![]() ![]() ![]() Whether we feel that or not, it doesn’t cease to be true. (More on this in Chapter 8 of True Love Dates ) #8: Pray that God would be the focus of your life now and forever ( Psalm 37:4 ).Īt the end of the day, no matter how we view it, there is no gift that is greater than the Giver. But what if we were to ask God to open our eyes to doing life His way? What if we were to plead with Him to download His heart onto ours, so that we could truly understand what is best for our lives? Rather than struggling with His plan, let’s ask Him to reveal His heart to ours, particularly in the area of sex and sexuality, so that we can be freed to trust Him without bitterness or regret. It’s so easy to focus on what we can’t do before marriage, and end up harboring bitterness and resentment. #7: Pray that He would open your eyes to the joy of doing sex His way ( Hebrews 13:4 ). Give Him a chance by opening your emotional life to Him through prayer. He is a holistic God, who longs to interact with our mind, body, and soul. I talk a lot about guarding our hearts and how to practically do that, but how often do we actually pray about our hearts and emotional worlds? God longs to be a part of our emotions just as much as our spiritual life. #6: Pray that He would protect your emotional world and give you wisdom of how to set healthy boundaries ( Proverbs 4:23 ). No matter what kinds of things your past may hold, ask God to be at work in your past so that you are free to live in the moment and embrace your present. Sometimes, it’s easy to get stuck on our past and be paralyzed from living in the present. We are called to move forward, and forget what is behind. #5: Pray that He would bring healing into your past so that you are free to embrace the present ( Philippians 3:13-14 ). When your heart is open to loving and edifying others the way it was meant to, your relationships will be enriched and empowered. It’s important to learn how to love, rather than simply longing to be loved. #4: Pray that He would shape your heart for nourishing interactions with others ( Colossians 3:12-14 ). Seek to get to the bottom of your sins, and ask for His healing power to be at work in your life. As you seek to enhance your love life, be sure to ask God to help you recognize and heal all the things in your life that aren’t lining up with His best. Some of our baggage and sin we can recognize, and some we can’t. #3: Pray that He would be working out anything unhealthy in your life ( Jeremiah 33:8 ). But through the time of waiting, ask God to change you, nourish you, and fill you so that you are empowered and prepared to take the next steps when the timing is right. Waiting on God is never easy, because once again, it is a reminder that we are not in control. #2: Pray that He would grant you patience and insight to wait for a good one ( Isaiah 40:31 ). What are your deepest needs and desires when it comes to a relationship? What do you need God to do in your relationship? Let Him know. As long as our hearts are aligned with His, there are no limits on what we can ask. God’s word challenges us to ask and bring our needs before God. Pray Like This: 8 Prayers For Love #1: Pray that God would give you a relationship ( Matthew 7:7) ! If you find yourself consumed by your love life – or lackthereof, here are some ways to mentally and prayerfully hand those things to the One who can actually do something about it. Prayer is the act by which we mentally hand over our problems, concerns, fears, desires, and dreams to someone who actually has the power to control.Īnd it makes so much sense, because if we’re going to allow these things to fill our brain, we are better off doing it in a way that has the power to impact the things that are weighing us down, rather than simply allowing them to consume us. All through Scripture Jesus is challenging us: Don’t just dwell on things, pray about them. I’m realizing that my tendency to over-analyze is the opposite of what God’s word tells me to do. But it takes me a while to turn to prayer. I’m quick to analyze, figure out, and try to put the pieces together. Because I’ve always had a tendency to think about love, and worry about love, rather than pray about it. It took me a while to grasp how to pray for love. Or maybe, just maybe, we don’t know how to pray for love. Maybe we’re getting discouraged that our prayers aren’t being answered. Maybe we’re afraid to go to God with our love life. Yet praying for love tends to be something that we don’t often do. Love and relationships are one of the most important aspects of our lives, because our relationships will either lift us up, or tear us down. A prayer for love has to be something you do no a regular basis. ![]()
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