A cord of 3 Strands is not easily broken.

It seems that in the lives of Christians that marry, Satan targets them to destroy that home. So here is something I use to help me pray for my marriage and for family and friends...hope it encourages you to pray for your marriage and/or friends; family.

PRAYER FOR MARRIAGES ...

Fill in the blanks with the names of those you are praying for and pray with faith and persistence!

·       Father, I pray that You will deliver _________ and ___________from self-centeredness.

·       Grant that ____________ and _____________ will have a servant's heart (Ephesians 2:3; 2 Timothy 3:2;  Matthew 20:28; Philippians 2:5-11).

·       Father, in the name of Jesus, I pray that You would bind the work of Satan from this marriage. He would love nothing more than to destroy ____________ and ______________'s marriage.

·       I ask You to stop His work in their lives and destroy his attacks against this marriage (John 8:44; Genesis3:11-13).

·       Lord, I ask You to convict and deal with any un-confessed sin in ____________ or __________'s life.

·       Enable us/them to deal with any sin that is hindering their marriage (1 John 1:9).

·       Father, please help ____________ and ____________ to speak the truth to one another in love.

·       Cause ____________ and _____________ to honestly share their feelings without being arrogant or spiteful.

·       Through love and honesty, enable_____________ and ______________ to work through their differences (Ephesians 4:25; 1 John 4:7, 11).

·       Holy Spirit, I pray that You would help ____________ and ______________ to forgive each other.

·       In the name of Jesus, I pray that we/they will put away all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander, along with every form of malice.

·       In the place of this, I pray that we/they would be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other as God for Christ's sake has forgiven them (Matthew 6:14-15; Ephesians 4:31-32).

·       Father, I pray that You would bring _____________ and ______________ into a more intimate relationship with Yourself. Cause us/them to long for You as the deer longs for water. Grant us/them a hunger in their soul for You.

·       Please help us/them to pray more earnestly, especially for each other (Psalm 42:1-2, 63:1; John 17:3; Colossians 4:2).

·       Holy Spirit, I pray that You will convict ___________ and _____________ about the problems in their marriage and look to You Lord for the answers. 

·       Please help __________ and ____________ not to be defensive and self righteous about the problems in the marriage but rather seek Your will in their lives.

·       Grant that ___________ and ___________ would humbly change as You (their counselor in heaven) deal with him or her (John 16:7)

·       Father, I ask that You would deal with any past problems in _____________ or ______________'s life that is causing trouble now.

·       Your Word declares that by Jesus’ stripes we are healed. (Isaiah 53 & 1 Peter 2:24). In the name of Jesus, I ask You to be true to Your Word and heal the emotional wounds and baggage that we/they have in our/their lives (Psalm 147:3).

· Father, in the name of Jesus and by the power of Your Holy Spirit, I ask that _______________ will love ________________ as Christ loved the church. Cause _____________ to have a sacrificial and serving love toward ______________.

·       At the same time, in the name of Jesus and by the power of the Holy Spirit, I pray that _______________ will be a loving and submissive wife. Cause __________ to support and minister to ____________ (Ephesians 5:22-33).

·       Father, I pray that You would rekindle passion and desire between ______________ and ______________.

·       I ask You to bless our/their relationship and cause them to rejoice in it. I pray that ______________ and ____________ would be satisfied and exhilarated with each other's love (Proverbs 5:15-23).

·       Lord Jesus, You have declared that what therefore God has joined together, let no man separate. You have declared the will of the Father is for marriages to be for a lifetime. You desire one man to be with one woman for life. You desire this because it is the happiest way for families to live and serve You Lord. Because this is Your heart's desire, I Pray for You, LORD, to save and strengthen _____________ and ______________'s marriage.

· Please do whatever it takes to protect and defend this marriage. O God, do not let sin, Satan, circumstances, or problems separate what You have joined together (Mark 10:2-9).

Through the name of Jesus I pray, by the power of Christ’ resurrection, Amen