Pray for your husband

I've heard it a lot lately, pray for your husband.

I don't do it nearly as much as I should. I'll be honest, sometimes I get so wrapped up in my children, the prayer requests from church and friends and family that my husbands prayer needs usually fall by the waist side. I'll add him into my prayers if he has a specific request, or for his general health and well being. As his wife and with him as the head of our household I do not pray for him nearly as much as I should.

He has a big role in my life. He provides for us, he cares for us, he leads us, his job of taking on all this responsibility can be stressful. He needs to not only be aware of the path that God is asking him to walk and guide his family on, but he must also be on the lookout for satan's tricks. Without proper prayer, he may not be as strong as he needs to be.

I recently joined an online bible study group Be The Proverbs 31 Woman, it's on facebook if you're interested. We'd love to have you join us! I'm loving this group already and I  think i'm only a couple weeks in! A couple women on here shared ways to pray for your husband. I love them!

The first one is a set a note cards that you can print off the internet and turn into a little ring set for easy flip through. It has 31 ways to pray for your husband and also has a bible verse to go along with each one.

Here is the link to the blog where this can be found. I think its a great resource. As I was copying them down for a friend, I was glancing through and realized that my quick little prayers for Pete could be so much more effective with these cards as a guide. I hope you enjoy them and get as much out of them as I did.

prayer cards for our husbands

Another link that was provided in this group was a way to pray for your husband from head to toe. What a neat idea! I never thought of that before, but it makes sense. I need every part of my husband being a doer of the word, so doesn't it make sense to pray for every part of him? I think it does! I can't find the link I was looking for, so i'll just copy and paste:

Let’s Pray:
Dear Lord, I pray for my husband, from head to toe.

• His Head -That he will look to You as Lord of his life. (1 Corinthians 11:13)
• His Mind ­­- That he will have the mind of Christ and think as the Holy Spirit would lead him and not the flesh. (1 Corinthians 2:16)
• His Eyes -That You will keep his eyes from temptation and that he will turn his eyes from sin. (Matthew 6:13, Mark 9:47)
• His Ears – That he will hear Your still small voice instructing him. (1 Kings 19:12, Psalm 32:8)
• His Mouth – That his words will be pleasing to You. (Proverbs 19:14)
• His Neck -That he will humble himself before You and be strong, courageous, and careful to do everything written in Your Word so that he will be prosperous and successful. (James 4:10, Joshua 1:8-9)
• His Heart-That he will love and trust You with his whole heart. (Deuteronomy 6:5, Proverbs 3:5)
• His Arms-That You will be his strength. (Psalm 73:26)
• His Hands-That he will enjoy the work of his hands and see it as a gift from You. (Ecclesiastes 3:13, 5:19)
• His feet – That You will order his steps and that he will walk in Your truth. (Proverbs 4:25, Psalm 26:3)

I have been feeling drawn to God in prayer for my husband. I have felt the need to lift him up in prayer and ask that he be blessed, guided and directed on the right path for our family. I've only just begun to pray daily in this manner and I already have a sense of peace, accomplishment, glorifying God and can feel the acceptance and comfort from resting in His arms.

I urge my lady friends to give this a try if they haven't already. It's brought me closer to the Lord, closer to my husband, and the sense of peace I get from it is truly indescribable.