God has
really been working on me in the area of prayer… I feel so many times I just
don’t pray enough! Some of that is probably my “perfectionism” thing rearing
its ugly head… perfection for me is all or nothing & so many times out of
exhaustion it is nothing. I don’t say that in a bragging way, it is something
that hurts my heart about me. I do pray throughout my day, & I pray for
people on the spot when asked. One area God has really been working on me in is
in praying for my husband. For me, I know so many times I take it for granted
that he is covered spiritually by his own prayers, but really, you know there
is no better person to pray over my husband than me!
So here is
the challenge ladies… any of you that have a willing heart, will you join me
for the next 16 days to pray over our own husbands? I know some of you are not
married, but you can start to pray for the one God has for you in the future, even
if you don’t know him yet… really!
I started to
read the book, “Praying for Your Husband From Head to Toe,” & in it there
is a guide given to pray over different parts of your husband’s body on a daily
basis… instead of doing all of it at once, I thought it might be good to take a
different part each day for the next 16 days, until we get to the “end” where
we will pray over every part each day.
I know for
myself because my husband seems strong & he is a great protector I expect a
lot from him to take care of me physically. He has a heart of gold & I know
he would lay down his life for me or almost anyone, if need be, but what am I doing
to protect him & take care of him in the spiritual? This is not an exercise
to change my husband… I see it as a way to show how much I love him & how
thankful I am for him by praying for God’s blessings over him. Will it change
him? Maybe. But one thing I know for sure… it will change me… it has already!
So the place
to start would be praying for his mind… humans are made up of mind (soul),
body, & spirit. When we receive Christ as Savior our spirit is saved, but
our mind or soul still needs to be renewed daily. Our control center is a
partnership between our mind & brain… will, feelings & emotions. God will speak through Holy Spirit directly
to our spirit, but so many times there is a miscommunication when it hits our
minds… especially if we are not spending time to renew our mind each day. “And
do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your
mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect
will of God.” Romans 12:2
God’s
Word → renewing = transformation
Okay, so here it is… as we pray for our husband’s mind pray
for his thoughts to be Christ-centered & not fleshly. Pray that as thoughts
ramble around in his head during the day… may they be directed by the Holy
Spirit & God’s Word. May his decisions be faith based & in the best interest
of your family, rather than fear based & selfish. Pray that he looks to Christ
to meet his needs & not to himself. Ask God to guard his thoughts, to keep
ungodly thoughts away, & honorable thoughts in.
Let’s see what happens… are you willing? If you want, leave
me a comment if you will join me in this.
Rejoicing
in Truth!
Carin
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