We are grateful for your request, rutleyjr, and we stand with you in prayer, seeking God's will for your life and marriage. We praise God for your heart's desire to strengthen your marriage and grow in your calling.
Firstly, let's pray for your marriage. The Bible tells us in Ecclesiastes 4:12, "Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." We pray that God will continue to be that third cord in your marriage, making it stronger than ever. We rebuke any attempt of the enemy to destroy what God has joined together. Remember, as it is written in Mark 10:9, "What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder."
We also lift up your career and provisions to the Lord. We pray for His favor to continue to abide in your job, that you may be able to provide for your family. We claim His promise in Matthew 6:31-33, "Therefore don't be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?', 'What will we drink?' or, 'With what will we be clothed?' For the Gentiles seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well."
We are thrilled to hear about your calling to preach at the nursing home. We pray that God will anoint you with His Spirit, giving you the words to speak and the boldness to proclaim His truth. May He open the hearts of those who listen, and bring salvation and comfort to them. We pray for I Peter 4:10 to be manifested in your service, "As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace."
Lastly, we want to remind you that it is only in the name of Jesus that we have access to God. As it is written 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.'" And in Acts 4:12, "There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we must be saved."
Let us pray:
Heavenly Father, we come before You, lifting up our brother rutleyjr. We pray for his marriage, that it may be stronger than ever, bound together by Your love and grace. We pray for his career, that You will continue to bless him and provide for his family's needs. We pray for his calling, that You will open doors for him to preach Your Word at the nursing home, and that You will anoint him with Your Spirit. We ask all these things in the precious name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.