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Praying for Your Husband
“She does him good….” Proverbs 31:12a
Bless your husband by praying for him!
The Apostle Paul instructed all Christians to pray for one another (Ephesians 6:18). This
includes wives’ responsibility and privilege to pray for their husbands. Earnest prayer for your
husband is good for him, for you and the spiritual health of your home (Proverbs 31:11-12).
Satan desires to destroy your husband, especially his character and his leadership in your
relationship. Trust God through prayer as you daily surrender your husband and marriage to the
Lord’s wise, loving care.

31 Days of Prayer

Day 1
Pray that your husband will grow spiritually and consider his accountability before the Lord.
Pray that he will guard his heart by developing spiritual disciplines—Bible reading and study,
prayer, meditation, scripture memorization, etc. (2 Peter 3:18; Prov. 4:23)

Day 2
Pray that your husband’s relationship with God and His Word will bear fruit in his life. Pray that
he will be a man of wisdom and understanding, fearing the Lord. (Prov. 3:7, 9:10; Ps. 112:1)

Day 3
Pray that your husband will be humble and quick to agree with God about his sin. Pray that his
heart will be tender toward the voice of the Lord. (Ps. 51:2-4; Micah 6:8)

Day 4
Pray that your husband will grow in leadership skills in your relationship—protecting and
providing for you. Pray that he will lead you wisely and love you sacrificially, so that God will
be glorified in your marriage. (Eph. 5:25-29; Col. 3:19)

Day 5
Pray that your husband will be faithful to his wedding vows. Pray that he will have a desire to
cultivate your relationship as a sign of his loyalty and commitment to you, and as a picture of
Christ’s love for the Church. (Prov. 20:6; Gen. 2:24)

Day 6
Pray that your husband will love righteousness and hate wickedness, especially the evils of the
culture. Pray that he will recognize and avoid wickedness in his own life, and if necessary, take a
clear, strong stand against evil. (Prov. 27:12; John 17:15; 1 Cor. 10:12-13)

Day 7
Pray that your husband will safeguard his heart against inappropriate relationships with the
opposite sex. Pray that his heart will be pure and undivided in his commitment to you. (Prov.
6:23-24, 26; Rom. 13:14)

Day 8
Pray that your husband will work hard to provide for your family, to the best of his ability. Pray
that the character qualities necessary for a successful career and ministry will be a growing part
of his character – persistence, decisiveness, strength, an analytical mind, organizational skills,
positive relationships with people, determination, etc. (Rom. 12:11; 1 Cor. 15:58)

Day 9
Pray that your husband handle finances wisely, will have discernment concerning budgeting and
investments, and will be a good steward of his money in regard to giving to the Lord’s work.
Pray that money will not become a source of discord in your family. (Prov. 23:4-5; Rom. 12:13;
Heb. 13:5)

Day 10
Pray that your husband will cultivate strong integrity, and not compromise his convictions. Pray
that his testimony will be genuine, that he will be honest in his business dealings, and will never
do anything that he needs to hide from others. (Prov. 20:7; 1 Tim. 1:5, 3:7; Eph. 6:10-12)

Day 11
Pray that your husband will have a humble, teachable spirit and a servant’s heart before the Lord.
Pray that he will listen to God and desire to do His will. (Prov. 15:33; Eph. 6:6)

Day 12
Pray that your husband will yield his sexual drive to the Lord and practice self control. Pray that
your sexual intimacy together will be fresh, positive, and a reflection of selfless love. (Prov.
5:15, 18; 1 Cor. 7:3; Song of Solomon 7:10)

Day 13
Pray that your husband use practical skills to build your family and make wise decisions for your
welfare. Pray that he will serve unselfishly. (Gal. 5:13; Phil. 2:3-4)

Day 14
Pray that your husband will speak words that build you and your family, and reflect a heart of
love. Pray that he will not use filthy language. (Prov. 18:21; Eph. 4:29)

Day 15
Pray that your husband will choose his friends wisely. Pray that God will bring him men who
will encourage his accountability before God, and will not lead him into sin. (Prov. 13:20; Prov.
27:17)

Day 16
Pray that your husband will choose healthy, God-honoring activities. Pray that he will not live in
bondage to any questionable habits or hobbies, but that he will experience freedom in holiness as
he yields to the Spirit’s control. (1 Cor. 6:12, 10:31; 2 Tim. 2:4)

Day 17
Pray that your husband will enjoy his manliness as he patterns his life after Christ and strong
men in the faith. Pray for his physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual strength. (Eph.
3:16; 1 Peter 2:21; 1 Cor. 10:11)

Day 18
Pray that your husband will have an eternal perspective—living in light of eternity. Pray that he
will reject materialism and temporal values and put God first in his life. (Matt. 6:33; Deut. 6:5;
Eph. 5:16; Ps. 90:12)

Day 19
Pray that your husband will be patient and a man of peace. Pray that he will not give in to anger,
but will allow the Holy Spirit to control his responses. (Rom. 14:19; Ps. 34:14)

Day 20
Pray that your husband will yield his mind and thoughts to the Lord. Pray that he will not
entertain immoral or impure thoughts, and that he will resist the temptation to indulge in
pornography. (Prov. 27:12; 2 Cor. 10:5)

Day 21
Pray that your husband will learn how to relax in the Lord and, in his greatest times of stress,
find joy and peace in his relationship with God. Pray that he will submit his schedule to the Lord.
(Neh. 8:10; Prov. 17:22; Ps. 16:11)

Day 22
Pray that your husband will practice forgiveness in your relationship and with others. Pray that
he will recognize any roots of bitterness, and yield any resentment and unforgiving attitudes to
the Lord. (Eph. 4:32; Heb. 12:15)

Day 23
Pray that your husband will be a good father—disciplining his children wisely and loving them
unconditionally. If he is not a father, pray that he will find a young man to mentor in the things
of the Lord. (Eph. 6:4; Col. 3:21; 2 Tim. 2:1-2)

Day 24
Pray that your husband will have a balanced life—that he will balance work and play. Pray that
he will fear God, but also gain favor with people he knows at work and church. (Luke 2:52;
Prov. 13:15)

Day 25
Pray that your husband will be courageous in his stand against evil and injustice, and that he will
stand for the truth. Pray that he will protect you and your family from Satan’s attacks. (Ps.
31:24; Eph. 6:13; Ps. 27:14)

Day 26
Pray that your husband will discover and live his God-given purpose. Pray that he will offer all
his dreams to the Lord, and pursue only those goals that will bring God glory and count for
eternity. (Jer. 29:11; 1 Cor. 10:31)

Day 27
Pray that your husband will understand the importance of taking care of his body—the temple of
the Holy Spirit—for the glory of God. Pray that he will practice self-control by making wise
food choices, and get sufficient exercise to stay healthy. (Rom. 12:1-2; 1 Cor. 6:19-20, 9:27)

Day 28
Pray that your husband will be a man of prayer. Pray that he will seek and pursue God in
purposeful quiet times. (1 Thess. 5:17; Luke 22:46; James 5:16)

Day 29
Pray that your husband will surrender his time and talents to the Lord. Pray that his spiritual gifts
will be manifest in his career, at church, and in your home. (Eph. 5:15-16; 1 Cor. 12:4, 7)

Day 30
Pray that your husband will serve God and others with pure motives. Pray that he will obey the
Lord from his heart, and glorify Him in everything. (1 Cor. 10:13; John 7:17-18; Col. 3:23-24)

Day 31
Pray that your husband will recognize the lies of the Enemy in his life. Pray that his attitudes and
actions will be guided by the truth as he brings his thoughts into captivity to the Word of God.
(John 8:44; 2 Cor. 10:4-5)

Thanks for posting this Jengles

I like this jengles. I'm gonna share it with hubby. we have devotion with one another over the phone and this is a good one.

Ditto..I encourage praying together ..I like this

Thank you for this wonderful post, Jengles!
Im going into my prayer closet now.......

Great post, thanks.

Thanks Jengles...this is awesome. I will be sharing this with my sister and best friend. I am asking you all to pray for my sister who is currently pregnant and whose husband is currently away in Qatar for a year. Though he wasn't here to spend Christmas with us, we are blessing God because at first, they sent him to Afghanistan, where we worried about him considerably. Thank God they sent him back to the Q!

This is awesome Jengles. I have been lurking tonight because my neck and shoulder hurts so bad. But, I had to tell you how much I appreciate this post. I'm going to print it and put it up at work and at home. Thanks! Much love.

Jengles, thanks again for sharing this. I shared it with my best friend and sister; we are going to do this for the next 31 days and at the end of each week, we are going to get together to talk about things that we may need to pray with each other for and just the changes that we may see in our hubbies after doing this. It's not only an awesome thing to do for our husbands, but it helps us in our own spiritual walk as well.

I think I'm going to cry. Dis was great.

Is there one for praying for your wife? This is really good, just wondering if there is one for a husband to have for his wife.

Thanks!

Wow Jengles this is wonderful!

Marlita~ I googled and couldn't find anything...all I could find was this...

http://www.reviveourhearts.com/topics/down...hp?topic=Prayer

Husbands, kids, pastor and pastor's wife...wonder why there isn't one for wives???

Because we're usually the prayer-warriors...The closest I can think of is Stormie Omartian's "Power of a Praying Husband". I bought that for my BFF's husband and I think I am going to get a copy for mine.

I'm gonna google that JaTam, sounds good. I think my husband would like that. He has one for Christian couples in a Loving Relationship and it is really good. Can't think of who wrote it.

I have been incorporating this 31 days of prayer with Stormie's "The Power of a Praying Wife". Based on what I am praying on for him, I review what Stormie has written about it and see what aspects of his home life, work life, ambition spirituality, etc. that I need to concentrate on.
Here is Amazon's listing of The Power of a Praying Husband

Just looked at it, and there was an insert of the first chapter...it looks really good! I think I'll get him that for Vday

In tune with Valentine's Day coming, I wanted to bump this thread.

JATam, I ordered those books... The Power of a Praying Husband/Wife, and I must say I LOVE them!

I got them off Amazon.com about 3 weeks ago and have already read pretty much both of them. Thanks so much for this suggestion, I reccommend it to any husband and wife. I got the "husband' book for my man as a Valentine's gift and will be giving it to him this weekend. I think he'll REALLY like it. This book came right on time for me personally and I think that its a good resource for any Christian household...actually ANY household. Of course it is all about prayer and the effects that it can have in a positive manner on your marriage. Very useful subjects that I believe ALL people come to have questions on whether they are practing Christians or not. I think both partners having a copy and praying for one another and together would be a great benefit to the relationship.

Thanks Tam!

Funny how I told you about it and I have yet to get a copy of it for my husband I am going to get it for him, plus at one time he wanted me to get the book written by John Hagee and his wife, "What Every Woman/Man Wants". It's 2 books in 1.

Hmmm...that book sounds good too. May have to look into that one.

Amazon link: What Every Man Wants in a Woman - Hagee

Thank you for this.... wonderul....

Hi guys:
I highly recomend this book(John Hagee) it's such a wonderful book, it has to part one for the wife and one for the husband, you can compare notes with your husband as you read it, It has make wonders in the relationship with my husband and make us understand better how we can overcome any differences that we may have.
But the most powerful tool we christians have is PRAYING...
God is good I love my LORD and praise and glory for HIS NAME

Pcana, thats how i feel about the Prayer for Husbands/Wives book too! It was really good and has lots of ways and things to pray about for a blessing on your marriage. Yes THE most powerful tool is prayer in a marriage. I realize that I have a cap on the anger level I can get to when I actively pray....and we all know anger in a cancer in a marriage or relationship. I love the fact that I look to a higher power...THE highest power for guidance and strength and it truly has done wonders in our relationship too. I think I'll order the Hagee book too. I like the idea that its two books in one and me and hubby can read it together.

Hi Marlita:
Same here,there's a lot of issues including anger that I feel it comes between me and my husband sometimes but at this point knowing I can't overcome certain issues on my own, I just put it in God's hand, He's the only one who can change hearts and minds and trust me my husband is very patient with me and I love him for that but most of all I just Thank our heavinly father for giving me the most beautiful gift ever a Christian husband where we both know that God has the answers for whatever difficulties or differences that we may face as a married couple.
God bless you!!