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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I would love to receive a printable version of praying for my husband. Thank you.
I would love a printable verison of Praying for my Husband
Googled prayers for my husband and came across this site. I would love to have a copy of your prayer for husbands, head to toe. How can I get a copy? THANKS!
Hi Renee,
could you please send me the link for a downloadable printable about Praying for my husband from head to toe.
I d/l it a couple of years ago and have been praying this over my husband. My copy is getting tattered and I’d like to print off a new one.
Thanks in advance!
also please email me the prayer for download. thank you.
verypowerful. thank you for this has been something I needed. my marriage is suffering however I am trusting in Jesus despite the situation. this will help me along the way. many blessing in Jesus Name Amen.
Thanks so much for your prayers for husband from head to toe…needed right now, please can you email it to me? Thanks and God bless x
Friends and myself are starting a ministry where us wives will meet together and pray for are husbands alone with us wives on a weekly or at least monthly. Marriages today are being destroyed with the help of Satan. We need to stand firm in our marriages and united in Christ.
I’m hoping the prayer guide is still available!
I loved the blessing. I really needed to read that.
would love a copy of this.
please email me the FREE Praying For Your Husband download
This is really a cool idea! Thank you! Please send it to me too! I look forward to praying for my husband!
I heard something the other day about customized verses for our spouse. While I am a man, I thought, what a wonderful gift for my wife. Will you please email me the link I need for these versus. I drive truck every night and have lots of time to pray for my marriage and other items. God has produced huge miracles in my marriage the past few months, right at the last minute. I would love to give my wife the gift of these customized versus for Christmas.
Thank you.
Chris
Thanks for sharing your prayers. I would love to get a copy of “Head to Toe prayer”
Be Blessed,
Janice
Thank you for sharing this!!!! I would really like to have a copy of this to print off and put in my binder…so I can have them with me wherever I feel led to pray for him.
These are wonderful thoughts. I NEED this and my husband needs this.
Why is witchcraft allowed on this site?
While searching for prayers for my husband I found your site. I am in love with the idea of Praying for my husband – from head to toe and would love the download. My husband and I met 16 years ago and had a long distance relationship that ended after 2 years. He found me on Facebook 2 years ago and we got married 1 year ago. If I say it’s been hard that would be an understatement. We’re in our late 50’s and have a lot of baggage to get rid of. With God’s help we are changing and growing. The Holy Spirit has been such a driving force that we see daily. But as you know, satan’s job is to destroy what God has put together. Thank you for sharing what God has given you.
Please email me the Pray For Your Husband download. Thank you so much for all of your work! Barb