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You may use these for yourself however, if I may be selfish for just this season. Will you please pray these scriptures for me and Reagan. I have to continue to believe for my marriage. God has not released me from my wife and I refuse to believe that He has a different plan.
Believers must oppose the spirit of divorce that is so prevalent in this age. There is no other alternative. Believers need to pray for marriages, especially those that are in trouble. It is our duty and our privilege to intercede for these couples. If your marriage is in trouble, you must plead with God for the marriage. If you know that a marriage is in trouble, you must stand in the gap for that marriage. It is time that the church stops giving up on marriages. It is time that the church humbles itself before God and intercedes for couples. Divorce does not have to be the norm. Broken families and lives do not have to be a daily reality. As long as God is in heaven and God's people pray, there is hope for marriages and families. The following prayer requests are for a marriage that is in crisis. These are suggestions to help you know how to pray in this situation. You can use these requests to pray for your own marriage or other marriages. You can use these suggestions by placing the names of the couple in the blank. As always, be sensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit as you pray. He may give you insight and Scripture to pray as you intercede for yourself or the couple. Plead the Word of God! Pray with faith and persistence! Father, I pray that You will deliver ____Josh______ and ____Reagan_____ from self-centeredness. Grant that ___Josh_____ and ____Reagan___ will have a servant's heart (Ephesians 2:3; 2 Timothy 3:2; Matthew 20:28; Philippians 2:5-11). Father, in the name of Jesus, I pray that You would bind the work of Satan from this marriage. He would love nothing more than to destroy __Josh______ and ____Reagan____'s marriage. I ask You to stop His work in their lives and destroy his attacks against this marriage (John 8:44; Genesis 3:11-13). Lord, I ask You to convict and deal with any unconfessed sin in ___Josh_____ or __Reagan_'s life. Enable us/them to deal with any sin that is hindering their marriage (1 John 1:9). Father, I plead that ____Josh____ and __Reagan____ will speak the truth to one another in love. Cause __Josh______ and ___Reagan____ to honestly share their feelings without being arrogant or spiteful. Through love and honesty, enable __Josh_______ and _____Reagan___ to work through their differences (Ephesians 4:25; 1 John 4:7, 11). Holy Spirit, I pray that You would create a spirit of forgiveness in ___Josh_____ and __Reagan______. In the name of Jesus, I plead that we/they will put away all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander, along with every form of malice. In the place of this, I pray that we/they would be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other as God for Christ's sake has forgiven them (Matthew 6:14-15; Ephesians 4:31-32). Father, I plead that You would bring ___Josh______ and __Reagan______ into a more intimate relationship with Yourself. Cause us/them to long for You as the deer longs for water. Grant us/them a hunger in their soul for You. Create within us/them a spirit of prayer, especially for each other (Psalm 42:1-2, 63:1; John 17:3; Colossians 4:2). Holy Spirit, I plead that You will convict __Josh_____ and __Reagan_____ about the problems in their marriage. I pray that Your conviction would be deep and sharp. Deliver __Josh____ and __Reagan____ from being defensive and self-righteous about the problems in the marriage and Your conviction concerning these things. Grant that _Josh______ and __Reagan___ would humbly accept Your conviction and will change as You deal with him or her (John 16:7) Father, I ask that You would deal with any past problems in ___Josh______ or ____Reagan____'s life that is causing trouble now. Your Word declares that You heal the brokenhearted and that You bind up their wounds. In the name of Jesus, I ask You to be true to Your Word and heal the emotional wounds and baggage that we/they have in our/their lives (Psalm 147:3). Father, in the name of Jesus and by the power of Your Holy Spirit, I plead that ___Josh________ will love ___Reagan_______ as Christ loved the church. Cause __Josh_______ to have a sacrificial and serving love toward __Reagan______. At the same time, in the name of Jesus and by the power of the Holy Spirit, I plead that _Reagan________ will be a loving and submissive wife. Cause _Reagan_____ to support and minister to _Josh_______ (Ephesians 5:22-33). Father, I pray that You would rekindle passion and desire between ___Josh_______ and _____Reagan___. I ask You to bless our/their relationship and cause them to rejoice in it. I pray that ____Josh______ and __Reagan____ would be satisfied and exhilarated with each other's love (Proverbs 5:15-23). Lord Jesus, You have declared that what therefore go has joined together, let no man separate. You have declared the will of the Father. It is the Father's will for marriages to be for a lifetime. You desire one man to be with one woman for life. This is Your heart's desire. Because this is Your heart's desire, I plead with you to save and strengthen _Josh________ and ____Reagan____'s marriage. Because this is Your heart's desire, I ask in the name of Jesus that You will do whatever it takes to protect and defend this marriage. O God, do not let sin, Satan, circumstances, or problems separate what You have joined together (Mark 10:2-9). |
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May 07, 2008 at 9:51am |
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Again, thank you Shannon. When you guys get down here I know I will be able to introduce my wife, my butterfly (Reagan) to you. Blessing, Josh |
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| Praying in agreement for all of you! |
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May 07, 2008 at 1:45pm |
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| Thank you Delilah and Mrs. R. just when you get some free time just read thru this prayer for me. You guys are awesome! |
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| I am in agreement brother and speaking the Word of the Lord into this situation! |
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May 08, 2008 at 12:04pm |
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| Praying for you Josh and Reagan |
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May 08, 2008 at 3:06pm |
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| Thank you so much, Plumbline (awesome word it will get me through) and Forgiven I owe you guys. |
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Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Josh, Never lose hope! |
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May 09, 2008 at 7:53am |
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Thank you guys for you comments in this time of dispair. Even you Dennis, I have heard what you have said too. You know I have heard lots of things during this last 8 months of hell on earth and you know frankly I am apalled at some of the advise I have received from believers.
I know God, I surely do not just feel Him, I know Him! and I have made a choice to fight to have my wife, Reagan, back in the place of belonging. There are times during the birth of your destiny that you feel as though you would like to give up hope, but God will not let you. It feels as though you are held captive by hope.
"Return to your fortress, O prisoners of hope..." Zechariah 9:12
There are times during the development of your dream when your hope seems to have turned into a prison. You cannot make your dreams come true, and you find it impossible to stop believing in them. You cannot go forward any faster than God will let you, and you cannot return to where you once were before you became pregnant with the promise from God. God will not let you give up! During this time you might feel like saying, "Okay, God, this is enough! I don't want to hope anymore! I am tired of being pregnant with this promise! I want out of this prison of hope!"It is during this time that your dreams feel so real to you, yet to others they are not. The conflict between what you feel in the Spirit and what is evident in the natural grates at your soul. You feel much like you are on a Ferris wheel. You have your up times when you can see your dream's fulfillment far into the future, but you also have your down time when you cannot see anything. You think to yourself, "Am I crazy to think that God could use me?" The enemy comes in like a flood and you begin to doubt, causing anguish to your soul. This is the time when God is doing His greatest work in you.
I guess I am just a prisoner of hope. Love you guys! I am going to pray these "repetitive prayers" over and over again, for me and for others. And when my VICTORY arrives (its on its way) and then "I will go out in joy, I will be led into a whole and complete life. The mountains and hills will lead the parade, bursting with song. All the trees of the forest will join the procession, exuberant with applause. No more thistles, but giant sequoias, no more thornbushes, but stately pines - Monuments to me, to God, living and lasting evidence of God." Isaiah 55:12-13 |
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| I will pray these prayers too Josh--because the WORD of God has the power to change your circumstances. The power of life and death is in the tongue--I choose to command my tongue to speak life to your marriage and your family, the word of God is life and hope. Do not dispair, my brother! God is on your side! |
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May 09, 2008 at 9:57am |
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| Thank you guys, we will celebrate of the goodness of God together. |
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May 09, 2008 at 12:48pm |
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I am done here. I think the prayer got out and that is all that was intended. Pray for me and my family. I hope that no one has taken offense to this. |
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| No one is offended with you Josh, and we all pray and stand wholeheartedly in agreement for your family. We love you all very, very much. |
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| Hey Josh, thanks for your post! I starred it a few days ago but never actually got around to posting a comment. God bless! ~mike |
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| Brother, be encouraged!!!! As we continue to believe with no ands,ifs, or buts... We are fully aware that God watches over His word to perform it. He is not a man that should lie... And His word will NOT return void!!! Man's opinion and encouragement is sometimes needed, but REMEMBER it's HIS word that has the power within itself to fullfil itself! I love you and Reagan. And am excited about all that God is going to use you two together to accomplish much for the Kingdom of God! |
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Josh I am standing in agreement with you, you know what the scripture say about one chasing a thousand, and two chasing ten ten thousand, well brother the scripture is in effect now in the name of Jesus. So rejoice and give thanks this mother's day sunday for the miracle.
If there every was a time to rejoice and praise God it is now come out of the box and praise God in the dance, with clapping of hands, with shouts with your whole being, spirit, soul and body. Satan is defeated hallelujah. Amen :) :) :) :) 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
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| Josh, I command that this marriage be resurrected to be a loving, fullfilling, purposeful marriage that is better than you ever dreamed because it is redeemed by YAHVEH, in the name of YAHSHUA. I'm still praying and believing, Pammy |
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May 13, 2008 at 1:13pm |
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| Thanks for the prayers, guys. Lets keep it up. |
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| I haven't quit yet Josh! Standing with you! |
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May 14, 2008 at 7:18am |
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| I have not quit and have set my mind to STAND! I have been in training for this fight, I will WIN! Like Job, I feel like the arrows of God are in and all over me and I am filled with poison. Watch out my prayers are becoming super intense I will be victorious! |
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June 10, 2008 at 12:38pm |
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Minister Josh, I have truly come in agreement with you for the restoration of your marriage. I have been praying for my marriage for many, many years! Almost since the beginning. I don't know why, but it was shortly after we got married that I came to know the Lord. Ever since there has been "war in the heavenlies" literally to keep this marriage together. It has not been easy at all. I guess he though it was just an excuse for not having my family near by or so. He could have chosen to walk away at his refusal to agree about my new way of life, but he choose to stay and accept me with my differences. And I was not going to be the one to leave him neither. Being married is not easy...period. But to stay in a relationship where there is not true agreement, it requires a supernatural power to keep going on. The challenges that we have faced, have been enormous! Sometimes I feel like a lonely flag pole waving on a hill. But I agree, that our marriages should honor God. Be at peace to know that no matter what the outcome of this situation maybe, you have done the honorable thing by holding true to your conviction according to the will of the Father. That is my personal conviction as well. I rest assure that I have love, cherish, and honor my husband in everyway. That I have tried my very best to be that "good thing" that he found when we got married, to be a blessing and not a hindrance....but I can not be his teacher, his preacher, or his conviction. That is totally in the hands of the one who created marriage. Be encourage my brother. For in His will, It's Done! Love, Diana 3:3 Is it possible for two to go walking together, if not by agreement?
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