Today's Dare: Begin praying today for your spouse's heart. Pray for three specific areas that you desire for God to work in your spouse's life and in your marriage.
God's Word says: Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. 3 John 2
*I have to share this: I woke up at 3am this morning and couldn't go back to sleep, so I began praying for Richard mostly and the kids too. I have to say I haven't prayed for him daily as much lately and I could really feel the need today. I didn't even remember it was intercession day until I picked up my book this morning. God will lead you, if you aren't used to praying for someone-just follow his prompting! It is so refreshing-enjoy the day ladies!
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Loved today's dare! I am amazed at how little I pray for Chris. I loved where the book talked about how we are the ones who know best how to pray for our spouse because we know them the best. I am also so thankful for such a wonderful husband and am trying not to take him for granted so I praised God for him too! :) I know most of your husbands, so I know you are blessed with a good man too!!!
ReplyDeleteI haven't been online much since last Friday and had a lot to read. Definitely going to try out the "King Chair" at some point. So fun!
Dave - thank you for being so deligent with this site! You are wonderful! This site has been such a blessing to me!!! Love you ladies!
I love how it uses the analogy of a "wise farmer" and says "You are to nurture the soil of your mate's heart and then depend on God for the results". Then it goes on to say "Have you ever wondered why God gives you overwhelming insight into your spouse's hidden faults? Do you really think its for endless nagging? No, its for effective kneeling. No one knows better how to pray for your mate than you." Amazing!!
ReplyDeleteSuch good stuff and SO TRUE, I'm learning from part of last year and this year that this statement is very very true-God's Word is true and He wants to bless our marriages. We need to just pray for our men, not fuss and complain and nag them to death. Some days that is very hard and some days its much easier. I think everyday could be easier if we start the day focusing on loving our husbands just as who they are, not wishing and hoping and dreaming of them being a little different in one way or another. God is the ultimate Refiner and He's working in us too.
This is one of my favorites so far. I have grown a lot in the last year in my prayer life so I really appreciate this and believe in it 100%. I really thought of you Dave when I read this because it seems to have been your attitude for a while, to just pray for him and let God work it out. Thanks for being such an example.
ReplyDeleteI was prompted to pray for Daniel way before I even read this chapter. You are right Dave-HE will promt us and we just need to listen. I prayed specifically for 3 different things, but the one that stuck out the most was to pray for his godly relationships and friendships. Daniel isn't really letting anyone "in" right now b/c he is just in such a hard place emotionally...but I've been praying for his relationships and friendship and I really see God working in these areas. It's neat to see the changes. :) But I DO need to pray for him more. The message from this part weekend even made me realize that I need to pray for him more. Good readings!!
ReplyDeleteInterceding is so cool! I'm so thankful God allows our words/prayers/thoughts to be used for our benefit and His glory!
ReplyDeleteThis dare was very convicting for me. I USED to be so good at praying for Ben and it seems like I have been praying more for myself and others than for him.
ReplyDeleteSo I sent an email to to Ben asking him if there was anything he really needed prayer for or any struggles.
(Right now is Ben's busy time of the year at work and it will be until the end of July, so email will be our way for most of our communication until the end of July)
However,it just makes our dates that much more enjoyable and NOT SO QUIET.
And yes, the message from the LPC really does apply/help with this one.