If your inclined, please pray for strength for my husband.

He is actually the one who led me to the Lord & when I married him, he was a Godly man. I guess, to an extent, he still is. See, he's a general contractor & about 3 years ago, he began building our house by himself. We went through many, many, many trials during that time that put a huge strain on us & our relationship. The strain was mostly on his mental & emotional state. At some points, there was even physical abuse. Since then, things have gotten better (no more physical abuse & not as much verbal abuse), but he's still not the man he once was. He is now very negative & bitter about everything. He belittles people behind their back, has a huge amount of pride & his temper tends to snap very quickly. Through it all, he has been able to confide in me. He knows he is not on God's path & that he has & still does wrong. He no longer likes who he is, yet, he lacks the motivation to change. He knows he needs to pray more & get into the Bible again. Yet, he will not go to our pastor for counseling (due to pride). He even finds some aspects of worship disgusting.

It used to be that I would pray to God to help me or deliver my daughter (17 months old) & I from this situation. In the past couple of months, God has revealed to me how selfish this prayer has been. What I need to be doing is praying for restoration & strength for my husband. It is very hard for me to encourage him, due to the past & his current attitude, so maybe prayer is the only thing I can do.

Please stand with me in praying for him & if you can, pray for moments where I can encourage him & for the wisdom of what to say.

Terri,

The Lord is still in control of everything. He knows your husband needs to be broken, so God can build him. I will start in prayer, asking God to minister to his heart. May the Lord mold him and shape him, as we bring this request to the Lord. Father God, I pray for your intercession as we command our faith, and apply your blood to his circumstances. May he feel the presence of the living God. He can also pray this prayer daily.

A warfare prayer
Gracious God, I acknowledge that You are worthy of all honor, glory and praise. I am thankful for the victorious work of Your Son, Jesus Christ at Calvary for me. I appropriate His victory for myself now as I willingly surrender every area of my life to Your will.
Thank you for the forgiveness and righteousness that has been given to me as Your adopted child. I trust in Your protection and provision daily. I know that your love for me never ceases.
I rejoice in Your victory, my Lord, over all the principalities and powers in the heavenlies. In faith I stand in Your victory and commit myself to live obediently for You my King.
I desire that my fellowship with You become greater. Reveal to me those things that grieve You and enables the enemy to secure an advantage in my life. I need the Holy Spirit's powerful ministry in my life; bringing conviction of sin, repentance of heart, strengthening my faith and increasing perseverance in resisting temptation.
Help me to die to self and walk in the victory of the new creation You have provided for me. Let the fruits of the Spirit flow out of my life so that You will be glorified through my life.
I know that it is Your will that I should stand firm and resist all of the enemy's work against me. Help me to discern the attacks upon my thoughts and emotions. Enable me to stand upon Your Word and resist all the accusations, distortions and condemnations that are hurled against me.
It is my desire to be transformed through the renewing of my mind, so that I will not compromise with the ways of the world, or yield to the enemy's attacks, but be obedient to Your will.
I draw upon those spiritual resources that You have provided me and I attack the strongholds and plans of the enemy that have been put in place against me. I command in the name of Jesus Christ that the enemy must release my mind, will, emotions and body completely. They have been yielded to the Lord and I belong to Him.
Lord, enable me to become the person You created me to be. Help me as I pray to be strong in faith. Show me how to apply Your Word in my life each day. I know that I wear the full armor of God when I am committed to and stand firmly upon Your Word. I want You to have the supreme place in my life.
I surrender myself completely to You, Lord. You are always faithful and You extend Your grace to me constantly, even when I do not realize it. I claim Your promise of forgiveness and cleansing in its fullness. In faith, I receive the victory today that you have already put in place for me. I do this in the name of Jesus Christ, my Savior with a grateful heart. AMEN

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God Bless!