Praying Peace and Destiny over your Spouse
*(If you’re a husband, switch all the him, he, and his to her, she, and her!)
You’ve created my spouse with special care.
You’ve fashioned his mind to process and his temperament to respond
in the exact way You want it to.
You’ve given him the ability to lead and follow,
to be patient and impatient,
to be confident and worried,
to wait and to act.
Your wisdom tells him what to do when.
Protect him from discouraging influences,
from critics, cynics, fools, and braggarts.
Send Your angels to guard the mission You’ve designed for him
and guard his heart from discouragement and disappointment.
When he sees the enemy, may he give those souls over to You.
May he love his enemies with Your love.
Speak to him. Send whispers of hope shivering through his soul.
Touch his memory and imagination with creativity that can only come from You.
Make his heart feel light and happy,
even while it carries a heavy weight.
Only through You can he manage the load You’ve given him to carry.
And only Your Spirit will give him the courage to drop all the other loads he carries
that he doesn’t need to shoulder.
Give him peace.
Give him wisdom.
Make him intuitive, thoughtful, and kind beyond his natural ability.
May he always walk in Your Spirit, Your grace, and Your strength.
I pray Your blessings on him.
May they rain down on his life like a cascade of waters,
filling up the empty places and overflowing his days with joy and contentment.
May he be content in following You alone.
Move mountains for him,
and move mountains with him.
I pray that the lives he touches and the children he raises
be exceptional followers of You.
I pray Your peace and blessing over his life and over his work.
Thank You for the privilege and responsibility of being his spouse.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
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