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Bible study for couples for prayer8/17/2023 ![]() ![]() We intend to inspire, encourage and motivate couples to take a proactive approach in caring for their spirit-man because we’re all spiritual beings with a soul and live in the body. Having given 12 of the 24 advantages of studying the word of God with your spouse in our previous article, which was Part one, we shall conclude this title with the second part which contains the remaining 12 advantages. And your marriage will be stronger and richer as a result!ĭan Vis is a pastor in the Chicagoland area and is president of FAST Missions, a discipleship ministry dedicated to helping people learn to memorize the Word.The 24 Advantages Of Studying The Word Of God With Your Spouse, Part TWO Eventually, those feelings will spill out from your prayer time into the rest of the day. Use your prayer time to practice focusing your mind on the most kind, caring thoughts you can muster. Don't just pray with them, pray for them. ![]() Pray they would feel God's presence throughout the day-His peace, love, and joy. And then ask God to do special things for your partner: protect them, guide them, give them wisdom, success, happiness. Celebrate the positive ways your spouse makes you feel. Express gratitude for things they have done that you like. Thank God for qualities you admire in your spouse. If there are one or two urgent matters that are important to both of you, don't ignore them. He can handle any burdens.ĭon't come with a long laundry list of personal requests. Save those for your private time with God. Your spouse may not know how to deal with that kind of pressure. Keep your prayer time as loving and supportive as possible.ĭon't pour out your heartaches and anxieties. If issues need to be addressed, find a different time to discuss them. One way to avoid that is to learn how to focus on praying blessings.ĭon't whisper a word that might make your partner feel judged or condemned. Some people feel uncomfortable praying with their partner, because their partner's prayers seem more directed at them than God. ![]() A failure to be gracious in such situations will turn your prayer time together into a duty or obligation. Be flexible when your spouse can't meet with you, or wants to postpone/reschedule. While it is best to schedule a regular time for prayer, and skipping days now and then is a sure fire way to break a good habit, stuff happens. As prayer becomes a more regular part of your lives, the time may gradually increase, but let it happen naturally.Ĥ. Refuse to hold your spouse hostage to long prayers. So instead, ease into it, even if that means keeping it to 5 minutes a day or less. People are busy these days, and trying to squeeze in an extra hour a day for prayer can be tough. And if your partner enjoys the experience, they may just want to continue.ģ. Making a commitment to do something everyday for the rest of your life can seem overwhelming. Join with your church in doing a 30-day marriage challenge or something similar. Begin praying privately that God will work in their heart, and invite them again another time.Ģ. If they are unwilling at first, stay cheerful. Don't use guilt to motivate your partner to pray with you. Here's a few tips to help you get your partner to join with you in this vitally important practice:ġ. ![]() That makes prayer an almost fool-proof way to secure your marriage! Unfortunately, he cites another statistic: only 4% of Christian couples actually do pray. David Stoop cites an even more shocking statistic: the divorce rate among couples who pray together on a daily basis is less than one per thousand. You can read more about her study in this post at Western Journalism from a couple years back.Īnother article by Dr. The divorce rate among couples who attend church regularly is as much as 50% lower than those who don't. In fact, 80% of those who have been married for 5 years or more report being happy. According to Feldhahn: The divorce rate of first time marriages is around 20-25%, and has actually been declining for decades. In 2014, a Harvard-trained researcher named Shaunti Feldhahn, published a book entitled "The Good News About Marriage." In it, she reported her findings from an extensive eight year study on marriage and divorce. Have you ever heard someone tell you 50% of all marriages end in divorce? That most of the marriages which do survive are unhappy? And that the divorce rate within the church is no better than the divorce rate in the world? Well, I have good news for you. ![]()
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