Every Wed. we pray and fast for one another for resolution to our marriages and our lives. Every Wed. we can check in and let our fellow prayer warriors know we have prayed for the group. Prayer does mighty things and group prayer is even better. "For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst." Matt 18:20.

I will be entering the prayer post on Sundays so everyone has an opportunity to check in and to add their own personal prayer request if they want to/need to. Then on Wed. we can check in, hit the "Post Reply" button, and enter "Amen".

I think it will be great to see how God works in our lives and heals our marriages and us. If you want to pray with us I will be more than happy to add your name to the list below.


Prayer Warriors who are praying and being prayed for: -.{178 Prayer Warriors and counting}
cajunky . Ezra . Willgetthruthis . Godisincontrol . Natasha79 . JohnC . NMWBTWBD (Not My Will, But Thy Will Be Done) . Wallace . relady . steadfast and committed . morriggs . lupolady . stillwaiting . Broken Hearted . PasDeDeux . hopeful_person . GinnyF . justpeachy . cry2much . SNL . LostAgain (Dave&April) . Dodger (Rtron) . gloriachu . LoveNcare . JMF . WEN . NiteHawk . Absurd . LetSTry . AgainsttheWind . cemmerson . getting better . kellidiane . Terrified . BeeLee . idostylin . Resilient . thiscantbehappening . day by day . Jloves . broken x3 . Sue with Hope . sunrise1 . shepette . Malc . Faithfulwife . timbo-e . Angelia . FeelingAllAlone . broken_joe .

dopey . awake . trulyafriend . Is it to late? . stilltryingtosaveit . landslide . GODBLESSU . vega . LoyalWarrior . janna-m-r . ferbie . EpiphOny . Simmy . cajeanie . d_rose . lost_lonely . briank4775 . mayflower . Caged_Bird . LunaDove . goldilocks109 . darwud . Mrs. Darwud . Zuzus_Petals . adamv . Army Hubby . Gail (mojodiva) & Shane . bonnie five & H . TryingToKeepHope . Hopeful98 . Ighoping . SoTired (Mike & Trish) . evega . Douglas and Kirsi Nielson . Jessicafl27 . kimmy2 . auntielala . weezy8550 . miserynmissouri .STBXWife . sealfan . Jen Brown . SMIAJ . Cinderella . GreggC . trying_to_accept . solon . serenitydipity . ilia . lonejrock .

anchorhugger . Prayer & Patience . Chikar . Alex6 . Hopeforamiracle . fishlady . rookie . Made A Mess of Things . *DeepSigh* . boden . new comittment . deeplyhurting . jeff15679 . Bob Castaldi . k57mo . skottyjay (Scott & Melody) . TROD (Tony and Julie) . thisso . ladysheep . hurtmorethanheknows . singleguy . tryingTOsaveMYmarriage . Keesley . recovering_dad . Terrianna . javaContour . BH . Cheryls . cherry log . AD. . Suebee . REJECTED . LoveMyEx . LostHusband . kings kid . kwhittle . vividwhisper . imready2try . staeryn . JoeCM . mike729 . Ridingtherollercoaster . DREslinger . ecpsap . Mr.Miew . StandingTogether . Alcoholic’s Wife . gentle . Stung by a Bee . maximus1 . Blended family girl . Diamonzzz . sctaylor . RichardF . bygraceamfree . butterflie . FinallyLearning . angielt . luke parrish . sadmama . Timeheals . OuchThisHurts . mojo95 . Cherylpa . nvrgvup . Titleist . auto009988 . Hope92 . JLight . Culprit007 and hubby . ddc03 . new_beginning . Waiting On My Change . allmyloveforever . jamesp . wontgiveupyet . gzangel . wahoodee . sad and tired .

Prayers Answered/God's Gifts to Us:

hopeful_person (remarried her H in Jan. PTL!) . ItsInHisHandsNow (had a 3 hr conversation with wife) . LunaDove (God answered her question) . hopeful98 (H went to church) . tryingTOsaveMYmarriage (made a promise to God to give me a headache when I am not living His Word – boy does my head hurt ;-) . lupolady ( was a Witness and Testimony to her faith to a woman in the vet’s office) . Steadfastandcommitted (W told OM she would soon be leaving her job, he replied that he guesses he’ll have to start dating) . RichardF (W and him went to a 'marriage weekend' together and have started communicating again) . TTSMM (stood by D in church when she did her first reading ever during her "First Penance" ceremony) . Standing_For_M (H is talking about MC; H is spending nights at the house; received $$ to payoff outstanding bills and bank the remainder) . adamv (talked and prayed the prayer of salvation with his 8yr old son) . finallylearning (has broken ties with the OM) . Steadfast and Committed (MIL left the hospital; his dog was found by the Humane Society) . Standing_For_M (H stayed over for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day; rec'd Christmas gifts for her and her kids and food/groceries from her mom and her job; had great talk with H on phone; H said he told a co-worker a story about when they first dated) . lupolady (broken arm is healed; bought herself a new car) . staeryn (H moving back temporarily to help with their new baby) . sadmama (H is ending A and coming home; her D's pray for the Prayer Warriors) . hopeful98 (R&R in Mexico) . tryingTOsaveMYmarriage (at Mass, a child was being baptized and my D said, "Look Daddy, another member has just joined God's family; D is doing a reading at her "First Sacrament of Reconciliation" service this Saturday) . Standing_For_M (her & H attended S' holiday concert and had a good time) . tryingTOsaveMYmarriage (kids were playing very loudly while W was baking and she didn't lose it, she let them have fun) . singleguy (found a gal, and her dog, who he can have a friendship with) . hopeful98 (had a nice conversation with her H) . Standing_for_M (had a five hour talk with H, some flirting with him as well) . tryingTOsaveMYmarriage (in my D's public school, they discussed things pertaining to the winter season, she said "God's Birthday") . tryingTOsaveMYmarriage (I struck up a conversation with a former Catholic-Christian and shared my life, experiences and "The Purpose Driven Life" with him. first time I ever shared my faith with a stranger) . Blended faily girl (found a job within a Christian environment and received a raise) . Blended faily girl (the Lord placed a strong Christian woman in her life for a "Purpose") . Blended faily girl (four hour Bible study with sister on phone) . Standing_for_M (her H stayed the night, on the sofa, after visiting her and the children) . tryingTOsaveMYmarriage (a wonderful Thanksgiving with my wife and children - no fighting or talk of divorce) . Standing_for_M (her H's heart is softening by his actions towards her and their children) . LoveNcare (her son returns to his wife after 14 months) . lupolady (hard cast taken off her arm) . kings kid (good news about her biopsy) . Terrianna (daughter not moving away) . Steadfastandcommitted (wife is back and we are planning to renew our wedding vows in our church) . tryingTOsaveMYmarraige (D is interested in the Christian music I am listening to and asks a lot about God) . hopeful_person (H seemed more willing to consider a reconciliation) . GreggC (wife's heart is softening a bit and son asking about things in the Bible and believes in it) . WGTT (WH coming home) . d_rose (got a ways to go but we are going there together.) . Faithfulwife (GOT A JOB, Found a house, D is final and got a puppy that “just LOVES me”) . tsc (marriage being restored) . janna-m-r (Husband came home and wants to try to restore marriage even though he is the BS) . Steadfastandcommitted (wife gave up other man) . Stillwaiting (Got to see her husband for 2 hours and his heart seems to have softened) . Stillwaiting (neice is o.k.) . cajunky (wife not engaged & did something with family, told me she loved me) . Free (Marriage Restoration begun ) . Againstthewind (Got job) . betrayed and desparate (sucessful cancer surgery) . WGTT (accepted into mentor program) . Movingonwithlife (Wife coming home) . cry2much(sucessful surgery) . Steadfastandcommitted (first string again) . Lupolady (air conditioner) .

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The Power of a Praying Wife

Chapter 14 – His Integrity

Integrity is not what you appear to be when all eyes are on you. It’s who you are when no one is looking. It’s a level of morality below which you never fall, no matter what’s happening around you. It’s a high standard of honesty, truthfulness, decency and honor that is never breached. It’s doing for others the way you would want them to do for you.

A man of integrity says something and means it. He doesn’t play verbal games so you never really know where he stands. He knows to let his “Yes” be “Yes” and his “No” be “No”. “For whatever is more than these is from the evil one” (Matthew 5:37). He will not play both sides of the fence to please everyone. His goal is to please God and do what is right. A man can be highly esteemed among men but an abomination to God (Luke 16:15).

A man of integrity “swears to his own hurt and does not change” (Psalm 15:4). He will keep his word even if it costs him something to do so. When place in a possibly compromising situation, he will continue to stand strong in what he believes. Above all, he is a man of truth; you can depend on his solid honestly. A man “who walks with integrity walks securely” (Proverbs 10:9), because his integrity guides him and brings him into the presence of God (Psalm 41:12).

Integrity happens in the heart. Therefore, being a man of integrity is something your husband must choose to do on his own. But you can prayerfully help him fight the enemy that seeks to snare him, blind him, and keep him from making that decision. Even when he makes the right choice, there will be a negative reaction to it in the real of evil. Your prayers can help shield him from anything that causes him to doubt and waver, and give him strength to do what’s right – even when on one’s looking.

PRAYER

Lord, I pray that you would make my husband a man of integrity, according to Your standards. Give him strength to say “Yes” when he should say “Yes” and courage to say “No” when he should say “No”. Enable him to stand for what he knows is right and not waver under pressure from the world. Don’t let him be a man who is “always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth (2 Timothy 3:7). Give him, instead, a teachable spirit that is willing to listen to the voice of wisdom and grow in Your ways.

Make him a man who lives by truth. Help him to walk with Your Spirit of truth at all times (John 16:13). Be with him to bear witness to the truth so that in times of pressure he will act on it with confidence (1 John 1:8,9). Where he has erred in this and other matters, give him a heart that is quick to confess his mistakes. For You have said in Your Word, “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:8,9). Don’t let him be deceived. Don’t let him live a lie in any way. Bind mercy and truth around his neck and write them on the tables of his heart so he will find favor and high esteem in the sight of God and man (Proverbs 3:3,4).

Chapter 14 – Her Trust

Have you ever felt like your wife doesn’t trust you?

If so, I’m sure it’s not because she doesn’t want to trust you. It’s probably because her trust has been violated in the past. And not necessarily by you. Maybe her dad let her down. Or it could be that her first husband or boyfriend was untrustworthy. Or perhaps something you’ve done or not done, something you are not even aware of, has caused her to be hesitant to trust. Or maybe frightening things have happened to her because she trusted someone once. Or possibly her relationship with God is not as intimate as it could be, and she has not yet learned the safety of trusting Him. Whatever it is, ask the Lord to reveal it to both of you. You may discover something about yourselves that neither of you has ever realized. Something that can be healed through prayer.

Keep in mind that there are three extremely important areas in which a husband needs to be completely trustworthy. Failure in any one of these areas will cause his wife’s trust to be weak in all the others.

1. His absolute fidelity to his wife and his marriage.
There is nothing that violates trust like adultery. If a woman has been cheated on once, it changes her forever. She may forgive, but to forget, she would need a frontal lobotomy. Restoration takes a long time and requires a miraculous touch from God.

2. His responsibility to make a decent living and be wise with the family finances.
No matter how much a man loves his wife and how well he treats her, if he is irresponsible with money, it undermines her faith in him.

3. His consistent efforts to treat his wife and children with love and respect.
I know a number of women who can’t trust their husbands to treat them and their children well. Although the husband is faithful and provides a good living, his wife never knows when he is going to explode in anger and be abusive over some insignificant thing.

But trust must be mutual in a marriage….That’s why you also need to pray that you can trust your wife. “The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so he will have no lack of gain” (Proverbs 31:11). Much of the arguing and strife that goes on between marriage partners has to do with lack of trust on the part of one or the other.

Pray as well that God will give you wisdom to lead your family and make right decisions. Often your wife’s hesitancy about following you is not because she doesn’t trust you, but rather because she trusts God more….Pray that your trust in God will be so evident that your wife can in turn trust God to have her best interests at heart as He works through you.

Be patient in praying about this. Trust is broken quickly but takes time to restore. “Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” (Galatians 6:9). God will answer.

He Says – by Rodney Johnson
If a woman is suspicious of a man, it is most likely because a male authority figure in her life has done something to break her trust.

Men, women need to know that they can trust us….women want a man to lead, and they want to know that he can be trusted. Therefore, as you pray for your wife’s trust to grow, you must in turn pray to become more trustworthy yourself….Ultimately, you are a picture of our Father God to your wife and your children. If you can be trusted, it will be easier for your spouse and your kids to trust their heavenly Father.

Power Prayer
Lord, I pray that You would give {wife’s name} the ability to trust me in all things. Most of all, I want her to trust Your Holy Spirit working in me and through me. Where I have not been worthy of that trust or have violated it, show me and I will confess that before You as sin. Help me not to conduct myself that way anymore. Make me always worthy of her trust. Show me how to convince her that I am in partnership with you and will do all I can to be trustworthy.
Where she has lost trust in me unjustly, I pray You would help her to see the truth. If she doesn’t trust me because of something someone else has done to her, help her to forgive that person so she can be free. I pray that she will not project those failures onto me and expect that I will do the same thing. Specifically I pray about {name any area where there is lack of trust}.
In any place where we have broken trust with one another, help us to reestablish it as strong. May we both trust You, Lord, working in each of us. Break any unholy bonds or soul ties between me and any other woman in my past. Break any unholy bonds or soul ties between my wife and any other man in her past. Help us to fully repent of all relationships outside of our own that were not glorifying to You.
Lord, I pray that You would deepen my trust of my wife. Show me if there are places where I don’t trust her judgment, her abilities, her loyalty, or her decisions. I pray that I will always be a trustworthy person and that I will be able to trust her completely.
Help me to be the kind of spiritual leader of our home and family that You want me to be. Increase our faith, for I know that You are a shield to those who put their trust in You (Proverbs 30:5). I say this day on behalf of my wife and me that You are our refuge and our fortress. You are our God, and in You we trust (Psalm 91:2).
Amen

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My brothers and sisters,
I will be praying and fasting for all of you this Wednesday.

Please keep my marriage and my wife's eternal salvation in your prayers.

Praise the Lord. Something turned tonight. We had a nearly three hour conversation. Not totally positive, but, PTL she opened herself up to me. Check out IIHHN for more info.

God bless,
ItsInHisHandsNow

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Thanks for your continued prayers.

Perhaps the announcement slipped by, but prayers of deepest thanksgiving are in order. My husband and I were REMARRIED (divorce was final in 2002) in January of this year.

All is going very well, and we feel very blessed.

Thanks for your prayers!!!

God bless,
H_P

hopeful,
\0/ PTL \0/
That is wonderful, miraculous news. Congratulations.

God bless,
ItsInHisHandsNow

Hopeful, those are WONDERFUL news!! (wow, just imagined those words being said to ME! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> )

Praise the Lord!!! Congratulations!! I am so happy for you!! It's great to hear the ANSWER to Prayers! May God bless your marriage always!!

H98

You know, I would like some good, hopeful news on the marriage front.

My wife still sounds so hateful at times, so I don't know if I'm still annoying her or what.

I just came off a rough week on-call, but I feel so down today.

I just ask God to show me what I'm supposed to be doing, to show me something that raises my spirits.

I know, I'm still tired. But I'm also weary from hearing for 6 months now the tacit as well as explicit message that I'm not good enough to be her husband anymore, and that I'm not worth her time and effort to work on our marriage.

Greetings to all prayer Warriors!

This week's book extract about trust really touched me. I betrayed my wife's trust, and must now accept that I have to do what I can to rebuild it, and also pray that God will help her. At the moment, she feels that he is not present in her life at all.

This weekend, we will be going away together. Pray that our time together will be spent happily, and that it will be free of angry accusations.

Richard

Lord,
Please look with loving eyes on the Prayer Warriors in this group, their spouses, and all others who are having difficulties in their relationships. May they see your path for their lives, and have the courage to walk in it.
Amen

AMEN!

Just checking in to let everyone know I am praying for all of you!! May God keep giving us the patience we need to wait for His perfect timing. It WILL be worth it!

God Bless!!!

H98

<small>[ March 24, 2004, 01:22 PM: Message edited by: hopeful98 ]</small>

Amen.
I prayed for all of you today and fasted. This will be the last time I am fasting with all of you on Weds. I joined the Restore Ministries and they fast every Tues and Thur, so I now will be following that schedule. However, I will still be at this site and praying for all of you on Weds.

God bless,
ItsInHisHandsNow

AMEN

Can you please add me to the Prayer Warrior list. Thanks.

Can you please add me to the prayer warrior list thanks.