We’re on day 4 of Part 2, focusing on our spouse, or a loved one of your choosing. Today, I am going to talk about his relationships.
There are three types of relationships I am going to cover: work relationships, family relationships and his friendships.
Day 15- Pray for your husband’s various relationships
Work relationships:
When we pray for our husbands, we can pray that their work relationships are good, and that they meet people who make their workday enjoyable. We can pray they work with the right people who can help them excel in their jobs. We can also pray that they are protected from any negative situations in their workplaces. It is wise to pray that God puts your husband where he should be as a part of His plan for him.
Family relationships
Over the years, I have seen many unique family situations, and there are many different kinds of families. People can have great family relationships, or challenging ones.
Whatever your husband’s family looks like, God knows all the details and how things are. If your husband has a good relationship with his family, pray that God protects that relationship and helps him to continue that relationship the way God wants him to.
If your husband’s family situation is a challenging one, pray that God protects your husband from becoming overwhelmed by the family dynamic. Ask God to help your husband to maneuver his family relationships in a Godly way.
Friendships
I think that friendships are wonderful. I think that God intended us to spend time with other people. There are certainly a lot of us in the world, so we are likely to find people who are a lot like we are, who we enjoy spending time with.
Over the years, as kids get older, friendships seem much harder to maintain. I think everyone gets busy. As I thought back on my growing up, I realized that my parents had just a few close friends they spent time with regularly. You may have a big group that you hang around with, that spends a lot of time together. I think that is so great! But, if you’re like a lot of people I know, there are a few precious friendships that you invest in the most.
If your spouse has a group of guys that he can be himself with, you can pray for those friendships. The enemy of our souls loves to separate us from the people around us, and sometimes that is really a dangerous place to be. Ask God to bless your husband with people that he can be with who respect him and his values. If there are struggles in any of his relationships, pray that God continues to watch over those friendships, and that if they are what God wants for your husband, they will continue to bless and enrich his life. Ask God to protect the interactions and guide the conversations so that misunderstandings don’t destroy something God intended to give your husband as a blessing in his life. You can also pray that he is surrounded with the kind of people that enrich his life.
For some of you, maybe your husband’s friendships have changed. Maybe you have moved to a new area, changed churches, or possibly he just started a new job. If there aren’t any real consistent, life-giving relationships in his life right now, you can pray that God introduces a new friendship into your husband’s life. For many people, friendships change over time. It’s good to pray for God to bring the right people into your life.
Note: The point of these prayers is not EVER to manipulate God into doing something that YOU want for your husband, or to try and change something that is going on in his life. Prayer is NEVER meant to be used as a tool to get your way. If you find your heart praying against people, it is not the right time to pray. If there are relationships in either of your lives that you feel aren’t positive, pray that God shows you what to do in those situations. Prayer is not a weapon against people.
My prayer for today is a simple one:
Dear God,
Thank you for the positive relationships in my husband’s life. I ask you to continue to surround him with people who are a blessing to him. Bring him positive interactions with others and give him a smooth work week.
Amen
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