Stormie Omartian Shares a Powerful Prayer for Marriage

Posted on Feb 07, 2017 Topic : Women's Christian Living
Posted by : Stormie Omartian

Marriage is great when two people enter into it with a mutual commitment to keep it strong no matter what. But often a couple will have preconceived ideas about who the other is and how married life is supposed to be, and then reality hits.

You have to continually pray that any unreal expectations be exposed and all incompatibilities be smoothed out so that you grow together in a spirit of unity, commitment, and a bond of intimacy. Pray that your marriage is a place where two agree so God will be in the midst of it (Matthew 18:19-20). Break any ties—good or bad, emotional or spiritual—with any former relationships. You can’t move forward into the future if you have a foot stuck in the past.

Don’t take your marriage for granted, no matter how great it is. “Let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall” (1 Corinthians 10:12). Pray for your marriage to be protected from any person or situation that could destroy it. Ask the Lord to do whatever it takes to keep the marriage intact. Pray that God will make your marriage a source of joy and life to both of you.

A Prayer for My Marriage

Lord, I pray You would protect our marriage from anything that would harm or destroy it. Shield it from our own selfishness and neglect, from the evil plans and desires of others, and from unhealthy or dangerous situations. May there be no thoughts of divorce or infidelity in our hearts, and none in our future.

Set us free from past hurts, memories, and ties from previous relationships, and unrealistic expectations of one another. I pray that there be no jealousy in either of us, or the low self-esteem that precedes that. Let nothing come into our hearts and habits that would threaten the marriage in any way.

Unite us in a bond of friendship, commitment, generosity, and understanding. Eliminate our immaturity, hostility, or feelings of inadequacy. Help us to make time for one another alone, to nurture and renew the marriage and remind ourselves of the reasons we were married in the first place.

I pray that (husband’s name) will be so committed to You, Lord, that his commitment to me will not waver, no matter what storms come. I pray that our love for each other will grow stronger every day.

In Jesus’ name I pray.