We pray for Spirit-enabled self-control:
- 2 Peter 1:5-6: Knowing God leads to self-control. Self-control leads to patient endurance, and patient endurance leads to godliness. Godliness leads to love for other Christians, and finally you will grow to have genuine love for everyone
- Proverbs 25:28: A person without self-control is as defenceless as a city with broken-down walls.
- Gal 5:22-23: But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self- control. Here there is no conflict with the law.
- 2 Timothy 1:7: For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
- Titus 2:2: Teach the older men to exercise self-control, to be worthy of respect, and to live wisely. They must have strong faith and be filled with love and patience.
- 1 Peter 1:13: So, think clearly and exercise self-control. Look forward to the special blessings that will come to you at the return of Jesus Christ.
- 2 Peter 1:5,6: So, make every
effort to apply the benefits of these promises to your life. Then your faith
will produce a life of moral excellence. A life of moral excellence leads to
knowing God better. Knowing God leads to self-control. Self- control leads to
patient endurance, and patient endurance leads to godliness.
We pray for wise communication in relationships:
- Psalm 19:14: May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
- Psalm 141:3: Lord, set up a guard for my mouth, keep watch at the door of my lips.
- Proverbs 17:27: A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered.
- Proverbs 12:18: Some people make cutting remarks, but the words of the wise bring healing.
- James 1:19: My dear brothers
and sisters, be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to get angry.
We pray for sanctified sexuality
We pray for marriages & relationships (Prov. 5:15-21)
- That couples will be willing and obedient to God and see marriage as God's living parable of His commitment to the church. (Ephesians 5:21-32)
- We pray for grace to be faithful in relationships. We rebuke immoral spirit.
- There shall be unending experience of joy and gladness; mentally, spiritually, emotionally and sexually in our marriages.
- For any couple or individual hurting, we receive healing (mentally, emotionally and spiritually) and we ask for the wounds to be healed in Jesus name. Psalms 147:3
- Our marriages and relationships shall be kept pure and undefiled (Heb. 13:4)
- We renounce all lust, perversion, immorality, uncleanliness, impurity, ungodly soul ties, immoral relationships and all ungodly thought patterns in our lives in Jesus name.
- We command the stronghold of delays, distractions and spiritual veil to be broken in the lives of our matured singles and everyone seeking to be married. (Ps 124:7; 125:3)
- That our hearts will not become sexually or sensually compromised inappropriately and unrighteously. (Job 31:1; Romans 13:14; 2 Timothy 2:22; Titus 2:14)
- We pray for the empowerment to glorify and honour God in body and in spirit. (1 Cor. 6:19-20)
- That we will focus our mind and spirit on whatever is true, honourable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, excellent and worthy of praise (Philippians 4:8).
