Prayer Request

I pray for the Lord to soften my husbands heart and take away his hatred and anger so we can get our marriage back on track. Help me change the way I see him. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Lord, please take away the spirit of anger and hostility from this spouse. Create in him a forgiving and loving heart, and right within him the peace of God, that surpasses all understanding. Make love to rule, rest, and abide within his soul, love that covers a multitude of sins. In Jesus' name I pray. *AMEN*

Lord, Please hear her prayers. Help restore her broken marriage. Amen.

Here is a wonderful prayer that may help you through this trying time:

Prayers for Healing Broken RelationshipsBy Arlyn Lawrence

Jesus knew the grief, bitterness, and gut-twisting emotional turmoil that brokenrelationships cause. He also knew that the pain we feel when relationships aren’t right affects not only our ability to relate to others, but also to God. Don’t hang on to it, Heencouraged. Go make it right (Mt. 5:23-24).Sometimes that’s easier said than done. That’s why we need to start with prayer. Thesescriptural prayers can help you build bridges toward healing relationships that arestrained, damaged, or that may even—from a human perspective—seem hopelesslybroken. There is hope for restoration through the love of Christ, the strength of His Spirit,and the power of prayer.SEEKING GOD’S PERSPECTIVE Lord, Your ways are higher than mine. How do You see this person? Show me the goodthings You see that I’m not seeing right now. Help me keep sight of Your heavenly andeternal perspective instead of my own earthly, limited one. (1 Sam. 16:7; Is. 55:9) God, give me insight into Your purposes so I can better cooperate with You in what You’redoing in this relationship. Give me Your Spirit of wisdom and revelation so I can know Youbetter through this and can relate to the situation from Your perspective. (Jer. 29:11; Eph.1:17-18) Give me the confidence, God, that You work all things together for good for those who loveYou. Help me to trust that You will bring good things out of this situation and restoration to the relationship. (Ro. 8:28; Gen. 50:20) HUMBLING MYSELFI submit to You, God, for You to mold me. As You tested Joseph’s character through hishurtful experiences at the hands of his brothers, I know You are shaping mine. (Is. 64:8;Jer. 18:4; Ps. 105:17-19) Search my heart, Holy Spirit, and expose my sinful reactions to this hurt. I repent ofdamaging attitudes such as bitterness, pride, and gossip. (Ps. 139:23; Jer. 17:10) Father, let Your life-giving Spirit flow through me and wash away my anger and pain,replacing them with Your selfless love. I remember the richness of Your kindness to me,Lord, while I was still a sinner. Now help me to extend that same quality of mercy andkindness to another. (Jn. 7:38; 1 Cor. 13:4-5; Ro. 5:8) 1© 2007 by Arlyn Lawrence. To subscribe to Pray!® magazine, call 1-800-691-PRAY. For other prayercards and resources, call 1-800-366-7788. www.praymag.com. ISBN #1600062555
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RELEASING OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS Father, I trust You to deal with this broken relationship. I resist the desire to control,manipulate, or fix this situation or person. Instead, I choose to entrust _____________ andmyself to You. (Ro. 12:19; 1 Pet. 2:23) With Your help, I won’t allow anger to remain in my heart, God. I resist all efforts of theenemy to gain a foothold in my life through it. Fill me with the fruit of Your Spirit: love,joy, peace, patience, and kindness. (Eph. 4:26-27; Gal. 5:22) CONFRONTING THE REAL ENEMYLord, I know the enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I’m aware of his schemes to useconflict and grudges as weapons against me. I recognize that the battle is not against fleshand blood, but against spiritual powers in heavenly places. (Jn. 10:10; 2 Cor. 2:11; Eph.6:12) Father, I take up the divinely powerful spiritual weapons You have given me in Christ in order to withstand and defeat every spiritual scheme devised against this relationship. Istand against lying thoughts and take them captive to the obedience of Christ. I receive theauthority given to me over all the power of the enemy and, like Jesus, I say, “Away fromme, Satan!” (2 Cor. 10:3-5; Is. 54:17; Lk. 10:19; Mt. 4:10) BUILDING BRIDGES Lord, I know Your intention is for me to bless, not curse. I choose to pray for and speakblessing over _____________. When I speak to this person, Holy Spirit, please fill my mouthwith Your words. (Ro. 12:14; Mt. 5:44; Ps. 19:14) Lord Jesus, I claim the power of Your blood to break down dividing walls and bring unity between people who have been separated. I accept my assignment as a minister ofreconciliation as You were, Jesus, and ask for Your empowering love to help me buildbridges of reconciliation. (Eph. 2:13-15; 2 Cor. 5:18-19)