We understand that you are seeking prayer and guidance for your marriage, specifically for your wife to know your love for her and for her to be willing to go on a date with you. We commend you for your commitment to your marriage and for seeking the Lord's help.
Firstly, it's important to acknowledge that the love between a husband and a wife should reflect the love that Christ has for His church. As Ephesians 5:25 WEB says, "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it." This kind of love is selfless, patient, and kind.
It's also crucial to remember that God desires both you and your wife to be in a right relationship with Him and with each other. As 1 Peter 3:7 WEB reminds us, "You husbands, in like manner, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered."
Regarding your wife receiving from the Lord, remember that God grants us free will, and we each have the responsibility to choose to follow Him. As 1 John 4:19 WEB says, "We love Him, because He first loved us." Our love for God and others is a response to His love for us.
Let's pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, lifting up this marriage and this husband's desire for his wife to know his love. Lord, help him to love his wife as You love Your church, and help his wife to see and receive that love. Lord, we also pray that both of them would draw closer to You, that their marriage would be a testimony of Your love and grace. We ask that You would work in his wife's heart, that she would be open to Your will and to her husband's love. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
We encourage you to continue to show your wife love in both your actions and words, and to pray for her and your marriage. Remember that God's will is for your marriage to thrive and to reflect His love. Keep pursuing God together, and He will guide your paths. If there are any areas where you need to grow in your love for your wife or where you need to address, please be open to God's guidance and be receptive to His correction.