Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.
-Matthew 18:19
Grab your spouse's hand. Look them in the eye and PRAY. That's right. PRAY! I know a teach often about praying for your spouse, and that is necessary and beneficial, but this morning I need to encourage you to pray with your spouse. Come together as one in that beautiful union that God created and pray! Our world needs our prayers. Our children need our prayers. Our families, finances, and future need our prayers. We can not reserve prayer to a corporate activity that we simply respond, "amen" too. It can't be only individual either. There is power in agreement, and who better to agree with than your spouse?
Why is it that some of us pray with people that we fellowship with more than we do with our spouse? Why do we ask for prayer from our friends, our pastors, and sometimes strangers, but not our spouse?
Why do we get up early or stay up late to make prayer calls, but we don't make the time to pray with the person that is laying right beside us?
We see the best in each other. We see the areas that need improvement. We literally see each other naked and unashamed. We see it all, and we still have the power and ability to stand together in agreement. This is the image that God is looking for in His church -- oneness. Use that full power and authority in oneness and pray! It doesn't have to be eloquent. It doesn't have a specified amount of time. The requirement is simply that it is sincere and directed to God.
Don't offer excuses about how spiritual you think your spouse is. Don't make judgments about their ability or desire to do so. Simply ask them to come together with you and pray. Chances are they will not refuse. Then celebrate the work that God is doing in both of you as you seek to advance His kingdom together.
Pray, Saints! Pray for our nation! Pray for the body of Christ, and its members! Pray that His Kingdom come and His will be done! Pray fervently, passionately, and on purpose! Make it your lifestyle!
Pray together!
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