Day 16
Pray for Inner Healing
Inner healing is something so important for married couples to identify the root causes of certain issues or behavior or even expectations.
A man who grew up watching his angry, dominating and impatient mother will either be a timid person who takes sides with the dominating person(parents/wife) and oppresses the weaker person(parents/wife) or have extreme expectations from his wife that the wife should be utterly patient even when she is wronged and tolerate every unwise decision he makes, he accuses her all the time putting huge pressure on her to be impractically perfect but he will never try to see his flaws.
Similarly a woman who was not loved by her own mother due to gender discrimination will expect a compensatory form of love from the mother-in-law
and get disappointed and broken when stuck with a typical mother-in-law who is trying to bring separation between husband and wife. Also man or woman who had irresponsible fathers will try to be too cautious in raising children and they will make decisions with a lot of thought and caution this may become a burden to the spouse as they may have had a good father.
The most important problem arises when the spouse pretends like he/she is fine and never shares about it. Another problem is when one spouse decided to share these painful things trusting the other spouse but all that fell into deaf ears and the spouse is unwilling to listen to the partner.
We can understand one thing everyone will need inner healing someway or the other although the levels may be different. A spouse who considers the one who needs more love and care as a burden will not receive the favor of God in any aspect of life but the spouse who understands the pain of the other person and shows kindness will be blessed by God in every way.
Let’s not forget that Jesus went through emotional wounds from the betrayal of his own friends and denial of his own people. By the Stripes of Jesus we are healed and Jesus had so many emotional stripes while he was hanging on the cross. If you are in Christ and living by His teachings you are healed emotionally!
Let’s pray!
For You
- Lord! I accept that I need inner healing and come before your throne of grace. May I not reject to be comforted like Jacob but accept your comfort and have faith in you that you will heal me.
(Genesis 37:35) - Lord! I pray that you will heal me according to your plans be it complete healing or gradual healing or healing in layers. Lord! I submit everything into your healing hands I trust you in this.
(Luke 8:44,2 Kings 5) - Lord! May my past pain and the losses I faced due to others’ fault be not an excuse to stay miserable and angry. Teach me to be loving and kind to others and never be jealous about what they have that I do not have.
(Ephesians 4:2) - Lord! I pray that I listen to my husband well and try to understand the areas that he needs healing. May I show my husband the love you have for him.
May I be patient when he makes mistakes which are the consequences of the wounds that need healing.
(Proverbs 18:13, Proverbs 18:2) - Lord! when my husband finds me a burden when I need healing, may I trust in you Lord. Make me a blessing even while I’m healing and not a burden. When my husband adds more pain to my existing wounds may I run to you for comfort. I know that you will understand me and bless us double fold for all the painful years that was wasted.
(Psalm 147:3, Isaiah 40:29,31)
For your Husband
- Lord! I pronounce inner healing on all the emotional wounds that are layered deep within my husband. My husband’s emotional wounds are healed by your stripes. We receive the healing that comes from your word.
(Psalm 107:20,1 Peter 2:24) - Lord! Staying in the freedom and healing is as important as receiving the healing. I pray that my husband stays healed and stays in the freedom
that is already purchased on the cross. We rebuke every principalities and authorities of the adversary that is stealing the freedom and healing
that you gave us. Help us walk in victory without giving space to the adversary.
(2 Corinthians 5:17,Isaiah 43:18) - Lord! Open my husband’s eyes to see the need of inner healing in the areas that he is not aware of. Teach my husband to surrender his mind and emotions to you and accept to you that he needs help from you. I pray that he understands the need to say, “Yes I need the healing”.
(Psalm 30:2) - Lord! I pray that all the anger, bitterness, rage and malice that has entered into my husband’s life due to his past hurts or due to the incidents that happened in childhood be removed in the name of Jesus. I pray that we never give our past as an excuse to live a life that is without the fruit of spirit. I pray for a change of heart and a change of attitude.
(Ephesians 4:31) - Lord! I pray that my husband and I together be a channel of healing to people through the comfort and healing that we witnessed in our life through you.
Teach us to discern and understand the needs of inner healing of every hurt soul we witness.
(2 Corinthians 1:4)
Amen!
Today’s Promise:
Instead of your shame you will have a double portion,And instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion. Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land,Everlasting joy will be theirs. Isaiah 61:7
‘But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord. Jeremiah 30:17
Today’s Command:
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.James 5:16