Prayers for your Prodigal
It's really important when standing for a marriage to do everything you're able to build your faith. It's faith that moves mountains (Matthew 21:21). I know from my own experience during my stand that I need to regularly set aside specific time to pray and allow the Holy Spirit to build my faith and speak to my heart. Often I will just feel a sense of peace but sometimes the Lord gives me a small instruction to carry out or I can receive a picture to encourage me. Below are the prayers I use regularly in my stand for my covenant marriage.
These first prayers listed below can be found at Rejoice Marriage Ministries a ministry which has been a constant source of support for me:
Father, in the name of Jesus, I come boldly to Your throne of grace and present _____ before You. I stand in the gap and intercede in behalf of _____, knowing that the Holy Spirit within me takes hold together with me against the evils that would attempt to hold _____ in bondage. I unwrap _____ from the bonds of wickedness with my prayers and take my shield of faith and quench every fiery dart of the adversary that would keep _____ from coming to You, and receiving You as his Lord and Savior.
Father, I ask you to commission your ministering spirits of salvation to go forth and provide the necessary help for _____.
In the name of Jesus I bind _____'s body, soul and spirit to the will and purposes of God for his/her life. I bind _____'s mind, will and emotions to the will of God. I bind him/her to the truth and to the blood of Jesus. I bind his/her mind to the mind of Christ that the very thoughts, feelings and purposes of His heart would be within _____'s thoughts.
I loose every old, wrong, ungodly pattern of thinking, attitude, idea, desire, belief, motivation, habit and behavior from _____. I tear down, crush smash and destroy, and break every stronghold associated with generational curses, including witchcraft, idolatry and every evil influence from his ancestors and associations with ungodly friendships with men and women. STRONGHOLDS BE BROKEN IN THE NAME OF JESUS! I bind and cancel every stronghold in _____'s life that has been justifying and protecting hard feelings against anyone. I bind and cancel the stronghold of forgiveness, fear, unbelief and distrust from _____. I bind and cancel these things in Jesus' name.
Father, I have laid hold of _____'s salvation and his/er confession of the Lordship of Jesus Christ. I speak of things that are not as though they were, for I choose to look at the unseen � the eternal things of God. I say that Satan shall not get an advantage over _____. I resist Satan, and he has run in terror from _____ in the name of Jesus. I give Satan no place in _____. I plead the blood of the Lamb over _____, for Satan and his cohorts are overcome by that blood and Your Word. I thank You, Father that I tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy in _____'s behalf. _____ is delivered from this present evil world. He/she is delivered from the powers of darkness and translated into the Kingdom of Your dear Son!
Father, I ask You now to fill those vacant places within _____ with Your redemption, Your Word, Your Holy Spirit, Your love, Your wisdom, Your righteousness and Your revelation knowledge in the name of Jesus.
I thank You, Father, that _____ is redeemed out of the hand of Satan by the precious blood of Jesus, he/she is justified and made righteous by the blood of Jesus and belongs to You spirit, soul and body. I thank You that every enslaving yoke is broken, for _____ will not become the slave of anything or be brought under its power in the name of Jesus. _____ has escaped the snare of the devil that has held him captive and henceforth does Your will, Father, which is to glorify You in his spirit, soul and body.
Father I ask you to separate _____ from _____ as far as the East is from the West. In the name of Jesus, I bine, break, cancel and destroy the spirit of adultery, lust, and fornication from off of _____. In the name of Jesus I bind, break, cancel and destroy the spirit of witchcraft, hexes, vexes, mesmerism, and seduction from off of _____. Lord I ask You to take the pleasure out of _____'s sin of adultery with _____. Father I ask you to reveal to _____ the things that are in _____ so that he/she can see her/him for what she/him really is.
Father, I pray for _____'s salvation and I ask you to heal ____. I claim her/him for your Kingdom. Father, I ask you to give _____ a husband/wife that she/he needs. Someone who will make a good difference in her/his life, who will lead her/him to you Father and who will give her/him the desires of her/his heart.
Father I ask you to change me into the woman/man that you want me to be. Satan's works are destroyed NOW in _____'s life in the name of Jesus. _____ walks in the Kingdom of God, which is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit! Praise the Lord! Amen. Warfare Prayer for Husbands or Wives in Adultery Father, in the name of Jesus, I come boldly to Your throne of grace and present _____ before You. I stand in the gap and intercede in behalf of _____, knowing that the Holy Spirit within me takes hold together with me against the evils that would attempt to hold _____ in bondage. I unwrap _____ from the bonds of wickedness with my prayers and take my shield of faith and quench every fiery dart of the adversary that would keep _____ from coming to You, and receiving You as his Lord and Savior. Father, I ask you to commission your ministering spirits of salvation to go forth and provide the necessary help for _____. In the name of Jesus I bind _____'s body, soul and spirit to the will and purposes of God for his/her life. I bind _____'s mind, will and emotions to the will of God. I bind him/her to the truth and to the blood of Jesus. I bind his/her mind to the mind of Christ that the very thoughts, feelings and purposes of His heart would be within _____'s thoughts. I loose every old, wrong, ungodly pattern of thinking, attitude, idea, desire, belief, motivation, habit and behavior from _____. I tear down, crush smash and destroy, and break every stronghold associated with generational curses, including witchcraft, idolatry and every evil influence from his ancestors and associations with ungodly friendships with men and women. STRONGHOLDS BE BROKEN IN THE NAME OF JESUS! I bind and cancel every stronghold in _____'s life that has been justifying and protecting hard feelings against anyone. I bind and cancel the stronghold of forgiveness, fear, unbelief and distrust from _____. I bind and cancel these things in Jesus' name. Father, I have laid hold of _____'s salvation and his/er confession of the Lordship of Jesus Christ. I speak of things that are not as though they were, for I choose to look at the unseen � the eternal things of God. I say that Satan shall not get an advantage over _____. I resist Satan, and he has run in terror from _____ in the name of Jesus. I give Satan no place in _____. I plead the blood of the Lamb over _____, for Satan and his cohorts are overcome by that blood and Your Word. I thank You, Father that I tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy in _____'s behalf. _____ is delivered from this present evil world. He/she is delivered from the powers of darkness and translated into the Kingdom of Your dear Son! Father, I ask You now to fill those vacant places within _____ with Your redemption, Your Word, Your Holy Spirit, Your love, Your wisdom, Your righteousness and Your revelation knowledge in the name of Jesus. I thank You, Father, that _____ is redeemed out of the hand of Satan by the precious blood of Jesus, he/she is justified and made righteous by the blood of Jesus and belongs to You spirit, soul and body. I thank You that every enslaving yoke is broken, for _____ will not become the slave of anything or be brought under its power in the name of Jesus. _____ has escaped the snare of the devil that has held him captive and henceforth does Your will, Father, which is to glorify You in his spirit, soul and body. Father I ask you to separate _____ from _____ as far as the East is from the West. In the name of Jesus, I bine, break, cancel and destroy the spirit of adultery, lust, and fornication from off of _____. In the name of Jesus I bind, break, cancel and destroy the spirit of witchcraft, hexes, vexes, mesmerism, and seduction from off of _____. Lord I ask You to take the pleasure out of _____'s sin of adultery with _____. Father I ask you to reveal to _____ the things that are in _____ so that he/she can see her/him for what she/him really is. Father, I pray for _____'s salvation and I ask you to heal ____. I claim her/him for your Kingdom. Father, I ask you to give _____ a husband/wife that she/he needs. Someone who will make a good difference in her/his life, who will lead her/him to you Father and who will give her/him the desires of her/his heart. Father I ask you to change me into the woman/man that you want me to be. Satan's works are destroyed NOW in _____'s life in the name of Jesus. _____ walks in the Kingdom of God, which is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit! Praise the Lord! Amen.
I also regularly pray a hedge of thorns around my husband. This is to protect him and separate him from any other lovers and I pray that the Lord will give him eyes only for me his covenant wife.
Build a 'Hedge of Thorns' by Prayer:
The Scriptural basis for the "hedge of thorns" is found in several passages. First of all, God looks for an intercessor to make up a "hedge" of protection. (Ez.22:30). Job is an example of such a man in the O.T. (Job 1:5-12)
He prayed for God's protection over his family - including his sons and daughters whom he feared cursed God in their hearts. The result was that God "made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that He had on every side".
By building a "hedge" around an unfaithful partner, his/her "lovers" lose interest and Satan is no more able to take your partner captive "at his will". Satan must get clearance from God for whatever he does, and his actions become God's dealings in love. II Timothy 2:25-26; II Corinthians 12:7; Job 1:5-10)
A further illustration of the hedge is found in Hosea. God promised to make a hedge of thorns around Hosea's adulterous wife so that her lovers would lose interest in her. (Hosea 2:6-7)
After God built a hedge of thorns around Hosea's unfaithful wife, and her lovers left her, she decided to return to her husband. However, if she was to remain under his authority and protection, there were several things that he had to do. These are listed in Hosea 2:14-16.
The NT counterpart to this truth is illustrated in Christ's interecession for Peter (Lk.22:31-38) and for his disciples (John 17:12 - the hedge of prayer - none lost but the son of perdition). It is also illustrated in Paul's prayer for those under his spiritual care.
The basic teaching of Scripture on the hedge is found in II Cor. 10:4-5 "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds."
This emphasizes the fact that Satan is able to have powerful holds on our mind, will, and emotions, but that through God we can and must pull them down.
The purpose of "binding Satan" (Matt.12:29) and building a "hedge of protection" around your partner is so that you can proceed "casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ."
PRAY: 'Heavenly Father, I ask you in the name and through the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, to build a 'hedge of thorns around _________. I pray that through this hedge, any other lover will lose interest and depart. I base this prayer on Your Word which commands that what You have joined together, let not man put asunder' (Matthew 19:6)
Restore a Spirit of Oneness:
The Bible teaches over and over the importance of forgiving others. Before we are able to begin restoring a spirit of oneness we will need to be sure we have forgiven our spouse for all past offences. Forgiveness releases us and our spouses and allows the Lord to move into our circumstances and begin to bring about his will in our lives. In Hosea we read about how he wooed his wife back from her lovers and the methods he used to bring this about. This can be applied to our own situations.
These first prayers listed below can be found at Rejoice Marriage Ministries a ministry which has been a constant source of support for me:
Father, in the name of Jesus, I come boldly to Your throne of grace and present _____ before You. I stand in the gap and intercede in behalf of _____, knowing that the Holy Spirit within me takes hold together with me against the evils that would attempt to hold _____ in bondage. I unwrap _____ from the bonds of wickedness with my prayers and take my shield of faith and quench every fiery dart of the adversary that would keep _____ from coming to You, and receiving You as his Lord and Savior.
Father, I ask you to commission your ministering spirits of salvation to go forth and provide the necessary help for _____.
In the name of Jesus I bind _____'s body, soul and spirit to the will and purposes of God for his/her life. I bind _____'s mind, will and emotions to the will of God. I bind him/her to the truth and to the blood of Jesus. I bind his/her mind to the mind of Christ that the very thoughts, feelings and purposes of His heart would be within _____'s thoughts.
I loose every old, wrong, ungodly pattern of thinking, attitude, idea, desire, belief, motivation, habit and behavior from _____. I tear down, crush smash and destroy, and break every stronghold associated with generational curses, including witchcraft, idolatry and every evil influence from his ancestors and associations with ungodly friendships with men and women. STRONGHOLDS BE BROKEN IN THE NAME OF JESUS! I bind and cancel every stronghold in _____'s life that has been justifying and protecting hard feelings against anyone. I bind and cancel the stronghold of forgiveness, fear, unbelief and distrust from _____. I bind and cancel these things in Jesus' name.
Father, I have laid hold of _____'s salvation and his/er confession of the Lordship of Jesus Christ. I speak of things that are not as though they were, for I choose to look at the unseen � the eternal things of God. I say that Satan shall not get an advantage over _____. I resist Satan, and he has run in terror from _____ in the name of Jesus. I give Satan no place in _____. I plead the blood of the Lamb over _____, for Satan and his cohorts are overcome by that blood and Your Word. I thank You, Father that I tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy in _____'s behalf. _____ is delivered from this present evil world. He/she is delivered from the powers of darkness and translated into the Kingdom of Your dear Son!
Father, I ask You now to fill those vacant places within _____ with Your redemption, Your Word, Your Holy Spirit, Your love, Your wisdom, Your righteousness and Your revelation knowledge in the name of Jesus.
I thank You, Father, that _____ is redeemed out of the hand of Satan by the precious blood of Jesus, he/she is justified and made righteous by the blood of Jesus and belongs to You spirit, soul and body. I thank You that every enslaving yoke is broken, for _____ will not become the slave of anything or be brought under its power in the name of Jesus. _____ has escaped the snare of the devil that has held him captive and henceforth does Your will, Father, which is to glorify You in his spirit, soul and body.
Father I ask you to separate _____ from _____ as far as the East is from the West. In the name of Jesus, I bine, break, cancel and destroy the spirit of adultery, lust, and fornication from off of _____. In the name of Jesus I bind, break, cancel and destroy the spirit of witchcraft, hexes, vexes, mesmerism, and seduction from off of _____. Lord I ask You to take the pleasure out of _____'s sin of adultery with _____. Father I ask you to reveal to _____ the things that are in _____ so that he/she can see her/him for what she/him really is.
Father, I pray for _____'s salvation and I ask you to heal ____. I claim her/him for your Kingdom. Father, I ask you to give _____ a husband/wife that she/he needs. Someone who will make a good difference in her/his life, who will lead her/him to you Father and who will give her/him the desires of her/his heart.
Father I ask you to change me into the woman/man that you want me to be. Satan's works are destroyed NOW in _____'s life in the name of Jesus. _____ walks in the Kingdom of God, which is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit! Praise the Lord! Amen. Warfare Prayer for Husbands or Wives in Adultery Father, in the name of Jesus, I come boldly to Your throne of grace and present _____ before You. I stand in the gap and intercede in behalf of _____, knowing that the Holy Spirit within me takes hold together with me against the evils that would attempt to hold _____ in bondage. I unwrap _____ from the bonds of wickedness with my prayers and take my shield of faith and quench every fiery dart of the adversary that would keep _____ from coming to You, and receiving You as his Lord and Savior. Father, I ask you to commission your ministering spirits of salvation to go forth and provide the necessary help for _____. In the name of Jesus I bind _____'s body, soul and spirit to the will and purposes of God for his/her life. I bind _____'s mind, will and emotions to the will of God. I bind him/her to the truth and to the blood of Jesus. I bind his/her mind to the mind of Christ that the very thoughts, feelings and purposes of His heart would be within _____'s thoughts. I loose every old, wrong, ungodly pattern of thinking, attitude, idea, desire, belief, motivation, habit and behavior from _____. I tear down, crush smash and destroy, and break every stronghold associated with generational curses, including witchcraft, idolatry and every evil influence from his ancestors and associations with ungodly friendships with men and women. STRONGHOLDS BE BROKEN IN THE NAME OF JESUS! I bind and cancel every stronghold in _____'s life that has been justifying and protecting hard feelings against anyone. I bind and cancel the stronghold of forgiveness, fear, unbelief and distrust from _____. I bind and cancel these things in Jesus' name. Father, I have laid hold of _____'s salvation and his/er confession of the Lordship of Jesus Christ. I speak of things that are not as though they were, for I choose to look at the unseen � the eternal things of God. I say that Satan shall not get an advantage over _____. I resist Satan, and he has run in terror from _____ in the name of Jesus. I give Satan no place in _____. I plead the blood of the Lamb over _____, for Satan and his cohorts are overcome by that blood and Your Word. I thank You, Father that I tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy in _____'s behalf. _____ is delivered from this present evil world. He/she is delivered from the powers of darkness and translated into the Kingdom of Your dear Son! Father, I ask You now to fill those vacant places within _____ with Your redemption, Your Word, Your Holy Spirit, Your love, Your wisdom, Your righteousness and Your revelation knowledge in the name of Jesus. I thank You, Father, that _____ is redeemed out of the hand of Satan by the precious blood of Jesus, he/she is justified and made righteous by the blood of Jesus and belongs to You spirit, soul and body. I thank You that every enslaving yoke is broken, for _____ will not become the slave of anything or be brought under its power in the name of Jesus. _____ has escaped the snare of the devil that has held him captive and henceforth does Your will, Father, which is to glorify You in his spirit, soul and body. Father I ask you to separate _____ from _____ as far as the East is from the West. In the name of Jesus, I bine, break, cancel and destroy the spirit of adultery, lust, and fornication from off of _____. In the name of Jesus I bind, break, cancel and destroy the spirit of witchcraft, hexes, vexes, mesmerism, and seduction from off of _____. Lord I ask You to take the pleasure out of _____'s sin of adultery with _____. Father I ask you to reveal to _____ the things that are in _____ so that he/she can see her/him for what she/him really is. Father, I pray for _____'s salvation and I ask you to heal ____. I claim her/him for your Kingdom. Father, I ask you to give _____ a husband/wife that she/he needs. Someone who will make a good difference in her/his life, who will lead her/him to you Father and who will give her/him the desires of her/his heart. Father I ask you to change me into the woman/man that you want me to be. Satan's works are destroyed NOW in _____'s life in the name of Jesus. _____ walks in the Kingdom of God, which is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit! Praise the Lord! Amen.
I also regularly pray a hedge of thorns around my husband. This is to protect him and separate him from any other lovers and I pray that the Lord will give him eyes only for me his covenant wife.
Build a 'Hedge of Thorns' by Prayer:
The Scriptural basis for the "hedge of thorns" is found in several passages. First of all, God looks for an intercessor to make up a "hedge" of protection. (Ez.22:30). Job is an example of such a man in the O.T. (Job 1:5-12)
He prayed for God's protection over his family - including his sons and daughters whom he feared cursed God in their hearts. The result was that God "made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that He had on every side".
By building a "hedge" around an unfaithful partner, his/her "lovers" lose interest and Satan is no more able to take your partner captive "at his will". Satan must get clearance from God for whatever he does, and his actions become God's dealings in love. II Timothy 2:25-26; II Corinthians 12:7; Job 1:5-10)
A further illustration of the hedge is found in Hosea. God promised to make a hedge of thorns around Hosea's adulterous wife so that her lovers would lose interest in her. (Hosea 2:6-7)
After God built a hedge of thorns around Hosea's unfaithful wife, and her lovers left her, she decided to return to her husband. However, if she was to remain under his authority and protection, there were several things that he had to do. These are listed in Hosea 2:14-16.
The NT counterpart to this truth is illustrated in Christ's interecession for Peter (Lk.22:31-38) and for his disciples (John 17:12 - the hedge of prayer - none lost but the son of perdition). It is also illustrated in Paul's prayer for those under his spiritual care.
The basic teaching of Scripture on the hedge is found in II Cor. 10:4-5 "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds."
This emphasizes the fact that Satan is able to have powerful holds on our mind, will, and emotions, but that through God we can and must pull them down.
The purpose of "binding Satan" (Matt.12:29) and building a "hedge of protection" around your partner is so that you can proceed "casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ."
PRAY: 'Heavenly Father, I ask you in the name and through the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, to build a 'hedge of thorns around _________. I pray that through this hedge, any other lover will lose interest and depart. I base this prayer on Your Word which commands that what You have joined together, let not man put asunder' (Matthew 19:6)
Restore a Spirit of Oneness:
The Bible teaches over and over the importance of forgiving others. Before we are able to begin restoring a spirit of oneness we will need to be sure we have forgiven our spouse for all past offences. Forgiveness releases us and our spouses and allows the Lord to move into our circumstances and begin to bring about his will in our lives. In Hosea we read about how he wooed his wife back from her lovers and the methods he used to bring this about. This can be applied to our own situations.
Prayer for a Healed Marriage
I have put Husband or Him in the prayer. Replace it with Wife or her if need be.
Lord, deliver my husband from the power of darkness, and cause him to put on the armor of light. Help him in his daily walk to put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and Cause him to turn his eyes away from worthless things...to come to his senses, and escape the snare of the devil. Deliver him from immorality, strife, and envy, and draw him close to You, Father, with a true and contrite heart. Create in him a hunger and thirst for You and Your righteousness, and revive him in Your ways. I ask that You and fill him with the knowledge of Your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that he might have a walk worthy of You, Lord, fully pleasing You, being fruitful in every good work,and increasing in the knowledge of You, strengthened with all might, according to Your glorious power.
Bring him into the calling that You have predestined for him; help him to serve You with a loyal heart and with a willing mind, and instruct him in the way he should go. Let him a be doer of the Word and not a hearer only, meditating in Your Word day and night. Establish his heart, so he will never be shaken, and show him a way of escape with every temptation. Let him owe no man anything except his love. A love that is in deed and truth, not just in word and speech. Let him be a volunteer serving You in the time of Your power. Seeking first Your kingdom so that he will reap abundant blessings.
I pray that he will honour You with his possessions and with the first fruits of his increase; Praising the Lord with his whole heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation, walking humbly with You Lord, being determined to act justly, loving mercy and righteousness, being gracious and full of compassion.
In Jesus name - Amen.
Lord, deliver my husband from the power of darkness, and cause him to put on the armor of light. Help him in his daily walk to put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and Cause him to turn his eyes away from worthless things...to come to his senses, and escape the snare of the devil. Deliver him from immorality, strife, and envy, and draw him close to You, Father, with a true and contrite heart. Create in him a hunger and thirst for You and Your righteousness, and revive him in Your ways. I ask that You and fill him with the knowledge of Your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that he might have a walk worthy of You, Lord, fully pleasing You, being fruitful in every good work,and increasing in the knowledge of You, strengthened with all might, according to Your glorious power.
Bring him into the calling that You have predestined for him; help him to serve You with a loyal heart and with a willing mind, and instruct him in the way he should go. Let him a be doer of the Word and not a hearer only, meditating in Your Word day and night. Establish his heart, so he will never be shaken, and show him a way of escape with every temptation. Let him owe no man anything except his love. A love that is in deed and truth, not just in word and speech. Let him be a volunteer serving You in the time of Your power. Seeking first Your kingdom so that he will reap abundant blessings.
I pray that he will honour You with his possessions and with the first fruits of his increase; Praising the Lord with his whole heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation, walking humbly with You Lord, being determined to act justly, loving mercy and righteousness, being gracious and full of compassion.
In Jesus name - Amen.