JUNE 27, 2014 -DAY 17 (Marriage)

Today during my hour I was getting ready for the day and just prayed for the hour. I prayed for all of the marriages for my siblings and parents and some friends.

I watched a sermon a few days ago and at the beginning of the sermon a missionary couple came up to give a report of what has gone on in the country they were serving and how people could pray for them. They asked for prayer for their marriage. They said nothing major was going on but the little things were getting to them and they even considered calling it quits. Of course Satan would attack them...they're doing God's work. So why wouldn't he attack the marriages of my family or my own marriage? Well he does.

So I prayed. Because no couple is immune to attacks. Often I look at couples and think they'll be fine and don't need prayer. But they do. I can see it in my own marriage. I am sure people look at our marriage and think we're fine and don't need prayer....well we do! We have plenty of struggles and daily we have to give our marriage to God and I at least haven't been.

So that's what I did for an hour. I prayed specific prayers for each couple as well as the general prayer for protection from Satan.

God protect our marriages. Nobody is immune to attacks as we've seen in so many couples who divorce. Help us to love and respect one another. Help the men to step up and be godly husbands who lead their wives. Help the wives to submit to their husbands and allow them to lead. Let the men be gentle towards their wives and the wives gentle toward their husbands. Let us look to you and what your word says in order to see how we are to live as a husband or a wife. Let us look at 1 Corinthians 13 and love our spouse whether we think they deserve it or not. Let us love unconditionally. Amen.

So my hour wasn't anything major or life changing. I didn't really hear God's voice unless he was telling me what to pray for each couple. I didn't read the Bible (except 1 Corinthians 13 about love) and I didn't learn anything new. But it feels good to pray protection over loved ones. I still hope to read more of 2 Peter later today when my son is napping.