Praying For Your Spouse Can Make Your Marriage Better

Relationships

by Lamar Tyler | on August 20th, 2009 | 3 comments

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Has anyone ever told you that praying for your spouse is one of the keys to a successful marriage? Well now there may be data to back that up. Check out the following excerpt from an article that appeared in the Washington Times:

“We recruited people to participate in a four-week study where they were randomly assigned to either pray for their partner, engage in general prayer or set aside time to think about the positive things in life and about their partner,” Mr. Fincham said at the conference. “Twice a week, they were asked to record online what they had done.”

Mr. Fincham’s research showed that those who prayed for their partner showed a greater willingness to forgive their partner for a transgression, and other surveys of couples married 25 years or longer found that forgiveness was one of the top three most important characteristics of their relationship that allowed them to stay married.

“Based on our research, prayer clearly impacts marriage relationships in a positive way,” Mr. Fincham said.

To read the full article you can go here.

BMWK family, do you pray for your spouse? Has it had a direct impact on your marriage? What do you think of the results that were found above?

About the author

Lamar and Ronnie Tyler are the creators of the award-winning blog BlackandMarriedWithKids.com . They also are behind the Amazon.com bestselling DVDs Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage, You Saved Me and Men Ain’t Boys that explores manhood in the African American community. The Tylers are also the proud parents of four children.

http://nosinglemamadrama.wordpress.com/ Ms. No Single Mama Drama

Yes, I strongly believe in praying for your partner.

Whenever my partner does something that I don’t like or that could have a lasting affect on me or our relationsip–I take it to the Lord:

1) I ask for clarity and understanding – because the issue might actually be with me, not him.

2) I ask the Lord to prepare my heart to handle this area with the same grace and mercy that the Lord has extended me in my areas of weakness.

3) I ask that, if it is God’s will, for Him to show my partner how the issue or behavior is affecting our relationship and also give him the solution he needs to make it right.

To date, I have NEVER been disappointed. It doesn’t always mean that my partner is the one that gets fixed:-) And, it doesn’t always happen over night and not always with one prayer–but, eventually, on God’s time, it happens.

Ms. No Single Mama Drama
Davesgirl

Absolutely, I find it hard to believe that there’s people who wouldn’t pray for their spouse if they love them and believe in the Power of Prayer!
http://www.armywife101.com Krystel

I pray for my spouse more then I pray for myself. I love him that much.