4 Biblical Prayers to Grow You & Your Marriage | Ep. 600
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When we pray, it can be tempting to make our prayers a wishlist. But praying in line with God’s word changes things, and today we’re talking about why that matters and how to pray biblically for your marriage. Today Dr. Kim shares 4 prayers that line up with Scripture that you can be praying daily to grow you, and your marriage!  Don’t miss this powerful episode. We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage.  Episode highlights include:  

Why it matters to pray biblically

What makes a prayer biblical

The risk involved in praying these things, and the reward they provide

How these prayers have impacted Dr. Kim and Nancy’s marriage 

*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here)!  QUOTES

We’ve probably all heard some things taught, or caught, that were not biblical. We’ve heard ideas like, 'If God loves you, He’ll make you happy,' or 'If you marry the right person, marriage will be easy,' that do not line up with Scripture.”- Lindsay Few 

“Trusting him may be the hardest first step for some of us, because we’re not sure what he’ll do.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling 

“Sometimes the prayer we want answered is just the thing that’s easiest for us.” - Lindsay Few 

“He’s always good, even though we don’t see it at times.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling 

“Each of us can be thankful that God knows not only what’s best for us, but for the whole world. We don’t have to be burdened with that. He’s got that.” - Lindsay Few 

“If you’re lining up with what God states in his word that He wants to have happen, that’s going to be really powerful.” - Lindsay Few 

“We can’t hide anything from God.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling 

“Sexual desire is created for a reason. It’s not a secret from God.” - Lindsay Few 

  4 Prayers to Grow You and Your Marriage: 

Pray that God will help you love like Christ loved. 

Ask God to search you, know your heart, and reveal any offensive way.

Pray that your desire will be for your spouse only. 

Ask God to help you see your spouse as He does. 

  MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

Make prayer a regular part of your marriage with our 21 Prayers for Building An Awesome Marriage )

If your marriage is struggling to recover after infidelity, please check out our Affair Recovery Course). For less than the cost of 2 counseling sessions, this course helps you learn and take the needed steps to healing. 

If porn has damaged your marriage, please take advantage of these resources we’ve created just for you: 

The Marriage Undefiled Course)

Dr. Kim’s podcast episode with Matt Cline )

Find more prayers to grow your marriage in the 7 Prayers YouVersion Bible reading  plan )