prayer
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Gray Hairs and Nebulae
April 2020 marked the 30th Anniversary of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope launched into orbit. My husband and I watched the fascinating, well, actually astounding pictures taken by the Hubble’s camera! Astronauts installed successive, more sophisticated cameras in later years, to help bring into view images that are myriads of light-years away! What held me spellbound was the nebula and nebulae. From NASA’s Space Place for Kids (yes, kids), I learned: … a nebula is a giant cloud of dust and gas in space. Some nebulae (more than one nebula) come from the gas and dust thrown out by the explosion of a dying star, such as a supernova. Other nebulae…
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A Command Center
We often think of a prayer room as a place set apart to commune with God. Whether one enters alone or there is a group, it is thought the purpose is the same. But Jesus, Commander-in-Chief of the Heavenly host, looks at the prayer room, or secret place, much differently. Pondering this one day, I heard Him say: This is more than a prayer room. It is a command center from where I can rally the troops and send them out on assignment or reconnaissance. Interesting word, reconnaissance. Why did He choose this word, in particular? Reconnaissance is defined in the US Army Field Manual (FM 7-92; Chapter 4) as…
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Live Worthy
Early in the first chapter of Thessalonians, the Apostle Paul wrote about Christ’s return, then transitioned into what lends itself as a fifth potent “model prayer for your husband.” If you look back at each prayer, we find Paul telling his readers that he “constantly remembers” them in his prayers, “he continues to pray” for them, he has “kept them always in his prayers,” and now, out from his heart flows, “I constantly pray. . . . ” This is our commission, as we step into this verse to pray on behalf of our husbands. 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 TPT With this in mind (Christ’s return), I constantly pray that…
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A Heart That Soars
The ultimate goal in the fourth “model prayer for your husband,” is to see his heart “soar with joyful gratitude” as he steps into his inheritance. In a day when gratitude is often replaced by negativity, doubt, criticism, self-seeking, and more, this scriptural prayer builds into a passionate crescendo, pushing past these limiting forces. Colossians 1:9b-12 TPT … I’ve kept my husband always in my prayers that he would receive the perfect knowledge of God’s pleasure over his life, making him a reservoir of every kind of wisdom and spiritual understanding. I pray that [insert your husband’s name] would walk in the ways of true righteousness, pleasing You, God, in…
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The Most Excellent Way
We’re on this journey together, praying for our husbands. How are things going so far? Do you see a hint of change in your spouse? It takes time. Are you experiencing any changes in your own heart? That, too, takes time. When we pray from a heart of love, it effects change in our husbands and us! It’s a double benefit. So let’s go on to this third scriptural prayer, being alert to what God is speaking to our hearts as well. Philippians 1:9-11 TPT 9I continue to pray for my husband’s love to grow and increase beyond measure, bringing him into the rich revelation of spiritual insight* in all things.…
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Empowered to Discover
It wasn’t long before I bumped into a second “model prayer for my husband,” again beautifully wrapped in The Passion Translation. In this prayer, I found that my position as a wife should be to come before my Heavenly Father in humility and wonder. No demanding here. Just humble petition. It gives God His rightful place as the Father who perfectly emulates what it means to be a father. He fathered Jesus. He fathers fathers. He fathers my husband. He fathers our children. And, God’s fathering releases “explosive power.” I’m praying that as you pray for your husband, he will open his heart to God’s Fathering love, so that it…
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Hope of His Calling
Women have a natural inclination to nurture. God made us this way. We nurture dolls and stuffed animals, children, grandchildren, siblings, friends, students, coworkers, and husbands. So it’s not uncommon for a wife to wonder, “What is the best way for me to pray for my husband?” Praying, after all, is a form of nurturing. This blog is the first in a series of “model prayers to pray for your husband.” Holy Spirit came up with the idea. He’s good that way. While I’m reading the Bible, He suddenly spotlights a scripture that would be ideal to pray for my husband. His prayers are so much better than mine! You’ll notice bold areas set off…