A prayer for a Godly Husband
Thursday, March 01, 2012 It was my decision to end things with my ex. I knew that he wasnt the right person for me and I really believed that God would honour me and my decision with a Godly husband. Here I sit, four years later and there is still no sign of one. I don't know how much longer I need to wait and to be totally honest I am not sure if a husband is even on the cards for me - but I do believe that if we put God first, he will give us the desire of our hearts. And this is desire that I have had ever since I was a little girl. So I am holding onto my trust and to the promises of my Heavenly Daddy.
A few days ago I wrote about surrendering your dreams and desires to God and taking up the act of turning over those things to God. So that it goes out of my hands and into His. This is what I am having to do on a daily basis, and honestly, that is alright with me.
Yesterday I came across this prayer and I want to not only document it, but share it with you all.
Thank you God for all that you have planned for me and for all the good things that you are going to bring into my life.
Prayer for a Godly husband
Lord God, your Word declares that if I delight myself in you—if I enjoy and seek your pleasure
above mine—you'll give me the desires of my heart (Psalm 37:4). Desiring a husband is neither
evil nor selfish because marriage is honorable (Hebrews 13:4). At the beginning of creation, you
proclaimed, "It is not good that man should be alone" and then you created Eve to be a suitable
partner for Adam (Genesis 2:18). In the name of Jesus, I ask that you would protect the husband
—a suitable partner—you have chosen for me. Because the covenant of marriage is sacred
(Mark 10:9), I ask for a man of God. Please give me a husband whose love for me is only outmatched
by his love for you; a man who will cherish me and build me up (Proverbs 31:28); a man who will
honor me (I Peter 3:7) and our marriage vows; a man who will be a good father and provider; a
man whom I will be attracted to physically, emotionally, and spiritually; a man who will love me
as Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5:25). Keep me from attaching myself to another man out
of desperation. I will not settle for a relationship that's second best, convenient, or one that feeds
my insecurities. Guard my purity and give me the patience to wait. And when I meet him, confirm
to me that he is the one. Release from me the baggage of past relationships, and prepare me for
the man You have chosen to be my husband. Free me from any hindrances to a healthy and godly
marriage: insecurities, habitual sins, selfishness, and emotional hurts. Dispel my unrealistic
expectations that set me up for disappointment. I place my trust in you rather than my partner.
In this period of waiting, I will look to you alone to be my companion and best friend. You are
the one who redeems my life from the pit, who crowns me with love and compassion, who satisfies
my desires with good things (Psalm 103:4-5). I will not be anxious, but as I present my requests to
you, flood me with the peace that surpasses all understanding so my heart and my mind are guarded
in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:6,7). In this request, I commit myself to trust you and do good, to dwell
in the land and feed on your faithfulness. I commit my way to you and trust that you will bring it to
pass (Psalm 37:35). Amen.
—Evangelist Constance Fleming
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