As we pray for our marriage, we understand that we are part of a pair, a pair of imperfect people who are hopefully both learning to grow more and more in the image of our perfect Savior and King, Jesus. We show grace as grace has been shown to us, and we let love hope for the best, and believe the best for the other person, too. We know love isn’t just an emotion, a feeling that we have, but it is a choice we make, and then live out with God guiding us in His strength. Where we are weak, He is strong, and we are unified in His love for life.
1. This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. – Genesis 2:24 NLT
God, draw us together as one, may no outside influences distract us, or divide us. May our heart find unity in You. May our marriage find its anchor in You. May our relationship find its peace through You. May our union find its purity in Your truth. In Jesus’ Name, amen.
2. In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself. 29 No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church. – Ephesians 5:28-29 NLT
Jesus, may we follow Your example in our lives together, living in humility, love, and in service to one another. May our relationship echo Your heart and be a selfless gift to one another. May giving be the anthem of our home and a pathway of blessing for others. Amen.
3. Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” – Genesis 2:18 NLT
Father, thank You for recognizing our need to be in the community as You exist in community with Your Son and the Holy Spirit. Thank You for providing us to each other to be a partner, a helper, and an encouragement. May our relationship grow in Your light and truth and draw others to know You. Increase Your glory as we humbly serve You together.
4. Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. – 1 Peter 4:8 NLT
Jesus, You know full well that we aren’t perfect. As You have forgiven us, help us to forgive one another. Help us follow Your example of reconciliation to guide our lives together. May that attitude of peacemaking, words of forgiveness, and kind grace, be echoed and felt in our home and our life as husband and wife.
5. Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. – 1 John 4:7 NLT
Jesus, Your love stands as the model for our lives. May Your example of selflessness, servanthood, and unconditional love be echoed in our relationship as husband and wife. May You be better known in our home, and better known by others as a result. May we honor You together. Amen.
6. Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as enduring as the grave. Love flashes like fire, the brightest kind of flame. 7 Many waters cannot quench love, nor can rivers drown it. If a man tried to buy love with all his wealth, his offer would be utterly scorned. – Song of Solomon 8:6-7 NLT
Father, You have given us to each other to serve, honor, and love. In this relationship, brought together in You, may we understand what it is to be known. As our hearts are sealed together for life, may we be bonded together in You. May the flame of our love burn healthy and unhindered, pure in Your sight, guided by Your wisdom. Amen.
7. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. – Philippians 3:13-14 NLT
Lord Jesus, I keep looking back to my past faults and the problems of my marriage. Please help me to forget what is behind me and reach forward to what lies ahead. Renew my mind and give me a fresh perspective of the future and our lives together living in light of eternity with You. Amen.
8. “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? 4 How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye?” – Matthew 7:3-4 NLT
Lord, it is so easy to see my spouse’s faults and minimize my own. As hard as it is, show me so that I can be a better spouse. Please help me to run from judging and criticizing, which comes so naturally. Please help me to work on myself so that my marriage encourages my spouse and honors You. Forgive me, Lord, amen.
