Tag: Scripture To Pray Over Your Marriage

‘For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”’ Zephaniah 3:17(NLT)

Scripture:

The Lord your God is in your midst, a victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.

Prayer:

Loving Father, You are the model for what our love is to look and feel like in our marriage. Your love comes with strength. You defend and rescue us in our times of need – a victorious warrior. This also means Your love is imbued with courage, it’s a courageous love which seeks our safety, security and freedom. Let our marriage relationship reflect this courageous love for each other. Let us seek to defend or rescue each other from whatever life serves up – whether it be difficulties at work, in other relationships, in the home or even with our own emotional well-being. Let us be quick to come to the other’s needs, and to do so with joy and happiness – as You do.

God, You also demonstrate to us the power of a quiet love. This is a steady love which we know is there. It doesn’t need to be announced. It doesn’t need to be decorated by gifts or outings. Rather, Your quiet love gives us calm in knowing You are present, attentive and available. Make us both in our marriage present, attentive and available to each other. Give us the gift of a quiet, steady love in our marriage relationship. And let us also experience those moments of joy and rejoicing – whether in activities we do together – or in learning how to support each other in our own various hobbies or interests. Give us hearts that seek to make our spouse joyful simply due to our own joy in them. In Christ’s name. Amen. 

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‘Your left arm would be under my head, and your right arm would embrace me.’ Song of Songs 8:3(NLT)

‘So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.’ Genesis 1:27(NLT)

Scripture:

Let his left hand be under my head and his right hand embrace me.

Prayer:

Gracious Lord, Your love for us shows up in every moment of our lives. The detail You have gone to in Your creation – the flowers, nature, mountains and more – gives us a glimpse into the depths of affection You have for us. You desire to delight us with wonderful tastes, ornamental animals, cascading falls and brilliant sunrises and sunsets. Each moment where we choose to take notice of all that You have gifted to us in life is a moment where we experience Your love.

As men and women crafted and created in Your image, God, you have placed within us this same desire to both delight and be delighted in our relationship. The marriage relationship sits paramount above all others in this regard. God, restore or revive or even create within my marriage the fire of passion and desire that inspires both of us to want to bring joy to each other. Remind us of the things which first caused us to be attracted to each other and help us to focus on these things once again. Show us how to make time in the busy schedules of life for romance. May our marriage be one of mutual satisfaction emotionally and physically, Lord, as we seek to explore the depths of our love in the meaningful ways You’ve given us to know each other more fully. In Christ’s name. Amen. 

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‘Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. ‘ Ephesians 4:1-3(NLT)

Scripture:

Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Prayer:

Heavenly Father, our marriage means a lot to us and we want to see it grow in grace and deepen in love. But for starters, Lord, we must remember that we are first and foremost prisoners of You – serving and honoring  You in our heart, mind and body. Let everything we do and say in our marriage reflect this submission and surrender to You. 

Let humility cause our words to each other to begin by giving each other the benefit of the doubt when concerns arise. May what we say and the actions we live out be seasoned and clothed with gentleness. Our marriage bond is a covenant under Your love, Lord, and it is a bond You desire us to live out in peace. Remind us of this importance of preserving our unity and living in peace with each other when frustrations arise or needs aren’t met. Remind us before we say or do things we would later regret so that we honor You and Your will for our marriage relationship. In Christ. Amen. 

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