Praying for My Wife from Head to Toe
In my Churches Men’s Small Group we have often discussed prayer and our individual prayer life. I have always been one that seems to pray on occasion, when I feel it is needed or when asked rather than being fervent. I can’t explain why I choose not to be knee-deep in prayer on a regular basis. I, like most everyone, have the need for daily prayer in regards to family, friends, work, etc. So why do I procrastinate so? It’s not just my prayer life but that is the topic for now and I do not have time to go into my wonderful character flaws.
Before the Christmas Holidays my wife said something to me that made me think about this topic. She said “Thank you for the way you take care of me.” At first I thought, “Wow! I really appreciate that” and I did. It’s just that she has, to my knowledge and limited memory, not shown her appreciation to me quite like that before. It made me think. It’s like saying “I Love You.” I know she loves me even though she doesn’t say it every single day and nor do I. I guess that is why I felt so overjoyed at her appreciation. As I said back to her “Your Welcome. You are my Joy and I love to do it.”
Later a friend posted online a link to a personal blog about “Praying for Your Husband Head to Toe.” I went to the link and enjoyed reading it. So I searched to see if there was one for husbands to pray for their wife. I found that the writers husband also had a personal blog in which he posted “Praying for Your Wife from Head to Toe.” It seems the wife created a poster for each that suggested how to pray for your spouse head to toe which included scripture. I’ve since learned that there is a book written by Sharon Jaynes, Praying for Your Husband Head to Toe.
So I plan to adopt the below prayer guide for my wife each day.
Pray for Her Brain. Pray that God would mold her into a capable, intelligent, and virtuous woman and would keep her thoughts centered on whatever is true, lovely, right, pure, noble, and worthy of praise. (Proverbs 31:10; Philippians 4:8)
Pray for Her Eyes. Ask God to give her eyes of compassion, so she could see others as He sees them. (Matthew 9:36; 1 Samuel 16:7b)
Pray for Her Ears. Pray that she would listen for God’s still, small voice and would remain ever attentive to the His promptings. (Matthew 11:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:19)
Pray for Her Mouth. Ask that God would fill her mouth with skillful and godly wisdom, that the law of kindness would remain on her tongue, and that she would only and always speak the truth in love. (Proverbs 31:26; Ephesians 4:15)
Pray for Her Heart. Pray that God would fill your wife’s heart with love and respect for you and with tender patience toward your children. (Ephesians 5:33; 1 Thessalonians 2:7)
Pray for Her Arms. Ask God to gird your wife with strength, making her arms strong and firm. Pray that He would bless the work of her hands and that she would do her work cheerfully, as unto Him. (Proverbs 31:17, 31; Colossians 3:23)
Pray for Her Womb. Pray that God would bless the fruit of her womb by giving her children who walk in truth. (Psalm 127:3; 3 John 1:4)
Pray for Her Legs. Ask God to strengthen and sustain your wife, so that she can walk and not faint and not tire of doing good. (Isaiah 40:31; 2 Thessalonians 3:13)
Pray for Her Feet. Pray that her feet would be shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace so that she might faithfully pursue righteousness and love. Ask God to lead her in the path of wisdom and truth and to keep her foot from stumbling. (Ephesians 6:15; Proverbs 21:21; Proverbs 4:11-12)