A Prayer for My Husband Day 10

If you have made it this far, congratulations! We are in week 2. This is your friendly reminder that the enemy does NOT like what you are doing. A united husband and wife working for the kingdom of God in any capacity (yes, even to raise children!) is a huge threat. 

In case you are new here, below you will find:

1. Scripture - this is the Scripture assigned for the day

2. Meditating on the Word section 

3. Digging Deeper section with some reflection (optional)

4. A Prayer for our husbands: one for those whose husbands proclaims Christ and one for those whose husbands do not.

5. A Challenge to help you with your marriage and prayer life in some manner.

Recognizing Spiritual Attack

If you have not already, you will definitely see the increase of spiritual warfare in your walk and your marital relationship by the end of this challenge. As Christians, it is really important to know who our enemies are and are NOT.

Spiritual warfare is a phrase we hear often but I would say most do not truly understand it. (I will be posting another article on this in the next few days.) Generally speaking, spiritual warfare is the spiritual battle that is happening over the souls of mankind. The enemy of God is committed to trying to keep humanity away from the Lord, experiencing His love, and trusting God in any way. The Bible actually teaches there are three sources against, or battling, with God.

For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.

1 John 2:16

The first source is the world. Our society and culture teach norms and values that directly contradict what the Word of God teaches. To truly follow Jesus, we have to break away from our own biased understanding of Scripture. This is why understanding cultural norms and differences from back in biblical times is extremely important in understanding the principles we should take away from Scripture for our own lives.

For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.

Romans 7:18

The second source the Word of God mentions is the flesh. Yes, the world around us is extremely real and so are our emotions. It is extremely important to recognize this. However, not only are our emotions influenced greatly by the fall of mankind, we are also told not to follow after the desires of our flesh. We are told to deny the works of the flesh. (Galatians 5:19, Romans 14:14)

The third source is the devil, or the enemy. Paul really brings all of this together in Ephesians 6:12 when he says that we do not fight against flesh and blood, but rather against rulers and principalities.

This is where I tell you that your husband is not your enemy. You may think I am ridiculous for saying such a thing. However, when you get defensive with your husband, you are treating him like an enemy. If you give your husband the silent treatment, you are treating him an the enemy. I could list many more examples, but you get the point!

The bottom line is this. Your husband is your partner. You need to be able to recognize spiritual attacks lol when he can’t. This enables us to surrender these issues to God in prayer.

Scripture

1 Peter 5:8-9

Meditating on the Word

Think about the Scriptures today. Ask the Lord to help you identify areas in which you may be treating your husband like the enemy. Write this verse on an index card if this will help to remind you or set an alarm on your phone to reflect and pray on these things throughout the day.

Digging Deeper

If you are inclined to dig deeper, here are some application questions based on the Scripture.

1. In what ways might the devil be “prowling like a roaring lion” in your own home?

2. According to verse 9, what should we do in times of suffering? How does this principle transfer to your marriage?

3. In looking at this with James 4:7 and Ephesians 6:11, what does it mean to stand firm?

Prayer for My Husband Today

(For those whose husbands proclaim Christ)

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank You for blessing me with my husband who loves me for who I am, imperfections and all. Lord, today I want to lift my husband up to You and ask that You give him the discernment and strength to turn to You during spiritual attack. Lord, I pray that You will help him and me recognize what spiritual attack looks like and surrender it all to you. We know if it's not unconditional love or doesn't push us towards Christ Jesus, it’s not of God. Therefore, we ask for deliverance and protection. Thank You and I love You.

In Your heavenly name I pray, amen.

Day 10 of 30 Prayer Challenge for Wives

Prayer, Option #2

(For those whose husbands are not in Christ)

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank You for blessing me with my husband who loves me for who I am, imperfections and all. Lord, today I want to lift my husband up to You and ask that You give him the want to turn to You for Salvation, Lord. I pray that You will help me recognize what spiritual attack looks like and surrender it all to you. Thank You and I love You.

In Your heavenly name I pray, amen.

Day 10 of 30 Prayer Challenge for Wives

Challenge

Ask your husband to pray with you today, whether together or separately. I want to encourage you to ask him at some point. It is important that your husband knows you are praying for him. It really helps your husband to see the words that you are praying for him. (Firsthand experience!)