Husband Prayer Challenge

With nearly 25% of our country experiencing a mental health diagnosis, it's possible that within your marriage, mental health complications are affecting the way you do life, communicate, resolve conflict, parent, etc.  Today we're praying that any resolvable concerns would be addressed and quality of life improved for the glory of Jesus Christ. Today we're praying for your husband's mental health...

Today we're praying for our husband to be so in tune with the Holy Spirit so that he acts in obedience swiftly to what the Lord is asking of him. May we both take seriously this call God has placed on our life and consider how we have been living slothful in zeal when it comes to our obedience to the Lord.  We pray for opportunity today to meet with the Lord and hear what he has for each of us, an...

When I was in college, within our student ministry, people would share their "180 Story". They would explain what their life was like before repenting of their sins and accepting Jesus Christ into their heart and life.  Whether your husband has yet to repent of his sins and accept Christ or needs to repent of an ongoing sin and choose to walk in obedience and righteousness, today we're praying for...

Today we're praying for your husband's sin. Whether it's once or something your husband struggles with ongoing, sin can leave a wake of pain, distrust, fear, and can even lead us as wives to question God.  Join me in praying for awareness, conviction, and action against sin that causes us to lower our shield and let the enemy in. Praying with you in your husband's fight against sin, humbly recogni...

We live in a world where the enemy roams seeking to steal, kill, and destroy. The ways of the enemy can be so subtle to tempt us to look away from Jesus and keep us focused on anything else. Today, we're praying for the temptations of your husband, that he may be so in tune with the Holy Spirit that he is able to wake daily with the preparation to fight off each temptation. Praying with you, Ashle...

Arguably one of the most requested prayer requests during registration for prayer challenges. Christian woman hope for their husband to lead them and their family well. Leading can include a wide variety of action steps, which is maybe why it's such a complicated topic between husbands and wives. No doubt, it requires constant communication, both with each other and with the Lord. Our world certai...

Ministry and church can be a challenging area within a marriage, leaving a wake of emotions for some. The sad truth is that some people serve from a place of pride instead of serving out of the overflow of their love for Christ and his church. Today we're praying for our husbands and the heart behind their ministry, or lack there of. I'm praying you can pray this pray from a place of submission to...

Today we're praying for your husband to grow in his relationship with the Lord. Arguably, much of the whole challenge flows from this prayer. Today we're praying for our husbands to pursue Christ as the utmost first priority.  I encourage you to also pursue your own relationship with Christ independent of what your husband may or may not be doing in this area. Open your Bible, join a Bible study,...

We have been praying for our husbands for ONE WEEK! Keep the momentum going, meeting with your Heavenly Father on behalf of your partner.  Today we're praying for your husband's physical health which can be full of frustration, worry, and difficult conversations.  Today we're praying that the Lord would work through your husband's physical health, the body God gave him, to bring Him glory whether...

Whether you're asking God to help your husband find a new job, or trusting the Lord through the situation involving his current job, I know this can be a very emotionally taxing topic within a marriage.  Work can demand a lot of our husbands and put a lot of pressure on a marriage. Today we're praying for God to do a work only He can do for our husbands and their work. Praying with you, Ashley

I believe Christian marriages are under attack. God's word says the enemy seeks to steal, kill, and destroy and all around me I see marriages crumbling - either hanging on through desperation or having papers drafted to end a marriage. Sources say that divorce rates among Christian marriages is near the national average of 39%, however, when a couple prays together daily, the divorce rate drops to...

Every year, our pastor has the student seniors on stage and tells them "Show me your friends and I'll show you your future".  Our friendships have the power to steer our lives towards Christ or away from him. Today, we're praying for life giving friendships for our husbands. We're praying for friendship where iron that sharpens iron, both outside and within our marriage. If this is a tender area i...

On some level, we all long for more peace. Our world and its distractions make us hope for the day when Jesus comes and sets all things right. Today we're praying for our husbands to know peace, not just to experience it once in a while but to be deeply acquainted with the one who is peace.  Praying with you,  Ashley After you tune in, make sure you head over to @husbandprayerchallenge on IG for m...

We live in a world where being a "Christian" can mean a lot of different things.  Today we pray for your husband's integrity and that he would be a man of strong moral and Biblical convictions.  Remember our focus with fasting this season, to not be complaining but instead considering what you can be thankful to God about regarding your husband. Do you notice when your husband is honest, seeks to...

Today we're praying for your husbands rest.  I know so many of you will scoff and throw up your hands at this and think to yourself, "I don't want to pray for his rest". These prayers are in no particular order and I've kept them that way because so often they hit exactly what we need to hear when we need to hear it.   If you bristle at the idea of praying for your husbands rest, can I encourage y...

Welcome to Season 8 of the Husband Prayer Challenge This is still a basic and stripped down podcast, nothing fancy.  I'm just a wife praying for her husband and asking other women to join me for accountability!  Here's what's new this season: 40 Days of Prayer instead of 30: the extra 10 days are inspired by prayer requests sent in by wives of season 8 Prayer and Fasting: we're choosing to fast fr...

The most important relationship for your husband is here.  Everything in his life should be overflow from his relationship with the Lord.  We know there are countless distractions to keep our husbands from pursuing his relationship with God.  Today we are the persistent widow from scripture that keeps asking. Let us remember, when circumstances feel desperate and it feels hopeless, we can ALWAYS p...

Family, can be such a sensitive topic depending on the person.  Today, we're praying for our husband and his immediate family which includes you, his wife.  It also includes your children.  However, there is also his extended family for which those people (mother, father, brothers, sisters, etc) may have been a part of his life for much longer than you so far, for better or worse.  Today we're pra...

A challenging task for each of us, especially if we're not focused on Christ the moment we start our day.  Keeping our priorities in their proper order is full of temptations and opportunities to get distracted, one of the enemy's main tactics. Today we're praying for our husband to be able to use wisdom and discernment and daily reorient to keep his priorities in check.  

We have the opportunity to use the story of our life to point others to Christ.  Today we're praying for our husband's story, that he would have the boldness and wisdom to clearly articulate his testimony, and for divine appointments to do so.  

The modern church can be a sensitive subject for outsiders as well as those within the church.  As Christ followers, we have the opportunity to serve and spread the gospel with our unique gifts and talents. As wives, we can pray for our husbands to hear from the Lord as to what their gifts and talents are and how they can serve the church with a humble heart. 

Purity of heart and mind, Lord would you do a work that only you can do.  While this may be an uncomfortable topic to discuss or pray about, we have the opportunity as helpmates to come alongside our husbands an go to battle every day as a prayer warrior on his behalf.  May we storm the gates of heaven on his behalf and let satan know that his heart, mind, and eyes are not available. 

Prayer, one of the most powerful tools we can weild as believers in Christ.  Prayer is a constant conversation with the creator of the Universe, our Heavenly Father.  What a joy and priviledge to come before Him.  May we be reminded to not solely talk at God, but sit in the quiet and listen for what He has to say in response. Today we pray for our husband's prayer life. 

Surrendering a life to God is not giving up, rather surrender is a calculated decision to begin living life to the full as God intended. The Bible says, whoever loses his life for the sake of Christ, will find his life. (Matthew 16: 25) Today we pray for our husbands to surrender everything at the foot of the cross and allow God to take full control of every area. May we as wives challenge, notice...

We all carry baggage into a marriage.  Our husbands may have deep wounds that they may or may not readily share during the dating and courting phase of marriage.  Even if they are disclosed, past hurts can leave scars that affect our marriage relationship. We as wives can pray for complete healing for our husbands and a deeper understanding of God's love and grace for them in the process.