LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU would give Steve a heart to know You better so that his heart will be soft toward both You and me. Where his heart has already become hard, I pray that he will turn to You with all of his heart and find Your presence waiting for him (Jeremiah 29:13). Open his heart to hear what You are speaking to him (Acts 16:14). Lord, I pray that You would help him to have a heart filled with truth and not one that is open to the lies of the enemy. Keep him from having a rebellious spirit and a stubborn heart, and make his heart right before You (Psalm 81:12). Give him a heart that is strong in faith so that he doesn’t have to be afraid of the future (Psalm 112:7). He asked you to help him love me like CHrist loves the church and remove his selfishness. Give him a heart of love for me. Resurrect it if it feels to him as if it has died. Lord, I know that pride is an abomination to You, so I pray that You would do whatever it takes to remove all pride from my husband’s heart so there is no need to suffer the punishment that comes with it (Proverbs 16:5). I know that “he who is of a proud heart stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will be prospered” (Proverbs 28:25). Don’t let pride in either of us stir up strife in our marriage. Help our relationship to prosper because we look to You. Lord, help me to be sensitive to heaviness in his heart. Show me what his burdens are and how I can help ease them. Help me to encourage and support his decisions. I pray that the heart of Steve will trust me so that our relationship will be blessed (Proverbs 31:11). In Jesus’ name