Seek God With Your Family
What keeps tripping up your marriage or your household?
How does the enemy keep baiting you or your spouse? What behavior is your teen caught up in that causes your stomach to knot up? What conflicts do you deal with as a blended family?
Like you, Bert and I want to have a better marriage. Therefore, we’ve committed to pray together every day.
Is this something you’d like to do with your spouse – perhaps also with your children?
Each day, when we gather as a couple or family in Jesus’ name, we experience the presence of God as we practice 1 Chronicles 16:11 (ESV):
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
While in the Lord’s presence, ask God to help you become closer to each other as you listen for His direction regarding your marriage and your household. Pray to grow together in your relationship with your heavenly Father.
When Bert and I pray as husband and wife, we often ask God to help us forgive one another for the hurts we’ve caused. We believe that humbling ourselves, not only in God’s presence but in each other’s, will allow the God we both serve to bond us even closer. And during these times of joint prayer regarding those areas in which we fall short, we know healing will take place.
Consider also going before God’s throne to intercede for others you care about. Spend time praising and thanking your heavenly Father for Who He is and all He has done.
Praying together can ensure that every member of your household knows each other’s wants, needs and challenges. Petitioning God together can create a special closeness that many families today lack.
To those who already do this, praise God for the years you’ve grown in Him and with each other.
For those who haven’t yet established the habit of praying together, try it. See how this practice will transform your household.
Every day we have a choice.
We can experience God’s guidance and peace as we commit – as a family – to seek the Lord and his strength. Or we can continue to experience angst every time the enemy trips-up our marriage and household.
Which will you choose?
What do you think?
I’d love to hear your thoughts about this post. (Others might also benefit from your comment.)
- Are you already praying with your spouse (and family) on a regular basis?
If so, how has it united you?
- If not, do you plan to begin to do so?
- What do you hope praying together will achieve for your marriage and family?
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Praying together is very powerful. It certainly knits us together in love.
It certainly does, Barbara.
And thank you, Barbara, for sharing my devotion on your Facebook page. It always means a lot to me when you do.
<3 Sheryl, thank you for your exceptional blog message for today in which you encourage praying together as a family. I found your insightful words to be a significant reason for your excellent advice: “Praying together can ensure that every member of your household knows each other’s wants, needs and challenges. Petitioning God together can create a special closeness that many families today lack.” <3 I am both honored and blessed to share your message on my Timeline. <3
Thank you, Joyce, for your kind words. And, as always, thank you for sharing my devotion on your Facebook page.
I like this advice. Joint prayer is a form of open confession that humans are imperfect and need to practice forgiveness. It clears the air and allows us to live together in the present moment, starting fresh each day.
Hello, Arthur. Thank you for your excellent comment. Well said.
And WELCOME to Today Can Be Different. We hope to see you again.
Another wonderful message.
I do praise the Lord each and every day.
Unfortunately, some of us are married to unsaved spouses so praying individually is the only option.
My heart aches that my husband is Greek Orthodox and thinks that that automatically makes him a Christian. It’s so sad how so many are lead astray by leaders of some churches.
I’ll never stop praying and believing that the Lord can use me as an example of a faith based life.
Hello, dear Sandra. You’re right. I regret my devotion didn’t validate those married to unbelievers – or to believers who’d rather not pray with their spouses. Both scenarios are truly difficult, indeed.
I’m encouraged by your last sentence, Sandra. May God bless you as you trust Him to use you (or anyone God sends in your husband’s path) toward your husband coming to saving faith!
1 Chronicles 16:11 (ESV): Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!