Marriage can be sweet and enjoyable, but at times, things can go sour leading to quarrels, confusion and disagreement which if not properly handled, may lead to divorce. That’s why we have taken time to write strong prayers for a deeply troubled marriage for you. Know that it is God that instituted marriage, therefore, in all you do in your marriage, always seek his face. Troubles and problems are part of the challenges of life and does not necessarily mean the end of your marriage. God has promised never to leave nor abandon us even in time of difficulties. Mathew 11:28 ” Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Strong Prayers for a deeply troubled Marriage
Prayer For Peace and Unity in Marriage
O Lord, Thank you for instituting marriage. Iam praying and asking you just as you have united me and my husband to become one flesh, imbibe in us your spirit of peace so that our home will be peaceful and not always troubled. Cast out every spirit of confusion, disunity, excessive anger, disharmony and quarrel of any sort from us and make us to understand each other better in order for us to live in peace and harmony.
Proverbs 12:20 “Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but those who plan peace have joy.”
Prayer for Love
Dear God, I am committing my marriage into your able hands. You are the God of love, make my husband/wife to see me as his/her better half and love me with his whole heart just as you have commanded us to love each other. Remove every side distraction and the spirit of hatred which has become the other of the day in our marriage and make us to realize the importance of one another. Make our Union to be an exemplary one worthy of emulation characterized by love and understanding.
Proverbs 3:4 “Let love and faithfulness never leave you, bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then, you will win favour and a good name in the sight of God and man.”
Colossians 3:19 “Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.”
Prayer Against Fornication
Almighty and Ever Living God, I am pouring out my heart to you on behalf of my husband/wife who have been overtaken by the spirit of fornication. God I believe that there is nothing you cannot do, therefore, I want you to touch and cast away the spirit of fornication from my wife/husband. Let him/her have a rethink and also retrace his/her steps. God, I believe in your word that marriage bed should be kept holy and undefiled. Please answer my prayer and put a song of thanksgiving and testimony in my mouth.
James 4:7 “Submit yourselves then to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
Hebrews 13:4 “Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled, but whoremongers and adulterers, God will judge.”
Prayer For The Fruit of the Womb
Dear God, I strongly believe that children are a gift from you. Since I got married, I have not been able to give birth and this is causing a great trouble and disagreement between me and my husband. Father Lord, bless me with the fruit of the womb so that I will be able to carry my own child. You are the God that gave Sarah and Hannah the fruit of the womb, please answer my prayer and save my marriage from collapsing.
Psalm 138:8 “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your love O Lord endures forever – do not abandon the works of thy hand.”
Prayer Against Alcoholism
Heavenly Father, I am committing my marriage into your able hands because you have been the one guiding and protecting us, please Lord, alcoholism is trying to destroy our marriage. My husband/wife drinks and gets drunk to the extent of beating up anybody around him. He/she is really misbehaving and now a shadow of himself/herself. Lord, visithim/her and make him/her realize that alcoholism is evil so that he/she can be able to quit this bad habit.
Psalm 9:9-10 “The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in time of trouble. Those who know your name will trust in you, for you Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Prayer Against Evil Perpetrators in Our Marriage
O God, destroy every stranger, on an assignment to scatter the peace, joy and love which we are enjoying in our marriage. Uproot every evil plantation both those we know and those we don’t know. May no weapon fashioned against our marriage prosper.
Psalm 102:17 ” He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; he will not despise their plea.”
Prayer For Wealth
My God, my Lord, you are the giver of wealth and riches, help us in our various endeavors and bless whatever we lay our hands on for survival. Cast away poverty which is bringing unhappiness and misunderstanding in our marriage. Let the foundation of resources and favours begin to flow into our marriage, let the dew from heaven begin to water the ground of our marriage. I pray and believe that you have answered my prayers.
Psalm 90:17 “May the favour of the Lord, our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hand for us – yes, establish the works of our hands.”
Prayer for spirit of Forgiveness
Almighty God, I am calling upon you to grant us your spirit of forgiveness. My husband/wife has formed the habit of keeping malice over minor issues, I have made him/her to realize the negative impact that this has on our marriage, but it seems that I am talking to myself. You the God that pierces every heart even those that is as hard as stone, therefore come and take charge in my marriage and grant us your spirit of forgiveness so that we would be able to live in peace without harbouring anything in mind for one another.
Mathew 6:12 “And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.”
Prayer For Perseverance
God, help us to endure and also believe in your words that joy comes in the morning while trouble comes and lasts always. Grant us strong faith so that we will not give up most especially when faced with challenges and trials of life, always keep us together and make us realize that no matter the situation, you will never abandon us, help us to be patient with life and its challenges and grant us your victory at last.
Psalm 37:3 “Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasteur.”
Don’t let the challenges and troubles of life weigh you down in your marriage. Always use these strong prayers for a deeply troubled marriage to tackle any challenge that you are facing believing that God will never abandon his chosen people.
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