Day 17: Be Forgiving

Forgiveness... something that needs to be done, yet at times can be so hard to do.  BUT it's a desire within all of us to have "forgiveness".  But there is something that we as women need to do to help this in our husband's life.  When our husbands offend us or hurt us, we need to make it known to him.  Stuffing it inside, saying hurtful words back, and NEVER telling him directly that he hurt you will not lead to forgiveness.  We must make it known to him the he hurt us, to receive forgiveness.  But I heard a great way for married couples to learn to fight.  A pastor stated, "fight naked"! Interesting concept, but if you actually adapt this lifestyle, things are forgiven quickly and the fight soon no longer matters.... So today we pray that our husbands would Be Forgiving!

Praise
God is Merciful!!! Read Lamentations 3:22-23, Micah 7:18, Luke 1:46-55, Luke 6:35-36, Romans 9:14-16, Ephesians 2:3-9 and Titus 3:5-7.

Confession
Take this time to examine your heart before God.  Ask Him to reveal anything that stands in the way and confess it.

Thanksgiving
Take this time to thank God for answered prayer or for what He is doing in your life, your husband's life, your marriage, your family.

Interecession
Today we will pray for our husband's to Be Forgiving, through Scripture verses, just insert husband's name into the blank spaces.

Ephesians 4:30-32
Lord, forgiveness is so important to you.  I ask and pray that _______ would desire to forgive all those who have hurt, offended, and caused him pain in the past and in the present.  I pray for _______ that he would not grieve the Holy Spirit by staying bitter, but rather that he would choose with Christ's help, to let all bitterness, wrath and resentment (anger and animosity) and quarreling and slander to be banished from his life and from controlling his life, in Jesus name.  I pray that _________ would become kind, tenderhearted (compassionate, understanding and loving-hearted) toward those who have hurt him, choosing to forgive them (readily and freely) as God in Christ has forgiven him.

Matthew 6:14
Father remind _________ that is he will forgive people their trespasses (their reckless and willful sins, letting it go and giving up on resentment), You will also forgive him.  I pray that through Christ, _______ would be known as a man who forgives much as he is mindful that he has been forgiven much by You.

Colossians 3:13
I pray for _______ to be gentle and forbearing with his family, his co-workers, neighbors, body of Christ and all others and if he has a (grievance or complaint) against someone, that _______ would readily pardon them, remembering that as he has been freely forgiven by Christ, he too needs to freely forgive others.  I ask that ______ would be a man that would freely extend grace and forgiveness and not be bound by unforgiveness in any way, in Jesus name, Amen.

"And whatever you ask for in prayer, having faith

and believing, you will receive."

Matthew 21:22