Prayer

Prayer is an important part of marriage and relationships. Seeking the Lord’s help can help us understand one another, overcome obstacles, and aid in decision making. The Lord can help us change our hearts and our behavior. He can help us be less selfish and rude and fill us with Christlike love. He can help us grow closer to each other. But we need to invite him to help us. And we actually need to want to change.
Pray to have your hearts and minds opened. Pray to have your thoughts, minds and actions guided. Pray to have your eyes opened so you can see your companions needs. Pray to become more kind, courteous, humble, forgiving and less selfish. Pray to have strength and motivation to speak and act when needed.
Pray for patience, cause it takes time and LOTS of hard work to keep love growing. We need to be constantly working at it.
Prayer can help us see our faults more clearly and learn how to not let it effect our marriage.
Maybe during a prayer, you can thank the Lord for your spouse.
How it’s helped me: I’ve become much more patient and mindful of my spouse. It’s helped me see that he has different needs than me. And it has helped me open my mind and be more understanding of why he does what he does. Prayer has helped me see my husband through Gods eyes. And to love him more deeply.

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