Schedule together on your calendars
30 minutes once-a-week for prayer with your spouse.
Guard this time or everything will get in the way.
Goal: To pray only for each other during this time. Do not pray for Aunt Betty’s broken leg or world peace. This is prayer just for each other.
Take turns sharing about the 6 life areas below.
What’s going well? (These will be thankful prayers).
What would you like God’s help with? (These will be request prayers).
- Work/Finances
- Marriage
- Parenting
- Friends/Recreation
- Self Concept
Outer body
Inner self
- Spirituality
Pray only for what your spouse asks you to pray for in the sharing time. No sneaky prayers (i.e., praying for what you want God to change in your spouse, but your spouse did not request prayer for).
Positive Examples:
Work/Finances
Thankful – for new account and boss who believes in me.
Request – for right words to ask boss for a pay increase.
Marriage
Thankful – for how close I feel to my spouse.
Request – God help me daily to tell my spouse what I appreciate.
Parenting
Thankful – for daughter sharing with me more about her life.
Request – God give me patience when I help my son with his homework.
Friends/Recreation
Thankful – for how relaxed I feel after mountain biking.
Request – God help me choose an accountability partner in my group.
Self Concept
Thankful – for the weight I’m losing.
Request – for replacing negative messages from abusive dad when I was a child.
Spirituality
Thankful – for the small group Bible study I found.
Request – God remind me of your presence throughout the day.
This is a time to honestly share about your lives with each other and God.
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not easily broken. Ecc 4:12
Dr. Melinda Reinicke, Psychologist Psy11011 www.RCAcounseling.com