“I know the thoughts I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call on Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:11-13
When The Calm of His Presence was birthed over 3 years ago I simply started with Marriage Monday. For over a year I wrote only on Monday on what a Godly marriage looks like. As I sought to grow my blog I tried different directions and topics in writing and ultimate took a break from Marriage Monday.
During the month of December I began praying more earnestly about the direction for The Calm of His Presence. As I prayed God kept leading me back to Marriage Monday so beginning today I will begin writing each Monday on what God says about a Godly marriage.
When I think about what it takes to have a Godly marriage I am led to the foundation of prayer. Several years ago I did a series on Praying for my Husband and will revisit that over the next several weeks.
This morning God’s direction for this series was confirmed through the guest devotion by Strormie Omartian at Proverbs 31 Ministry. Her book The Power of a Praying Wife
There have been many times throughout my almost 16 year marriage to my husband where I have spent countless hours praying for him. I have prayed him through grad school, work, meetings, and through a long stretch of illness with both of his parents. It would be easy for me to pat myself on the back and say, “well done, you are a good wife”. But we are called to pray without ceasing and who better to pray for than my husband.
I want to share with you the first paragraph in her book.
“First of all, let me make it perfectly clear that the power of a praying wife is not a means of gaining control over your husband, so don’t get your hopes up! In fact it is quite the opposite. It’s laying down all claim to power in and of yourself, and relying on God’s power to transform you, your husband, your circumstances, and your marriage. This power is not given to wield like a weapon in order to beat back an unruly beast. It’s a gentle tool of restoration appropriated through the powers of a wife who longs to do right more than be right, and to give life more than get even. It’s a way to invite God’s power into your husband’s life for his greatest blessing, which is ultimately yours, too.”
So will you join me each Monday in praying for your husband?
In His Calm,
