Prayer Tag: Marriage

A Prayer for Marriage

Heavenly Father,

We come before You today to give You thanks for the gift of marriage and the love that we share. We ask for Your guidance and wisdom as we strive to honor and serve You as a couple. Help us to always put each other and our relationship with You first, even above our own desires and needs.

Lord, we pray for Your protection and strength for our marriage. Help us to weather the storms of life together, and to always turn to You for guidance and strength. Grant us patience, kindness, and understanding as we navigate the ups and downs of life together.

Help us to always speak words of love and encouragement to one another, and to work through any conflicts or challenges that may come our way with grace and humility.

We pray for the grace to forgive one another when we fail, and to always seek to show each other love and respect. May our love for each other and for You grow deeper each day, and may our marriage be a shining example of Your love to all those around us.

We ask all of these things in the precious name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

Colossians 3:18-19 ESV

Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.

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1 Peter 3:7 ESV

Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

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Philippians 4:6-7 ESV

do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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Prayer for Marriage

Dear God,

We come before You today to ask for Your blessings and guidance on our marriage. Lord, we pray that You would be at the center of our relationship and that our love for each other would reflect Your love.

We pray for patience, kindness, and self-control as we navigate the ups and downs of life together. Help us to communicate with each other openly and honestly, and to always strive to understand one another’s needs and feelings.

We pray for strength to forgive one another when we make mistakes, and to always choose love and grace over anger and resentment.

May our marriage be a source of joy and encouragement to those around us, and may it be a reflection of Your love for the world.

We thank You for the gift of marriage and for the opportunity to grow closer to You and to each other.

We pray all these things in the precious name of Jesus. Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

Genesis 2:24 ESV

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

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Proverbs 18:22 ESV

He who finds a wife finds a good thing
    and obtains favor from the Lord.

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Ephesians 4:2-3 ESV

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

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1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

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1 Peter 3:1-2 ESV

Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct.

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Colossians 3:19 ESV

Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.

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Hebrews 13:4 ESV

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

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Prayer for Marriages

Heavenly Father,

We come before You today to seek Your guidance and wisdom for our marriage. We ask that You would bless us with the strength to love and support each other, to communicate openly and honestly, and to always put each other and our relationship first.

We pray that our marriage would be a reflection of Your love, grace, and forgiveness to each other and to those around us. Help us to remember that our marriage is a sacred covenant, not just between us but also between us and You. Protect us from temptation and the attacks of the enemy, and keep our hearts and minds pure and focused on You.

We pray that our love for each other would grow deeper and stronger every day, and that we would be a source of encouragement and support to each other. May our marriage be a blessing to our family, friends, and community, and may it bring glory to Your name.

In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

1 Peter 3:7 ESV

Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

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Colossians 3:18-19 ESV

Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.

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1 Corinthians 7:3-5 ESV

The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

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Proverbs 31:10-12 ESV

An excellent wife who can find?
    She is far more precious than jewels.
The heart of her husband trusts in her,
    and he will have no lack of gain.
She does him good, and not harm,
    all the days of her life.

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Prayer for My Husband

Dear Lord,

I come before You today to lift up my husband. Lord, I pray that You would bless him and keep him safe. I pray that You would give him wisdom and discernment in all areas of his life.

I pray that You would help him to grow in his faith and to trust in You. I pray that You would give him strength when he is facing challenges and that You would be with him in times of temptation.

I pray that You would use him to be a light in the world and to be a blessing to those around him. I pray that You would give him joy and peace in all circumstances.

Lord, I also pray for our marriage. I pray that You would help us to grow closer to each other and to You. I pray that You would give us the strength and courage to face the challenges that come our way and to always put each other and our relationship with You first.

I pray that You would bless our home with love, joy, and peace. Lord, I trust in You and Your plan for our lives.

I pray all of these things in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

Ephesians 5:25 ESV

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

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Colossians 3:19 ESV

Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.

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1 Peter 3:7 ESV

Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

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Proverbs 18:22 ESV

He who finds a wife finds a good thing
    and obtains favor from the Lord.

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Ephesians 5:33 ESV

However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

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Prayer for a Husband

Dear Lord,

I lift up my husband to You today, asking that You would bless him and watch over him. May he know Your love and presence in a deep and personal way.

I pray that You would give him wisdom and discernment in all things, and that You would guide him in making decisions that are pleasing to You. May he be a man of integrity and honor, and may he serve You with all his heart.

I pray that You would protect him from temptation and danger, and that You would give him the strength and courage to resist any forces that seek to harm him. May he be a strong and courageous leader for our family, and may he always put You first in his life.

I pray that You would bless our marriage, and that You would help us to grow closer to You and to each other. May we support and encourage each other in all things, and may we be a blessing to those around us.

Thank You for my husband, and for the love and joy he brings to my life. I trust in Your goodness and faithfulness, and I know that You will work all things together for our good.

In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

Colossians 3:18-19 ESV

Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.

Read full chapter

1 Peter 3:7 ESV

Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

Read full chapter

Proverbs 31:10-11 ESV

An excellent wife who can find?
    She is far more precious than jewels.
The heart of her husband trusts in her,
    and he will have no lack of gain.

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Titus 2:4-5 ESV

and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.

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1 Corinthians 7:3-4 ESV

The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

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Prayer for Husband

Dear Lord,

I come to You today in praise and thanksgiving for the gift of my husband. I thank You for the love he shows me and the ways in which he leads and protects our family. I ask that You would continue to bless our marriage, that the love between us would grow stronger each day and that You would give me the wisdom and patience to navigate the challenges that may come our way.

I pray that You would give my husband the strength and courage he needs to follow Your will, to be the man You have called him to be and to lead our family in a way that honors You. I pray that he would be a man of integrity, kindness, and compassion, and that he would have a heart for serving others.

I ask that You would guide my husband in the decisions he makes, that You would give him the wisdom to know Your will for his life, and the courage to follow it. I pray that You would protect him from all harm, both physically and spiritually.

Lord, I also ask that You would give me, as his wife, the grace to be a supportive and loving partner, the wisdom to be a good listener, and the kindness to be forgiving. I pray that You would give me the strength to stand beside my husband through good times and bad.

May You please hear my prayers and bless our family. I trust in Your faithfulness and Your love for us.

I give You all the honor and glory, in Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

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Colossians 3:18-19 ESV

Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.

Read full chapter

1 Peter 3:7 ESV

Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

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Prayer to My Husband

Heavenly Father,

I come before You today to lift up my husband to You. I give You thanks for the gift of marriage and for the love and commitment that my husband demonstrates in our relationship. I pray that You would grant him strength and wisdom as he leads our family, and that he would have a profound understanding of Your love for him.

I ask that You would bless him in his work and protect him from harm. I pray that You would guide him in every decision he makes and grant him peace and joy in his heart. I request that You would aid him in growing in his faith and deepening his relationship with You.

I implore You to give him the courage to firmly stand in his beliefs and to be a shining light in this dark world. I pray that You would bless our marriage and that we would continue to love and support each other in all things.

This is my prayer in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

1 Peter 3:7 ESV

Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

Read full chapter

1 Peter 3:1-6 ESV

Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.

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Ephesians 5:25-33 ESV

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

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Titus 2:3-5 ESV

Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.

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Proverbs 18:22 ESV

He who finds a wife finds a good thing
    and obtains favor from the Lord.

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Prayer About Marriage

Heavenly Father,

We humbly come before You today to seek Your blessings and guidance for our marriage. We are fully aware that it is only through Your grace and love that our union is made strong.

We implore Your continued protection and provision for our relationship. Grant us the wisdom and strength to communicate openly and honestly with each other and to always prioritize each other’s needs above our own.

Help us to navigate the challenges that may arise in our marriage with trust in Your plan for our lives together.

We pray for a deeper understanding and commitment to the sacred covenant of marriage that we have entered into before You. We pledge to love, honor, and respect each other, in sickness and in health, in wealth and in poverty, through good times and bad, until death do us part.

We ask for Your blessings upon our children and our future together as a family. We trust in Your faithfulness and Your love to sustain us through all of life’s adventures.

We give You all the honor and glory, now and forever. Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

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Matthew 19:4-6 ESV

He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

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Colossians 3:18-19 ESV

Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.

Read full chapter

1 Peter 3:7 ESV

Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

Read full chapter

Hebrews 13:4 ESV

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

Read full chapter

Prayer in Marriage

Heavenly Father,

We come before You today to give thanks for the love and commitment we share as husband and wife. We ask that You bless our marriage and guide us in Your ways. May the love that brought us together continue to grow stronger, and may Your love be at the center of our union.

We ask that You give us wisdom and strength to love each other selflessly and to always put each other’s needs before our own. We pray for patience and understanding in times of conflict, and for the grace to forgive one another when we fall short.

We pray for Your protection over our marriage and for Your blessings on our family. We ask that You give us children that will be a source of joy and blessings to us, and that we may be good parents, raising them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

We ask that You bless our finances and provide for our needs and that we may be wise stewards of the resources You give us.

We pray that You will use our marriage as a testimony to Your love and grace and that through our love for each other, others may come to know You and Your love for them.

We pray all these things in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

Ephesians 5:25-33 ESV

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

Read full chapter

Colossians 3:18-19 ESV

Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.

Read full chapter

1 Corinthians 7:2-5 ESV

But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Read full chapter

Proverbs 18:22 ESV

He who finds a wife finds a good thing
    and obtains favor from the Lord.

Read full chapter

Genesis 2:24 ESV

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Read full chapter

Prayer for Fathers

Heavenly Father,

We come before You today to lift up all earthly fathers. We thank You for the role that they play in the lives of their families, in society as a whole, and in their jobs and businesses.

We ask that You would give them wisdom, strength, and patience as they lead and guide their children, their employees, and their clients. We pray that they would be men of integrity, honor, and compassion and that they would set a godly example for those around them.

We ask that You would protect and bless their marriages and that they would be the spiritual leaders in their homes. We pray that they would have a deep understanding of Your love and grace and that they would pass that on to their children, their employees, and their clients. We ask that You would give them the courage to discipline in love and that they would be quick to forgive and show mercy.

We ask that You would give them a heart for the lost and that they would be bold in sharing the Good News of Your Son, Jesus Christ, with those around them, including their colleagues and business partners. We pray that You would give them a passion for Your Word and for prayer and that they would be men who seek Your face and follow Your will in all aspects of their lives.

We ask that You would bless their jobs and businesses and that You would use them for Your glory. We thank You for the gift of fatherhood and for the opportunities to provide for their families through their jobs and businesses.

We pray this in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, who taught us to pray, ‘Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.’ Amen.

Suggested Bible Readings

Ephesians 6:4 ESV

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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Proverbs 22:6 ESV

Train up a child in the way he should go;
    even when he is old he will not depart from it.

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Colossians 3:21 ESV

Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

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Proverbs 17:6 ESV

Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
    and the glory of children is their fathers.

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