We understand your deep concern for your husband and the challenging dynamics within your family. Let us bring this before the Lord together, seeking His wisdom and intervention.
Firstly, we must acknowledge that God's design for marriage is a loving and respectful union, as seen in Ephesians 5:25, "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for her." The behavior you've described—control, manipulation, and sowing discord—does not align with this biblical principle. Therefore, we pray for your husband, that God would soften his heart and transform his spirit.
Let us pray:
"Dear Heavenly Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, lifting up this family to You. Lord, we pray for this husband. We ask that You would deliver him from any spirit of control, manipulation, and arrogance. Change his heart, Lord, and fill him with Your love, patience, and kindness. Help him to understand the true meaning of being a husband and father, reflecting the gentle and loving nature of Christ.
We also pray for the unity and peace of this family. We rebuke any spirit of discord, resentment, and hatred that has been sown. Lord, bring healing to these relationships. Guide them to forgive each other, as You have forgiven us, as it says in Ephesians 4:32, 'Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.'
We ask for Your wisdom and discernment to navigate this situation. Help them to see any error or false promises, and guide them back to Your truth. Lord, we believe that in Your name, strongholds can be broken and families can be restored. We ask this in Jesus' mighty name. Amen."
We encourage you to remain steadfast in prayer and in standing for your family. Remember, our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 6:12). Trust that God is faithful and that He hears your prayers.
Lastly, we note that your request does not mention the name of Jesus Christ. It is by His name that we have access to God, as it says in John 14:6, "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" We encourage you to call upon His name in your prayers, as there is power in the name of Jesus.