SEVEN DAY PRAYER O UTLINE Friday, October 14th: Sunday, October 16th: Monday, October 17th: Tuesday, October 18th: Wednesday, October 19th: Thursday, October 20th: Friday, October 21st: Saturday, October 22nd: Sunday, October 23rd: Seven Day Prayer introduced / Journal received Day 1 - Prayer for Purpose Day 2 - Prayer for Faith Day 3 - Prayer for Trust Day 4 - Prayer for Fidelity Day 5 - Prayer for Intimacy Day 6 - Prayer of and for Forgiveness Day 7 - Prayer for Commitment Day 8 - Take Your Authority Sunday
Sunday October 16 th 2011 Day 1 PRAYER FOR PURPOSE Wives pray for husbands That he is aware of his accountability to God and to his wife That he is aware of his headship of his household That he knows he is responsible for his wife and our family That he be empowered by the Holy Spirit to walk in this authority Husbands pray for wives That she is aware of her accountability to her husband That she be a help meet to her husband That she be empowered by the Holy Spirit to walk in this authority But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 1 Corinthians 11:3 (KJV) In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then,\ even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over by observing your pure and reverent lives. 1 Peter 3:1-2 (NLT) Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless. So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, because we are members of His body. FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. Ephesians 5:21-31(NASB)
Day 2 PRAYER FOR FAITH Monday October 17 th 2011 Wives pray for husbands That he is renewed in his mind and that he is rooted in the faith That he becomes the person that God intended him to be That his faith can move mountains and that he endures That he be empowered by the Holy Spirit to walk by faith and not by sight Husbands pray for wives That she seeks to become the Godly woman that she is intended to be That she does not grow weary in well doings That the fruits of the sprit manifest in her life That she be empowered by the Holy Spirit to walk by faith and not by sight Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God s will is his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 (NIV) As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Colossians 2:6-7 Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, Move from here to there, and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 17:20 (NIV) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23(NIV)
Day 3 PRAYER FOR TRUST Tuesday October 18 th 2011 Wives pray for husbands That he is trustworthy in the sight of the Lord That he is true to his word and his actions matches his Godly intentions That he is steadfast in acknowledging his dependence on God in his life That he is empowered by the Holy Spirit to walk in perfect peace Husbands pray for wives That she is trusting That she is accepting and supportive That she is empowered by the Holy Spirit to walk in perfect peace Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV) Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Isaiah 26:3 (KJV) It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. Psalm 118:8 (KJV) Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love. Try always to be led along together by the Holy Spirit, and so be at peace with one another. Ephesians 4:2-3 (TLB)
Day 4 PRAYER FOR FIDELITY Wednesday October 19 th 2011 Wives pray for husbands That he will honor your marriage That he cleaves to his wife and live as one flesh That he accepts that his body belongs to his wife That he has a heart to remain true and to honor his commitments That he be empowered by the Holy Spirit to walk in holiness and exhibit self control Husbands pray for wives That she will honor your marriage That she is bound to her husband to live as one flesh That she accepts that her body belongs to her husband That she be empowered by the Holy Spirit to walk in holiness and exhibit self control Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. Hebrews 13:4 (ESV) And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Matthew 19:5-6 (KJV) The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. 1 Corinthians 7:3-4 (NIV) Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. Proverbs 5:18-19 (KJV) For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say No to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope - the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. Titus 2:11-14 (NIV)
Day 5 PRAYER FOR INTIMACY Thursday October 20 th 2011 Husbands and wives pray to Invite the Holy Spirit into your relationship Ask God to mature your relationship so you can have full knowledge of each other Ask God to move your relationship beyond physical intimacy to one which includes devotion, eagerness, enthusiasm, passion, mutuality, and oneness. Ask the Lord to allow the wonderful fragrance of your intimacy to blow out to others as a picture of the union of Christ and his Church Ask God to empower you by the Holy Spirit to walk in this intimate authority Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, I have acquired a man from the Lord. Gen 4:1 (NKJV) Awake, north wind! Rise up, south wind! Blow on my garden and spread its fragrance all around. Come into your garden, my love; taste its finest fruits. Song of Solomon 4:16 (NLT) As the Scriptures say, A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. Ephesians 32-32 (NLT)
Day 6 PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS Friday October 21 st 2011 Husbands and wives pray to Invite the Holy Spirit into your relationship Ask God to give you patience and restraint from lashing out when hurt. Ask the Lord to allow the love of Christ to reign in each of your hearts in order that you may cover up each others faults and failures. Ask God to mend the wounds and heal the sickness in your marriage caused by unforgiveness and sin. Ask the Lord for the ability to release and forget the faults and failures of my spouse just as Christ forgives us of our sin. Ask God to empower you by the Holy Spirit to walk in this forgiving authority Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. Proverbs 10:12 (NKJV) The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression.. Proverbs 19:11 (NKJV) Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8 (NLT) And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. James 5:15-16
Day 7 PRAYER FOR COMMITMENT Saturday October 22 nd 2011 Husbands and wives pray to Invite the Holy Spirit into your relationship Ask God to strengthen you daily to honor your vows to have and to hold, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part. Ask the Lord to set each other as seals upon your hearts signifying you belong to each other until separated by death. Ask God to allow the flames of love to burn in your hearts for each other with a passion that can not be quenched by life s trials, tribulations and turbulence. Ask God to help you both stay focused on whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy meditate on these things. Ask God to reveal the things of the flesh that must be crucified in your marriage in order for you to be free to walk in the Spirit. Ask God to empower you by the Holy Spirit to walk in this committed authority When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; For He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed Better not to vow than to vow and not pay. Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 (NKJV) Set me as a seal upon your heart, As a seal upon your arm; For love is as strong as death, Jealousy as cruel as the grave; Its flames are flames of fire, A most vehement flame. Song of Solomon 8:6 (NKJV)