A Prayer That Transforms Our Marriages, Our Families, Our World

The world is a mess! Marriages are crumbling and families are falling apart. Governments are collapsing while citizens die in the streets they called "home." Who is to blame for this? Well, if you listen to politicians or to a domestic dispute; it's, most likely, "the other guy."

People are so quick to point the finger at someone else instead of asking God to point the finger at them.

The Psalmist David got it right when he wrote Psalm 139: "Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life."

As we ask God to search us, know us, test us, point out what offends, and lead us, we'll change and so will our marriages, our families, and our world. Now, that's a splash of serenity we could all use! Thanks, David. Thanks, God.

Do you know a prayer that transforms or have a testimony of how prayer transformed your marriage or family? Please share what God did for you.  

Splashes of Serenity prayed for your day!

Elaine

Is the devil Doing a Happy Dance Around Your House?





Attending a National Day of Prayer breakfast this morning, I realized anew the value of family to the stability of our nation and the importance of prayer to the state of our union. We live in a sin-sick world. There is no better way to fight sin than to pray.

As I say in We All Married Idiots, "Prayer paralyzes the devil and activates the Holy Spirit." When satan is paralyzed and the Holy Spirit energized, our Lord will be glorified in our marriage, in our children, in our schools, in our government, and in our world.

"Prayer works. It changes our marriages faster than nagging, screaming, silence, sexual abstinence, belittling, leaving, or any other sinful behavior satan tempts us to do. . . . Give up your troubles to the Lord. Just give up! Throw your arms up, give up, and pray! . . . satan doesn't want us to pray, which is all the more reason we should." ~ We All Married Idiots

"satan is in the family-destroying business and delights at every bite he takes out of our homes. he does a happy dance when Dan and I aren't fulfilling our wedding vows." ~ We All Married Idiots

God placed a passion in my heart for marriages. This morning as I prayed with Pastors, government officials, and the Mayor himself, I realized anew the magnitude of marriage and the power of prayer to the state of our union.

Please join me and pray for marriages. Let's not let the devil win his battle against our families.

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Praying splashes of serenity on marriages today,