless you and all that you do.
Please send me the praying for your husband download. Loved this post today. So glad to be remunded to always pray for my husband.
Wow! What a powerful message today! I really needed to read this! Looking forward to receiving the download of prayers for my husband. Thank you for ministering to real Christian women. 🙂
I would love the download. I need to do a better job of lifting my husband up in prayer.
Please send me a copy of the prayer. Please pray for me as I stand in faith believing God as He works.
Thank you.
I would love the free Pray for your husband download. Thank you so much and God bless you and every one following this blog.
My husband and I are separated and have been married for 14 years. I still believe things can change.
I would love to have a copy of the Praying for Your Husband download. We are walking towards a divorce and my heart aches for our 2 daughters. Please keep us in prayer.
I was really struck by this. Thank you for sharing this to us. I really needed to learn how to pray for my husband and to practice submitting to him. Kindly provide me a free copy to download.
I would love to have a copy of the Praying for your Husband download. Thank you, Renee, for all of your spiritual insights. I have been reading your Confident Heart book and your blog – you have helped my faith journey so much. Thank God for you!!
Hi Renee!
Thank you so much for this! I realized that I haven’t been doing this kind of prayer for my husband.
Im excited to do this!!!
Can I have a copy of your FREE Praying For Your Husband download?
Thanks a lot!
olivia
Thank you for sharing your heart. Tomorrow, my husband and I will celebrate 26 years of marriage! I would love to receive your download “Praying For Your Husband”. Thank you so much.
excited to pray those words thank you for the encouragement
Wow that really spoke to me today! It was just what i needed to hear! I would love to have that emailed to me so i can print and use daily!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and journey. I strongly believe we wives are meant to submit to our husbands to support them and their role. What better way to do that than to pray for them? I am getting ready to start a prayer journal and would love the Praying For Your Husband download. I’ve never kept a prayer journal before and I’ve also never consistently prayed for my husband and his walk. I am so excited to start now and hope the prayer journal will keep me accountable. Thanks again!
Wonderful prayer. Please send me the printable PDF. I want to share with my 2 daughters-in-law. Thank you.
Loved your simple and easy suggestion of praying for our hubbies from head to toe!
Please send me the printable PDF
God Bless
Wow, perfect time as I am just coming out of a marital crisis. I pray for my husband daily. Thanks much.