Pray for Married Couples

Help me pray that God with His resurrection power, resurrect the love my fiance and I had for each other. That God makes our love pure. That every satanic stronghold working against our future be distroyed in Jesus' name!!! I know we wrestle not against flesh and blood. the enemy is working at destroying a wonderful future marriage relationship. my fiance and i are both pastors-in-training and we want to get married someday and the devil has been attacking him - help me pray.

Sharifa, your post today is so timely. My husband and I have talked to no less than 8 couples in the month since we've been back from Africa who have called it quits. I have cried, prayed, counseled, prayed, talked, prayed, fussed, prayed, pleaded, prayed - PRAYED! The enemy is in attack mode - and it seems that many couples are ill prepared to face him head on. I will be praying - that we who are in healthy marriages will take the time to pray for all marriages and also that we will take the time to mentor those who will benefit from our experience in the Lord. Truly - He is the answer.

Blessings on you!

it almost seems too simple, doesn't it? I know that I always want a "fix-it" formula when things are broken, but just like you said, the only defense here is otherworldly. The power of Christ working through broken people to proclaim His message to a broken world... It's not trying to be a "perfect" couple - it's Christ working through a broken couple to proclaim that He is able to restore & rebuild even the messiest of marriages. *sigh*

Father, in the Mighty name of Jesus we thank you for all things and today God we especially thank you for the authority you have given us over ever demonic force or stronghold that is coming against marriages. God we thank you that you are greater than any foul devil or demon and right now in the mighty name of Jesus we rebuke satan and all of his power, satan take your filthy hands off of our marriages. We curse the root of every trick and scheme you are up to. No weapon formed against us shall prosper and greater is HE that is within me than he that is in the world. Thank you Lord that as soon as I prayed this prayer this day marriages were healed, restored, delivered and set free to be the way God, you ordained them to be. Thank you for strongholds, sex addictions, division, jealous, and envious spirits being destroyed. Thank you Father that from now on these same marriages will be joyful, fulfilling, and last throughout lifetimes. People in these marriages will be able to grow old together happily. Most importantly GOD they will be able to give you the Glory for the miracle in their marriage. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.

sorry for the gramer but god is an awsome god you have to have faith but you have to have love gods love faith and love are as a husband and wife they work togather

How I got here it all started in California I was living a party life drinking, my mother got diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and I never really moved away because I never could leave her I was always to scare. You see when I was 21 I over dosed on drugs and almost died I never passed out I went through the in intieer experience from start to finish it was the scariest time in my life I remember every second I was screaming out I don’t want to die I could hear then doctor telling my mom that my heart could explode I was naked and peeing on myself I could feel my body shutting down. My mother was a woman who walked in faith with god who truly knew him. I could hear her say he is not going anywhere. Well I did not I got up in the hospital the next day I asked the doctor what was wrong with me he said nothing in fact your heart is fine. Well for 2 years after that I had anxiety attacks so bad I would not leave my mother’s side I knew if I died she was so close to god she could call me back and started pray god would bring my girlfriend back to me, well it was so hard she hated me and wanted nothing to do with one day I found out she had a boyfriend that did not stop me I kept praying well god brought her back and in fact we got married soon after that. Then we had a child. My life was spent in the word of god after that then one day my attacks went away and I went back to drinking and going out and she left me you see I could not go out so I wanted her back I was not mature in my walk with god so I turned back and went back into the world I never saw my daughter grow up I blew it but in reality she was not for me we just did not have that conection like I did with carrie she was everything I have ever asked god for my wife to be (who you will meet later in the story)but I made alcohol my drug this time. I never learned when my mother got sick my dad took care of her and I thought god would heal her I loved her so much I all my life and In all I did she still loved me with all her heart that is how god loves us but even far greater so I was still doing my drinking life well one day he had a stroke and then a second one that last two weeks of my mother’s life I took care of her when she died I went num something happened to me I just felt no love I did not know what happen I thought I would never love again I thought no one could ever give me the abilty to love again I knew god could but I was not interested in him at that time ( carrie would wone day one my heart and then god would really open it) in about 2 months after she passed I was on a plane to Mississippi by myself which was a miracle in its self I was going out there to buy old cars for someone in California it turned out that after 3 trips there and back I decided to move there I had no idea why in fact everyone I met there said why would you move here. Well I got back to California told my dad and within two weeks was on a plane back to Mississippi I got the house the day I got there and got furniture and everything I wanted. I was still drinking every night and going out. Was meeting girls but everyone I met was out of my life in a week or two. If fact one girl I met I thought I liked then 3 days later she moved to New York but it did not matter I told everyone I did not want anyone. Well one night I did not want to go out but I was supposed to have gone out to meet a girl that was a daughter of a friend. That was the night that got put the girl of my dreams in my life instead of meeting the friends daughter I was taken to a bar I did not want to go too. Well I went in and looked for my friends my friend who was driving went to other way well he started talking to a girl I went over to get him well when I got to him I saw her sitting down we talked I tried to pull her hair down it was like we were already friends we never fought it was amazing how a like we were with our child like hearts. I got her number and left as I was walking away I knew something inside well we met the next day and the first time we went out I went to jail. I was in there all night she was there waiting for me. It touched my heart so much but I did not show it you see everyone I met I always had to be there love with her god gave her love for me for free I just did not see it. We became the best friends with true love. She had a car we gave to my dad but it broke down so instead of getting her a car I got myself one and my dad not her one her car was taken to a repair shop and left there I loved her so much she left me to go home and visit her friends and ended up disappearing one me for 4 days it hurt me so much but I did not have god’s love in me to let it go, I loved her but I kept it inside then we found out she was pregnant I wanted to marry her and not because she we were having a baby but because she was my everything so I did ask her too, after that I started a business but instead of loving her I loved money I did love her but I thought we needed things and I did not show her the love I had for her. My business was failing and instead of getting a job I tried to keep it open we had no money her mom sent 400 dollars to pay our bills and another 331.00 for a bounced check This is where it all started I was still drinking every night and we had our beautiful son named Samuel Brach Bowen on 01/07/09 it was the happiest day of my life along with the night I met my love. She left me 02/01/09 I did not understand why but I called my family friend I call her my aunt so walk with god and loves him so much and we talked I cried she started praying for me in that pray she told me god said to put the beer down and get the movie fireproof. After our prayer we hung up I picked up the beer started drinking it all of a sudden I had a pain so bad in my stomach I could not breathe it hurt so bad for like 40 min that next day did not pickup up a beer. I got the movie fireproof and watched it and was on my knees crying asking god to forgive and asking Jesus to come back in my heart I started praying that god would restore my family (my fiancé and son) that he would make me a good husband a father. Well I called my aunt every other day and she would talk and would always prey for me at the end of our talk well. I felt I needed to start to selling these things that I worshipped one thing I had was a 4000 hdtv projector set up I was so desperate to sell it to pay her mom back I was trying to sell it for 700 dollars but god had other plans the guy I was trying to sell it to 4 different times never went through it was one problem after the next I gave up but then a hotel was going to buy it well I thought that was a for sure thing but ya god had other plans that fell thorough but the guy who wanted passed my number on to another man well that man called me a came and bought all my blue ray movies for 300 dollars and then he passed my number to a lady about the projector the next day I got an email from her and I called her and she and her husband and little girl came over we talked and then she said were not sure but we know we are supposed to buy the projector for 1200 it turned out they were born again Christians. We prayed before they left and she said afterward she wants and invention to the wedding. It turned out I ended up with over 1700 dollars for the things I was tiring to sell for 700. I was able to pay her mom back not only all the money but even the money it cost to send it. And I was able to catch up on all my bills. Now god gave me a job 4 days after she left me do installs for Comcast cable now on Sunday 02/23/09 I called my aunt and we talked I told her what had started happening and she told me I needed to find a church I said I know we prayed and the next day I put a bed frame I had for sale the same day a young married couple came to look at it they bought it but they were born again Christians and we started talking and they told me about their church I said well maybe they came back that Friday to pick up the bed when they did they left directions to their church that Sunday I got up and debated going I asked my dad but he said no I went anyway when I got there I walked in there was no one at the door I got in and they were all real nice they asked if I wanted coffee but they had no cups they were on the way well I had one in my car I went back out to get it when I came back in the wife of the couple that bought my bed was at the door and asked if I got a program I said no she handed one to me upside down as I was walking I turned it over and it said gods dream for your marriage. I was amazed here that is what I was praying for. I went home after church I had to call carol and tell her what had happened no I was a wreck then I had no faith or little of it but that built it up you see during this time I am being tonally rejected by my love I can’t see my son I was so hurt but I had hope in god so I pressed forward you see when I turned back to Jesus that night he put a love in me for her and my son I could never have without him. It was totally unconditional love. Then one day I felt to call the guy that took her car to the repair shop the car was now gone for 7 months you see a week before I left the bar seen I ran into him I thought I had his number but he got a new one at the time I thought it was to go out and party but god had other plans after that day at church that Friday I wanted to get something for her mom and step dad for Christmas since we did not have any money to get them anything and they got me and my dad a jacket I looked on line at Harley Davidson website and saw two jackets a mans and a women’s I said oh that would be perfect well then I felt to call him and ask about her car I did he said he would check the next day he said they had it and that it was fixed and running they never sold it, but here was the problem they wanted 1800 dollars for the car I did not have the money I was hurt then that Monday I felt to sell my car a 1996 aurora I put it up for 1800 dollars the car sold the next day for ya 1800 dollars I picked up her car the next day now when she picked her car as we were riding back to our house I looked at her and told her she would be my wife and I got to see our beautiful son and I cried when she left I would have no car to get to work but god had that taken care of I was given a van the day before she got her car and her car was not only fixed but it had everything in it the way she left it nothing was touch in 7 months it was never sold or touched that not only that I went to the Harley shop and guess what they had one female and one male jacket that was like what I saw left I got them that is our god glory to god. After that I called her and told her I thought wow her mom got paid back her car was back I thought that would really move her heart but it did not she came down that Saturday to pick up the car I was able by the grace of god to get off work so I could see her we got back to our house and I checked the oil and I had to know something I had to ask if she ever asked Christ in her heart well she did I one point in her life that made me smile she gave me a big kiss good bye and as soon as she did I heard that would be the last time she would kiss you like that and that scared me( that is how the enemy works I carried that thought for a long time you will read about it later). So she left I cried but I pressed on in all this god was building my faith my trust in him but in all these miracles and him showing my will that she is for me I still was in unbelief. .one day I wanted to send her a gift so I went to Victoria secrets and bought a sleeper outfit and I asked if I could have the big box well I went home and went to Wal-Mart and got my son 9 outfits I put them in the box the next day I went to Kroger I wanted to buy a rose and put it the box the lady said it will maybe last a day 2 max well I got it as I walked out the door I put one hand under the rose and one hand on top of it and said god you gave this rose life it will have perfect life when she gets it, well I put it in the box and went and mailed it now I checked on it the next day and it did not get there I checked the next day and they said it was lost it has now been 3 days in the box I went the next day and they said they could not find the address so they were sending it back I was so hurt. The next day I got a call from her (it now had been in the box 5 days) she said she got everything I said what I had no idea what she was talking about since they post office told me It was coming back to me. When she told me it was my box I asked her immediately how the rose was she said it was perfect it looked beautiful she had no idea all that went on with it she sent me a picture the next day of the rose and it was in full bloom that is my god and his grace and love Well on 3/09/2009 my aunt called and told the lord gave her a scripture for me it was job 36:11 if they listen and obey me they will be blessed with prosperity throughout there lives and all these years will be pleasant. she said notice they and theirs plural it was speaking of 2 not one meaning me and Carrie I was so happy you see I have been looking for more conformation to god’s will. No in all this she is still not back and was still not being nice sometimes she was mean in the natural it looked like nothing was happening but I believed god that all these things were not happening for any reason. I mean let’s look at what god has done to this point he saved me which was the most important delivered me from being a drunk gave me a job lead me to a church where not only did I praise he gave me a sign that lifted my heart he brought the people to buy my things that paid her mom every dime and got her car back even provided the way to get her parents there Christmas gift that is a loving and powerful god. One day I was at lunch and I opened my bible to proverbs 31 and saw where it said a wife of noble character I did not pay it too much attention but for some reason I took a Wendy’s napkin and booked marked it closed the bible and forgot about it that night I called my aunt we talked but I never mentioned proverbs 31 in fact like I said I forgot about it well like always she prayed for me at the end of our talks during her pray she said I feel god wants you to prey proverbs 31 over Carrie I was amazed I turned to my bible to check if that was it and sure enough it was the one I booked marked with the napkin I told her what had happen that day it was god confirming his will for me as to believing for her to be my wife. In all that god had done and shone me my faith was till like a wave rocking back and forth. We I was standing firm that god would bring her back I would not move on that. One day I called my aunt and again we talked I know I was driving her crazy along with my other friend john who is also a born again christen well my aunt prayed and during that prayer she smiled and felt maybe that we would have a little girl one day remember this it will finish in latter part of the story you will see how loving god truly is. Well we lived in this house we rented and when we moved in we painted and started fixing up the house but I never finished it so there were cabinets un painted without door and the house was not very clean well I started to want to clean and fix the house I got the carpet cleaned and some maids cleaned the house and the yard was done and all the things I did not finish I finished the house looked great all this was done in one week by god’s grace well she came to visit me on Easter Friday I thought for sure when she saw all that was done not to mention how god has changed me and the love he has given me even in all the why she was walking on me I was still right there full of love you see my priorities were never right until I put god first in my life well she did not stay but I was able to show her so much love and we got to watch TV and hang out with our son but she also watched Joel Osteen which put little seeds of god in her heart she left the next day with our son and I got texts saying I miss you and she would think about coming back I was so happy It looked like I would maybe have her and my son and we would be together, but that was not the case and after that I lost my job and things were going downhill fast I had felt to move to Memphis but I kept pushing it of then on Sunday the 26th of April I saw a message on Joel Osteen about stepping out into your divine destiny and next day I had such a burden to move I called her and told her I was moving there now she had gotten a job 3 weeks before I moved there and (which when I heard that I was hurt I asked god way but it must have been his plan) anyway so I started looking for an apartment I found that night an ad for one and it had a name of a girl name Jill I saved it well the next day I tried to call her all day I was about to give up when she called me she told me I needed a cosigner and well god already had one it was a man that I had known since I moved to Mississippi well he got me his information it was all coming together well she turned in our apt to the apartments and I thought for sure this was the one god was giving us well it was not we got turned down I asked Jill what to do I was very upset and sad I thought maybe it was not god moving us well Jill asked if I tried this one I said no but I don’t care where its located at this point we just need one you see I sold my refrigerator washer dyer tools all the things we did not need in an apartment if gave us all the money we would need to move so if we did not move we would be in trouble well god did not fail us she turned in the paper work to this one apartment and I called my aunt we prayed that day at 6:00 pm they called and said we got it not only did we get it but 1st off it was the nicest of them 2nd it had a handicapped bathroom for my dad and no hear this I had no idea where this was located well this is how great our god is the complex turned out to be right across the street from carries job 3 miles from her moms and 3 miles from Calvary chapel the same church my aunt goes to in California god had it all planned out well we moved up here the first day I got here I had to stay at a hotel till we could move into the apartment the next day so during that day I went to the mall with Carrie and my little boy and remember what I said about having a little girl well we were in a store and Carrie starts smiling and goes to say something and stops well I ask her what she keeps smiling and I ask again and she says maybe we will have a little girl next (remember I what I said early in my story ) yak that’s our god now for the time of my story till now I loved her and my son so much with and unconditional love even sometimes she would be sweet and times she would be so mean it did not matter cause of the love god gave me after that I moved in and she was kind of up and down but one Friday she took me out at the end of that day when she dropped me off she gave me a big kiss and remember that thought that had been in my head that I would never kiss her again like that you see that was the enemy saying that) there but not there still wearing the ring I gave her but still not wanting to work it out but it’s ok my god is an awesome god we don’t have a car but she has been there to let me use hers well I found out she has a boyfriend but in all that god has done I can’t imagine he did all this to leave me without a car a divided family I am still standing in faith that god will turn it around and not only will restore my family so my son will grow up with his mother and father in a godly home I am praying for her salvation and that god will fill her with the love he filled me with she still will say she loves me so please pray for me Carrie and my son for my family I have been believing all this from the time she left me till now and I am still standing has been 4 months but in that time I have been saved delivered and set free and filled with god’s love and unconditional love that he has for me and I now have for her and my son . Please pray for my family I pray god will give the greatest miracle and that would be her salvation and our family restored I can’t believe that in all that he has done it would end like that , but it won’t our god is a faithful and loving full of grace and mercy