The Power of a Praying Wife

Prayer changes things, people and circumstances.

Currently, our Women’s Life Development Class at church is in the midst of a series entitled, A Wife after God’s Own Heart. In conjunction with several subject matters that will be discussed, the wives are encouraged to pray daily for their husbands. Stormie Omartian wrote a fabulous book about 10 years ago on the subject and released a sequel, “The Power of Prayer That Changes Marriages,” last year.

A friend told me about the Power of a Praying Wife book when it was first release. My response to myself was, “I’m not the one who needs prayer, he does.” A year went by before I even purchased a copy. After praying about my husband, I decided I needed to start praying for my husband. Mrs. Omartian makes a statement in the beginning of the book. She challenges wives to not pray for him because he’s your husband, but pray for him because He’s God’s son. Conviction pierced my heart. As I repented and asked God to forgive me, God indeed showed me that day as I sat on the floor leaned against my bed; Marvin needed to be covered in prayer and how important it was that I do so.

There is a difference in praying for your husband, and praying about your husband. Praying for him, you have a specific request you are talking to God concerning him. Praying about your husband, you have a list of things you are telling God about him, and usually something is not going right.

I have been guilty of praying about than for, and also realized that God was more interested in changing my heart than he was my circumstance at the time. Know that when you intercede for your husband in areas of his life you will undoubtedly benefit in your own.

There is power in prayer and it works!