How to Pray for Your Marriage

How to Pray for Your Marriage

Two are better than one, though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. - Ecclesiastes 4:9,12.

Praying for your partner and your marriage is of vital importance. Perhaps the most helpful way is to pray for God’s will for your marriage.

The best way to do this is to take God’s Word and actually pray it for you and your partner. The following passages will show you how it can be done. The rest is up to you as you search the Scriptures each day.

I pray that my spouse and I will be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God (James 1:19-20).

I pray that my spouse and I will always love the LORD our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind, and with all our strength and that we love our neighbor as ourselves (Mark 12:30-31).

I pray that when my spouse and I pass through the waters, You will be with us. And when we pass through the rivers, they shall not overflow us. When we walk through the fire, we shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch us (Isaiah 43:2).

I pray that my spouse and I will always remember that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1).

I pray that my spouse and I will bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in Your house.

And that we will try You, God, in this and see if You will not open for us the windows of heaven and pour out for us such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it (Malachi 3:10).

I pray that this Book of the Law shall not depart from my spouse’s and my mouths, but that we shall meditate in it day and night, that we may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then we will make our way prosperous, and then we will have good success (Joshua 1:8).

I pray that my spouse and I will present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to You, God (Romans 12:1).

I pray that my spouse and I will not be conformed to this world, but that we will be transformed by the renewing of our minds, that we may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God (Romans 12:2).

I pray that my spouse and I love Your commandments, Jesus, and keep them, as those who love You. And because we love You, we will be loved by Your Father, and You will love us and manifest Yourself to us (John 14:21).

I pray, Jesus, that my spouse and I will follow Your commandment, that we love one another as You have loved us (John 15:12).

I pray that my spouse and I will always understand the significance of the question, “Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?” (Amos 3:3).

I pray that the fruit of the Spirit in my spouse and me is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control (Galatians 5:22-23).

I pray that my spouse and I do not forget You, the Lord our God, by not keeping Your commandments, Your judgement, and Your statues which You command us today.

I pray that we shall remember You, the LORD our God, for it is You who gives us the power to get wealth (Deuteronomy 8:11,17).