Prayer that husband will yield himself to the Lord and practice self control

Day 12 of 14 by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Pray that your husband will yield his s*xual drive to the Lord and practice self control. Pray that your s*xual intimacy together will be fresh, positive, and a reflection of selfless love. 

Song of Songs 7:10

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¹⁰ I belong to my beloved,
    and his desire is for me.

1 Corinthians 7:3

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³ The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.

Proverbs 5:15

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¹⁵ Drink water from your own cistern,
    running water from your own well.

Prayer for husband to safeguard his heart against inappropriate relationships

Day 7 of 14 by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Pray that your husband will safeguard his heart against inappropriate relationships with the opposite s*x. Pray that his heart will be pure and undivided in his commitment to you.

Proverbs 4:23-27

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²³ Above all else, guard your heart,
    for everything you do flows from it.
²⁴ Keep your mouth free of perversity;
    keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
²⁵ Let your eyes look straight ahead;
    fix your gaze directly before you.
²⁶ Give careful thought to the paths for your feet
    and be steadfast in all your ways.
²⁷ Do not turn to the right or the left;
    keep your foot from evil.

Proverbs 22:4-5

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⁴ Humility is the fear of the Lord;
    its wages are riches and honor and life.

⁵ In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,
    but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

Romans 13:14

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¹⁴ Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.

Proverbs 6:23-24

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²³ For this command is a lamp,
    this teaching is a light,
and correction and instruction
    are the way to life,
²⁴ keeping you from your neighbor’s wife,
    from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.

Proverbs 6:26

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²⁶ For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread,
    but another man’s wife preys on your very life.

Prayer that husband will be faithful

Day 5 of 14 by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Pray that your husband will be faithful to his wedding vows. Pray that he will have a desire to cultivate your relationship as a sign of his loyalty and commitment to you, and as a picture of Christ’s love for the Church. 


Genesis 2:24

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²⁴ That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.

Proverbs 20:6

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⁶ Many claim to have unfailing love,
    but a faithful person who can find?