Do you want to help your husband become the man God created him to be? As his wife, are you desiring to see him thrive in all areas of his life? If so, one of the best things you can do is pray for him. This five-day plan will help you cover him in scripture-based prayers inviting the Lord to work in critical areas of his daily life. But be prepared. It will impact not only his life but yours as well.
Expedition Marriage
Day 1
Scriptures: John 14:27, Philippians 4:7, Colossians 3:15
Complete Peace
Many demands are placed upon a husband, many of which are burdens that, as wives, we never know they carry. These can all become demands that leave them stressed out and lacking peace. And a stressed-out husband longing for peace is a perfect setup for a husband to become tempted to reach out for anything that will offer him a physical and mental break. Like we are vulnerable to settling for the quick fix or comfort, your husband is too.
The Lord tells us that those quick fixes don’t work and won’t bring us the peace they entice. True peace comes from the Father, not anything of this world. It is a gift he has left us and given us. His peace surpasses all understanding and doesn’t leave us longing for more, unlike the temporary peace we seek, which wears off quickly.
Your husband, whether he admits it or is even aware of it, longs for peace and will thrive much more in all he does when it rules in his heart over the many stresses and burdens that weigh him down. Go to the Lord today on his behalf and ask him to pour out his peace on your husband.
Let’s Pray:
Dear Lord, you are the God of peace, not of chaos. In you, there is no stress or overwhelm. I ask that you pour out your peace over my husband. Clear his schedule from all things that would distract, create pressure, or derail him from what you have for him. Use me as his wife as a resource for him, a safe place where he can share his burdens and stressors. Keep him from running to anything unhealthy emotionally or physically that would numb him or provide temporary relief from any stress. May he run to you instead and align his life with your will. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Day 2
Scriptures: Proverbs 13:20, Psalms 119:63, Hebrews 10:24-25
Wise Friends
Did you know that over the past 30 years, our friend circles have gotten smaller? Many studies label our society as the loneliest it’s ever been, even though we are more connected than ever. This downward trend is especially true for men. Their friend groups are much smaller than the average woman’s.
A lack of friendship is a problem God warns us about and tells us how to avoid. The book of Hebrews urges us not to stop meeting together, especially as the days pass. Friends, especially godly ones, add great value to our lives. Our friends encourage us and spur us on to godliness, and we need them, and more importantly, your husband needs them.
Your husband needs wise men to walk with and to go through life with. Without the wisdom of friends who seek to follow Jesus, he’s left open to harm. Lift your husband before the throne today and ask for God’s blessing in his life and friendships.
Let’s Pray:
Lord, thank you for the gift of friendships. Please bring friends into my husband’s life that will stick close to him, encourage him and hold him accountable. I also ask that you help my husband to be a good friend, one who sees the needs of those around him and offers the same hope and encouragement in return. Help him not to go through this life alone without other godly men in his life. Protect and keep anyone away from him that may lead him to foolishness and harm. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Day 3
Scriptures: Proverbs 4:25-27, Matthew 5:37
A Man of Integrity
There are many opportunities in a day for your husband to run his agenda, seek his pleasure, cut corners, and come under the temptation to do what it takes to fit in. The enemy loves hypocrisy and would be thrilled for your husband to say one thing and do another or to claim Christ as the authority over his life and then live however he pleases.
Being a man of integrity is being a man who lives as a follower of Christ and does what he says he’s going to do. His words have meaning; his yes means yes, and his no means no, just as Matthew says in chapter 5. You want your husband, whether at work, home, or on his own time, to be a man of integrity. You want him to be the man God wants him to be, a man who keeps his gaze forward and doesn’t look to the left or the right, getting distracted by the ways of evil. Pray for him to be a man of integrity.
Let’s Pray:
Lord, thank you for always being trustworthy. You are exactly who you say that you are. Help my husband be an honorable man who does the things he says he will do. May those around him, including me as his wife, always know they can count upon him. May he fix his eyes on you and follow in step with your will for him regardless of situations or circumstances. Help him to be a man of integrity that gives glory to your name. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Day 4
Scriptures: James 1:12, Romans 8:37, Exodus 14:14
More Than a Conqueror
Husbands are often known for their brave fronts. They can be under stress or in the fire of a trial, and you may not even know anything about it. They can be struggling, battling complicated emotions they have no idea how to deal with, or feeling like everything is falling apart. Your prayers for them over the battles they face are so needed.
There will be times when different battles require different responses. They often need to step back, do as Exodus 14 says, and be still and allow the Lord to fight for them. Other times they must remember that they are more than conquerors and get suited up for battle. Regardless, they are called to persevere under trial because that perseverance works out some great things for them, and it comes with the Lord’s blessings. But that perseverance is not easy, and they will need the Lord’s help.
Perhaps as you’re going through this devotion now, your husband is under a personal trial that you may or may not be aware of, or you are facing a test together. Whatever or whenever the test comes, he will need to cling to Jesus and develop the courage to persevere.
Let’s Pray:
Lord, thank you that even under trials, you never allow us to become destroyed. I pray that you use any difficulty in my husband’s life for his good and your glory. May he have the courage to rise under each one, learn from it whatever he needs to know, and see it with the proper perspective, you see it in. Go before him preventing trials, and go behind him redeeming them. Let him know that he never has to fight battles alone. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Day 5
Scriptures: Titus 3:1-2, Proverbs 15:1, Colossians 3:12
A Real Gentle Man
Being gentle is not a trait that feels very masculine. But the truth is, it’s very underestimated for its power. According to Proverbs 15, gentleness can turn away wrath far more quickly than words of anger or power ever could. As a wife, I’m sure it’s not a question as to what you’d rather see more of from your husband, his anger or gentleness. A gentle husband is a true gift to his family.
The struggle is that gentleness is not easy to live out. This world, your husband’s career, the people he must deal with, or specific situations naturally bring out more frustration and irritation than gentleness. Therefore as a wife, you must pray for your husband, as God’s chosen one, to put on a gentle spirit, turn away from the temptations of frustration or anger, and respond with kindness and gentleness instead.
Your prayers for your husband will always be treasured, and they will always be honored by the Lord. I hope over these five days, you’ve experienced your heart softening towards your husband as you’ve lifted him to the Lord. You can do nothing more powerful for him than to continue bringing him to the Father.
Let’s Pray:
Lord, thank you for the gift of gentleness as a Fruit of the Spirit, a gift that my husband has within him. I ask that you help him live out his life with a gentle spirit, one he speaks over his family and all he interacts with. May he live so differently than others around him that his gentleness will point others to you. I also ask that you help me have a gentle spirit and desire to continue to be a wife that faithfully prays for him. In Jesus’ name, Amen