praying for hubby verses

Before i even knew Jonathan i was praying for him (praying for my husband). Prayer is talking to God: realizing who He is (His being, His power, His grace) and realizing my great need for Him.  Years ago i started praying scripture over Jonathan and really over myself... when you are talking to God and in His presence He has a way of humbling you. When i go to pray these for Him i find myself recognizing my great need for the fruit of these prayers as well. God's words have a way of doing that... like holding up a mirror....seeing myself for who i really am and seeing what needs to change. James 1:22-24

Here are the scriptures i pray consistently for my earthly love, Jonathan, and also myself.

PRAYER FOR HUSBAND

Wife – I don’t have what it takes to be a wife pleasing to You without Your help. 

1. Give grace to __________ – Eph.4:32 “Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you”

2. Help me to build him up –Rom. 14:19  “let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up”

3. Give me wisdom to see his needs – Proverbs 24:3-4 “A house is built by wisdombecomes strong through good sense. Through knowledge its rooms are filled with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.”

4. That we may walk in unity - 1 Cor. 1:10 “I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.”

5. Help me to be a woman of thankfulness/a merry heart – Prov. 15:15 “For the despondent, every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual feast.”

6. Help me to walk in the spirit – Gal. 5:22,23 “But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

7. Help me to love him the way you love me – 1 Cor 13: 4-7 “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.”

His relationship with You – 

That he would “Love You with all his heart, with all his soul, with all his mind, and with all his strength.” Mark 12:30

That he would “seek first the Your kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be added to him.” Matt. 6:33

That he will “be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, make his requests known to You. And Your peace will come to him” Phil. 4:6-7

That he would be a man who “endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the You have promised to those who love You.” James 1:12

That “he will not enter into temptation” Luke 22:40

That he would “walk in the Spirit, and not enter the lust of the flesh.” Gal. 5:16-17

That he would “hate evil and cling to what is good” Rom. 12:9

That he would fear you. “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Prov. 1:7

He would walk in integrity. Prov. 28:6

That he would be a man of praise. He would “enter into Your gates with thanksgiving and into Your courts with praise. Be thankful to YOU and bless YOUR name.” Psalm 100:4 

His every step be lead by You. Gal. 5:25

That he may dwell in your presence. “Who may dwell on your holy hill? He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness and speaks truth in his heart. Psalm 15:1-2

That he would obey You. “Obey my voice and I shall be your God and you shall be my people.” Jeremiah 7:23

That he would be a man of prayer and patience. “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12

He would Love Your word. “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” Joshua 1:8

He would have boldness to share about You. “And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness” Acts 4:31

His Confidence and faith– 

He recognizes “he is the image and glory of God” 1 Cor. 11:7

He sees that God is “transforming him into the Glory of the Lord by the Holy Spirit” 2 Cor. 3:18

He sees that Christ considers Him a friend “I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.”John 15:15

He is “complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power” Colossians 2:9-10

He is “confident that God will complete the good work He started in him.” Philippians 1:6
Recognizes “God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.”  2 Timothy 1:7

Recognize the “God chose [him] and appointed [him]to go and bear fruit that will last. Then the Father will give [him] whatever [he]asks in Christ’s name.” John 15:16
See that “[he is] God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for [him] to do.” Ephesians 2:10

That “[he] may approach God with freedom and confidence.” Ephesians 3:12

That “[he] can do all things through Christ, who strengthens [him].”
Philippians 4:13

His faith for the future – 

He will “ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.” That he will not be “unstable in all his way or double minded.” James 1:6-8

Give Jonathan the “faith as a mustard seed, saying to this mountain. ‘move here orthere,’ and seeing it move” and that he will believe that “nothing will be impossible for him.” Matt. 17:20 

That he will recognize that “he has been crucified with Christ; it is n longer him who lives, but Christ in him; and the life which he now lives in the flesh, he lives by faith in YOU, who loved him and gave yourself for him.” Gal. 2:20

That he would “run the race in such a way that he may obtain the prize.” 1 Cor. 9:24

Give him Your plans for our future and tell him to write it down . Hab. 2:2

Teach him that “the things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” Luke 18:27

He would bear fruit into his old age. Psalm 92:13,14

That he would “dwell in your presence all the days of his life.” Psalm 27:4

That “he will fear not for he is with YOU, you said you will uphold him with your righteous hand.” Isaiah 41:10 

That “The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, will give him the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of his understanding  be enlightened. That he may know the hope of his calling and the riches and glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of Your power toward him who believes, according to the working of Your mighty power. “ Eph. 1:17-19 

“Oh, the joys of those who trust the Lord, who have no confidence in the proudor in those who worship idols. O Lordmy God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal.I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them.”  Psalm 40:4-6

“Though I am surrounded by troubles,  you will protect me from the anger of my enemies. You reach out your hand, and the power of your right hand saves me. The Lordwill work out his plans for my life—for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever.  Don’t abandon me, for you made me.” Psalm 138:7-8

“For I know the plans I have for you,’ says the Lord. ‘They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.In those days when you pray, I will listen.” Jeremiah 29:11-12

“What you ought to say is, ‘If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.’ Otherwise you are boasting about your own plans, and all such boasting is evil. Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.” James 4:15-17

His Work:

He would be “not lacking in diligence, but fervent in serving the Lord.” Rom. 12:11

He would be “like a tree planted along the riverbank,fruit each season. [His] leaves never withering , prospering in all [he] does.” Psalm 1:3

He would work to please You. “Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eye service, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.” Col. 3:22-24

His relationship with me and the children: 

That he will “love [me]as his does his own body; nourish and cherish me, as the Lord does the church.” Eph. 5:28-29

That we would keep pure in thoughts and actions. “Marriage is honorable among all and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.” Heb. 13:4

That we would be better together. “two are better than one, because they have good reward for their labor. For if they fall one will lift up his companion.” Eccl. 4:9-10

That we would be wise with our words. “For every idle word men speak, they will give an account of it in the day of judgment.” Matt. 12:36

He would patiently teach us. “A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, in humility correcting those who are in opposition.” 2 Tim 2:24:26

That he would “not look only for his own interests, but also to the interests of others” Phil. 2:4/1 Cor. 10:24

That he would “love one another, as YOU have loved him. So that all men will know that he is Your disciple.” John 13:34-35

Show him “he who loves his children disciplines them promptly” Prov. 13:24, Prov. 3:12

Help him not to “provoke his children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.” Eph. 6:4

She sooo looks like her daddy!  :)