8 Prayers for Your Husband to Stay Strong in Faith
Here in Michigan, we are shivering through the coldest winter in over 30 years! We’ve had our hands full this season keeping six feet of snowfall shoveled off our sidewalks. Through all this bitter cold, I can’t count how many mornings I woke up to a text from Rob saying, “The driveway is icy. Don’t slip!”
Yet while a shovel and bucket of rock salt can keep our feet from sliding on the ice, it can’t protect our hearts from “slipping” into fear and doubt, temptation or discouragement as we make our way through life. That’s why I’m grateful we can call on God in prayer. Like the psalmist we can say,
“When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.” (Ps. 94:18)
My husband has loved me this winter by working to keep me warm and safe. I want to love him, too, by praying to God to keep him full of faith, wisdom, and strength no matter what comes his way. I’m sharing these eight prayers with you today so we can lift up our husbands, together, and watch God do great things in their lives. With God, all things are possible!
1) A Prayer for His Heart
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ… (Ephesians 3:17-18)
Lord,
My husband can struggle to know his worth. He wonders, Do I have what it takes to succeed? Am I letting my family down? Should I be farther along by now? Will I ever stop making the same old mistakes? Does God really love me just as I am? My husband needs assurance that you’re with him, you love him, and you’ll never let him go.
Open my husband’s eyes to see the countless signs of your goodness in his life. Set him free from any shame that denies your grace and the forgiveness accomplished through Christ. Make the scriptures come alive that declare your faithful, everlasting devotion to your people. Overwhelm him with joy that you call him your own. Give my husband secure confidence in knowing he is fully loved, always.
Amen.
2) A Prayer for Purpose
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10)
Lord,
You created my husband to be one of a kind. You equipped him with talents and opportunities to grow his skills. You know what energizes his spirit and who he loves most. Your eyes can see the hopes, dreams, and goals he carries inside. And as the author of his life, you’ve planted him in this time and place to make a difference in people’s lives.
Help my husband to discover the wonderful purpose you prepared for him to accomplish. Surround him with those who can recognize and encourage his potential. Open doors for him to learn, grow, and tackle new opportunities. Give him a humble, selfless spirit that finds joy in serving others in your name. May he give all he has—and all he is—as a willing offering to you. Use my husband to reveal your goodness, your strength, and your love to those who need you now.
Amen.
3) A Prayer for Strength
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (Psalm 73:26)
Lord,
Sometimes it all goes wrong. Despite hard work and careful planning, the money runs out. Sickness knocks us off our feet. Friends and family let us down and break our trust. Doors of opportunity slam in our face. The daily burden of responsibility feels too heavy to carry. I can see my husband struggling to bear up under the pressure he feels. He needs your help and strength to make it through.
Draw my husband into your rest today. Help him to place every worry and problem in your hands. Set him free from the compulsion to go it alone so he can lean on your mighty strength. Conquer his anxiety with confidence in your power. Let my husband know you as his good Father who protects, provides, and loves him through whatever comes his way.
Amen.
4) A Prayer for Wisdom
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ… (Philippians 1:9-10)
Lord,
Life is complicated. Each day holds questions like, How do we manage our money? How do we raise our kids to do what’s right? Where should we put our energy and attention? How do we resolve conflict with difficult people? Which goals should we tackle now, and what should move to the back burner? How are we called to obey our Lord? My husband can feel overwhelmed and confused in the face of it all.
Give my husband discernment by your Spirit today. Reveal your “good, pleasing and perfect will” for this season of his life (Romans 12:2). Teach him your Word so he can align his priorities and choices with your truth. Surround him with wise friends and godly leaders whose insight can guide his way. May the love of Christ shape every decision, hope, and plan as he follows your lead.
Amen.
5) A Prayer for His Reputation
A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. (Proverbs 22:1)
Lord,
Nobody lives on an island. Our actions affect those around us. The people in our lives are aware how we handle our emotions, how we spend our time and money, and if our “walk” matches our “talk.” My husband needs you to guard his heart and protect his name in a world that is quick to tear him down.
Make my husband a man of his word whose integrity can be trusted. Give him strength to do what’s right, even when it costs. Fill him with wisdom that others look to for insight. Raise him up as an example of excellence in his workplace. Make him a faithful, loving presence in our home. Protect my husband from slander, gossip, and betrayal so his reputation shines bright and true. May his character mirror your goodness to everyone.
Amen.
6) A Prayer for a Grace to Forgive
A man with good sense is slow to anger, and he earns glory for overlooking an offense. (Proverbs 19:11)
Lord,
My husband knows how it feels to be insulted. He’s watched others reap rewards that he earned and deserved. He’s been hurt by those he trusted most. He worked hard to move forward day after day, only for obstacles to be thrown across his path. In these moments of pain and difficulty, emotions can overwhelm his spirit. He needs you to calm his heart and cover him with grace.
Protect my husband from a bitter spirit that will poison his joy and trust in you. Give him the humility of Christ that endures in hard relationships and situations. Bear the Spirit’s fruit of self-control so he can respond to problems with patient wisdom. Help him to cherish your forgiveness of his sins so he can offer that grace to others. Fill my husband with your peace as he hides himself in you.
Amen.
7) A Prayer for Surrender
Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. (Luke 9:23-24)
Lord,
The human heart looks out for number one. Even as children, it’s tough to share. We want what we want. We crave the easy road where everything goes our way. It goes against the grain to put others first or give up the hopes of our heart. Yet as followers of Christ, we’re called to surrender every part of our lives to your will. We need you, Lord, to show us what it means to carry our cross and follow you.
I pray my husband will love you more than anything else. Open his hands so he can release his possessions and plans to your control. May his devotion to you fuel his goals and desires. Protect him from loving your gifts more than you, the Giver of them all. Fill him with a passion for your Word and determination to obey it in every part of his life. May my husband follow you with his whole heart all the days of his life.
Amen.
8) A Prayer for Blessings
Lord,
My husband is a priceless gift from you. Thank you for the love we share. I pray you will bless him with health. With joy and laughter. With deep friendships and a caring, supportive family. I pray for success at the good work he puts his hand to each day. Keep my husband full of faith, growing in his knowledge of you and in awe of your powerful love.
Fulfill your Word of blessing, Lord, as you draw my husband closer to you each day.
The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.
(Numbers 6:24-26)
I pray this blessing in the name of Jesus, whose love is our life.
Amen!
If you’ve ever woken up on a winter morning to find that your husband already cleared the snow off your driveway, or warmed up your car so it would be nice and cozy when you got in, or simply had a hot cup of coffee waiting for you on the kitchen counter, you already know how powerful it is to be reminded that you’re not in this alone.
Praying for our husbands is one of the most meaningful ways we can wrap that same kind of loving support around them. When we bring them before the Lord—asking God to fill them with joy, steady their hearts, and strengthen them when they’re weary—we’re lifting them up in a way that goes far beyond what we can do on our own.
If you’re looking for resources to help you pray thoughtful, meaningful prayers that cover the many circumstances your husband may be walking through, I hope these books will be a blessing to you:
