The following are Web Site Links and descriptions of books that concern prayer with husbands and wives. We pray that they minister to your marriage.

• prayersonline.net This is a web site that is dedicated to being available to pray for your prayer requests.

• www.rejoiceministries.org REJOICE MINISTRIES.COM is a ministry which is calls themselves “a spiritual trauma center for hurting marriages.” Their entire ministry, is designed to encourage and give hope to those who are standing in the gap believing God for a miracle in their marriages. They supply its reader’s more than 18 pages of testimonies of restored marriages and over 72 pages where you’re able to read individual letters of praise to God for answers to prayer and testimonies of God’s faithfulness through the various difficulties they’ve encountered in their marriages and families. You can read the testimonies and the stories of restored marriages by clicking into them from the side bar of the Home page of their web site.

• wivesoffaith.com Wives of Faith is Committed to Building and Maintaining Healthy Christian Marriages. Our mission is to help Christian wives become the wives that God has called them to be. Wives of Faith is a community of Christian wives who want to go against what the culture and society says about marriage, and find out God’s design for marriage. The women of Wives of Faith pray for each other, listen, and support one another. We are in it together and want to grow in unity.

RESOURCE DESCRIPTIONS:

• A MARRIAGE AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART -by David Clarke, published by Multnomah Publishers, www.multnomahbooks.com. This book teaches men and women in a committed relationship how to pray together, create “spiritual conversations,” read and study Scripture together, hold private worship sessions, and allow the Holy Spirit to guide them. It’s extremely practical counsel all couples need today.

As the author, Christian psychologist Dr. David Clarke says, “Spiritual bonding is the process by which a couple cultivates the presence of God in their relationship, and it’s the only ‘glue’ that sustains relationships long-term.” Working with hundreds of couples, Clarke observes that when we take specific steps to keep God at the center of our relationships, every area of intimacy is energized. Buy this book now.

• MOMENTS TOGETHER FOR COUPLES … Devotions for Drawing Near to God and One Another -by Dennis and Barbara Rainey, published by Regal books. This book has a year’s worth of inspiring daily devotionals that will re-energize your marriage and help you stay in close contact with God and your spouse. It touches on the issues that are central to your marriage, helping you and your spouse grow in love and friendship. It has 365 quick-reading, inspiring devotionals that take you straight into God’s heart for your marriage. It has discussion starters and prayer suggestions at the end of each reading to get you talking and praying with your spouse. Buy this book now.

• PRAYING FOR YOUR UNBELIEVING HUSBAND… 120 Reflections, Prayers, and Action Steps -by Michael and Diane Fanstone, published by Servant Publications. These 120 devotions address the real-life concerns of Christian wives who feel torn between keeping peace in the home and living out their faith, especially when children are involved. Each reflection, which is based on counseling experience of the authors, is followed by a practical suggestion for enhancing home life. A daily Scripture passage and prayer provides a spiritual “lift” for those who need comfort and encouragement.

• PRAYING THROUGH THE DEEPER ISSUES OF MARRIAGE -by Stormie Omartian, published by Harvest House. This excellent book looks at 15 serious threats to today’s marriages and helps either a husband or a wife learn how to pray in a way that will protect their relationship from these problems that can lead to unsatisfying marriages or often divorce. For those who are already struggling in these areas, this book will help them find the healing and restoration God has for them. Here’s a portion of a testimony from one reader of this book: “I purchased this book and I’ve read it all. I’ve shared some of it with my husband, who is also going to read it. Not only has this book given me hope, it has restored my faith totally for the first time in many years, instructed me on what to pray FOR, and how to pray for those things. It has taught me some lessons on what God wants, and how to follow His commandments better in my personal life. It has opened my heart to at least WANT to be able to forgive, and it immediately changed my attitude and outlook toward myself, my husband and my marriage. Just days ago, I was ready to split apart, but now, after reading this and having the word of the spirit fill me up inside, I desire — and am praying for — total restoration of my marriage.” Review or Buy This Book Now

• THE POWER OF A PRAYING HUSBAND -by Stormie Omartian, published by Harvest House Publishers, www.harvesthousepublishers.com. In 20 short, easy-to-read chapters, Stormie Omartian shares how you can intercede for your wife in areas where she longs for your prayers—her emotions and moods, her spiritual walk, her motherhood, her priorities, her sexuality and more. There’s also advice and personal stories from well-known Christian men, prayer ideas, and words from Scripture that will help you shape your requests to God. and as you depend on Him in prayer, He will lead you and your wife into fruitfulness, fulfillment, and everyday happiness! Some of the contributors to this book are: Neil Anderson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael Goldstone, Michael Harriton, Jack Hayford, Michael Omartian and more. Buy this book now.

• THE POWER OF A PRAYING HUSBAND BOOK OF PRAYERS -by Stormie Omartian, published by Harvest House Publishers, www.harvesthousepublishers.com. This book has some of the most–loved prayers contained in the book, “The Power of a Praying Husband” in a small edition that men can keep on hand for quick conversations with God to lift up their wives in the areas of her: faith commitment, health, priorities, etc. These concise, heartfelt prayers serve as the good starting point in asking for God’s wisdom for and blessing on a marriage. Buy this book now.

• THE POWER OF A PRAYING WIFE -by Stormie Omartian, published by Harvest House Publishers www.harvesthousepublishers.com. What a wonderful book this is! Stormie Omartian shares in this book how God has strengthened her own marriage since she began to pray for her husband concerning key areas of his life. Every woman who desires a closer relationship with her husband will appreciate this refreshing look at the power of prayer in marriage. Along with real-life illustrations Stormie also includes sample prayers and “power tools”—verses that inspire and encourage—to help wives rest in the assurance of God’s wonderful promises of restoration, renewal, and growth in marriage.

Something that Stormie says about this book is important to note. She says, it’s “not a means of gaining control over your husband. In fact, it is quite the opposite. It’s laying down all claim to power in and of yourself, and relying on God’s power to transform you, your husband, your circumstances, and your marriage. This power is not given to wield like a weapon in order to beat back an unruly beast. It’s a gentle tool of restoration appropriated through the prayers of a wife who longs to do right more than be right, and to give life more than get even. It’s a way to invite God’s power into your husband’s life for his greatest blessing, which is ultimately yours, too.”

She goes on to say, “Many difficult things that happen in a marriage relationship are actually part of the enemy’s plan set up for its demise. But we can say, ‘I will not allow anything to destroy my marriage.’ …’I will not sit idle while an invisible wall goes up between us.’ ‘I will not allow confusion, miscommunication, wrong attitudes, and bad choices to erode what we are trying to build together.’ ‘I will not tolerate hurt and unforgiveness leading us to divorce.’ You have the means to establish a hedge of protection around your marriage because Jesus said, ‘Whatever you bind on earth will be loosed in heaven’ (Matthew 18:18). You have authority in the name of Jesus to stop evil and permit good. You can submit to God in prayer whatever controls your husband—alcoholism, workaholism, laziness, depression, infirmity, abusiveness, anxiety, fear, or failure—and pray for him to be released from it.” To that we say, “AMEN!” This is a terrific book that we highly recommend! Buy this book now.

• THE POWER OF A PRAYING WIFE PRAYER CARDS -by Stormie Omartian, published by Harvest House Publishers www.harvesthousepublishers.com. This booklet of tear-out prayer cards came about because of the success of the prayers suggested in the original book, “The Power Of A Praying Wife.” With the cards, you can have a starting place to pray for your husband on various different topics. Buy this book now.

• THE POWER OF PRAYING TOGETHER: Where Two or More Are Gathered -by Stormie Omartian and Jack Hayford, published by Harvest House Publishers www.harvesthousepublishers.com. Stormie and her longtime pastor, Jack Hayford, look at the benefits and power of praying with others. Readers will discover how to: find a prayer partner, create a prayer group, tap into the power of a praying church, unite in prayer as a nation, and cover the world in prayer. More than just a “how to” book, The Power of Praying Together helps you to discover that when they are willing to link their hearts with others before God, they open themselves up to a wider, more interactive world of prayer. Buy this book now.

• WHEN COUPLES PRAY…The Little Known Secret to Lifelong happiness in Marriage -by Cheri Fuller. Cheri is an inspirational speaker and the author of more than twenty-five books, including bestselling When Mothers Pray, and When Families Pray. She is a contributing editor for Today’s Christian Woman and writes regularly for Focus on the Family magazine. This book was published by Multnomah Publishers www.multnomahbooks.com. Something that should inspire us from what Cheri says is:

“The reality is that half of all marriages today end in divorce, both for Christians and non-Christians. Studies show that simply attending church does not guarantee a happy marriage or divorce-proof a relationship. However, couples who pray together regularly report enjoying the most satisfying marriages of all — and the divorce rate for praying couples is less than 1 percent!” This should give us all the more incentive to bond together as a family unit in prayer.

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• WHEN COUPLES PRAY TOGETHER -by David and Jan Stoop, published by Vine Books an imprint of Servant Publications. This practical, encouraging book will inspire and challenge you to pray together as a couple. Informal statistics reveal that only about 4% of all Christian married couples pray together. After years of marriage without the spiritual intimacy of praying together daily, Jan and David Stoop overcame their reluctance and took the plunge. Thirty years later, they can testify to the indisputable value of their simple prayer together. They only regret that they didn’t do it sooner and if you aren’t, they want to encourage you to begin today. This book will help you in that mission. Buy this book now.

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