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Browse More: lifestyle » faith » Praying for Your Husband

Praying for Your Husband

Published: Mar 31, 2015 · Last Updated: Oct 25, 2019

I’m so thrilled to have Katie of Hot Tea and the Empty Seat sharing her thoughts on praying for your husband today! Be sure to stop by and say hello on her blog as well!

Since I could remember, I have desired to be a wife. I remember daydreaming about how blissful the wedding day was going to be, all the spontaneous dates he will take me on, and all of the memories that we will make along the way. I am so blessed to say that all of these things are true in my marriage to Joe but it isn’t always sunshine and unicorns. Some days are harder than others.

Marriage is hard work. Having a successful marriage doesn’t come naturally. And God showed me that there was going to be only one way to flourish and grow and truly love the man who I promised my life to. That one way was with Jesus. In deep prayer and connection with my True Love so that I could truly love my husband.

Girlfriend, prayer is vital in your marriage.

If you are not married yet, start praying for your future husband now. This I have come to learn, that our husbands need our prayers. I have seen growth in my husband’s heart and life and even in my own when I commit to praying for him and our marriage.

Your husband (your future husband or even boyfriend) doesn’t need another voice breathing down his back telling him how messed up you think he is. Build him up. Praying throughout the day for my husband has become a true joy of mine. God gifted me with my best friend and I am taking care of that gift by daily lifting him up to Jesus in prayer. Everything we have is actually God’s. I want to make sure that I am loving my husband, my gift.

Here are a few encouragements and tips to get you started praying for your husband?

1- Pray for his hands. Pray that your husband will be a hard worker for Jesus. His job can easily wear him down so pray that he will work diligently and unto the Lord. Pray that his hands will always be working for the Lord in all that he does no matter his role in his occupation. Pray that his hands will always be open for the blessings that God so desires to give him. Ask God to give your husband the love he needs to hold you gently.

2- Pray for his heart. God has called your husband to be a leader. He is the leader of you and your family. Pray that God will strengthen his heart to fight for you no matter what. Pray that God would soften his heart to your needs as a wife and to the needs of others around him. Pray for your husband’s heart to reflect the very heart of Jesus. Pray that his heart would be open to share the love of God with others that is in him.

3- Pray for his head. Pray for protection over your husband’s mind. Pray that He will have God-glorifying thoughts throughout the day. Pray that God would rid his mind of negative thoughts, lustful thoughts, prideful thoughts, or any other thoughts that your husband may struggle with. Pray that he would have a mind that is set on Christ always. Praying for your husband’s heart and head go hand-in-hand. In order to have pure thoughts, you must have a pure heart. Ask God to fill your husband’s mind with things that are true, noble, & right. {Philippians 4:8}

4- Pray for his mouth. Death and life are in the power of our mouths. {Proverbs 18:21} Especially in marriage, it’s so important to watch what you say but we, along with our husbands, cannot do that alone. We need God’s help to tame our tongues. Pray for your husband to be slow to anger, slow to speak, and quick to listen. Ask God to help your husband lift you up in areas that you need encouragement in. Also, I know that in any workplaces, some people have very derogatory and negative speech. Pray for your husband to speak only words of encouragement, truth, love, hope, & purity.

5- Pray for his feet. Pray that your husband will have a willingness to follow Jesus no matter where that may lead. Pray that he would have the feet of a messenger of Christ. Pray that he will continue to follow Jesus, stay on the right path, and always walk upright. Ask God to give him the strength he needs to lead your feet down the right path, to Jesus and Him alone.

Praying for my husband not only molds his heart to look more like Jesus’s heart but it also changes me and my heart.

I change because I know that all of the things I am asking of God is exactly what I need in my life as well. I and my husband are two imperfect sinners in love with each other and in love with Jesus. As I pray for my husband, I pray all the more that God would mold me into the wife and woman of God that He has made me to be.

Ladies, praying for your husband not only shapes and molds him, but it changes your heart from the inside out. I grow more in love with my husband when I pray for him.

Related: 5 Ways to Increase Spiritual Intimacy

Sit down early in the morning, on your lunch break, or while in bed and lift your husband up to Jesus. He needs your prayers. You will find it such a joy to pray blessings and thankfulness over your husband!

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  1. Amanda says

    March 31, 2015 at 11:11 am

    I agree that praying for your husband is so important! I don’t do this enough, to be honest. Thanks for the reminder 🙂

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    • Katie @ Life Encouraged says

      April 01, 2015 at 9:23 am

      You’re not the only one 🙂 but today is a new day! 🙂 Blessings xoxo

      Reply
  2. Yorka says

    April 02, 2015 at 8:16 am

    Thank you so much for this post. God and his perfect timing brought this to my attention through a now rough time. I appreciate your words and your heart.

    Reply
    • Katie @ Life Encouraged says

      April 03, 2015 at 1:00 pm

      Thank you for reading! God is so faithful in every situation. Cling to Him, He will see you through! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Summer @ Coffee With Summer says

    April 21, 2015 at 10:09 am

    What an encouraging and practical reminder! Love this.

    Reply
  4. Jamie Hudspeth says

    April 23, 2015 at 7:58 pm

    I love love love this! Deciding and committing to praying for your husband is life changing. When you trust God with the love of your life he will continue to bless you in ways you never imagined! great post Katie!

    Reply
  5. Rolene says

    January 26, 2016 at 8:30 am

    This is so beautiful and true. It is easy to “forget” as the day gets busy. Thank you for this reminder.

    Reply
  6. Sarah&Michael says

    March 26, 2016 at 12:31 am

    Wonderfully creative post. Was praying throughout each bullet point as I read the list for both of us in our marriage.

    Reply

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