Free B004TGZL14 EBOK by Stormie Omartian
Authors: Stormie Omartian
How Do I Begin?
W elcome to this great adventure of becoming a praying wife. Don’t worry if you have mixed emotions during this process. We all do. It may not be easy, but it will be rewarding. That’s because prayer works!
What You’ll Need
This prayer and study guide is divided into a 30-week plan for use in personal or group study. You will need to have the book T HE P OWER OF A P RAYING W IFE . You will also need a Bible. Make sure the Bible you have is one you are not hesitant to write in.
About Your Answers
The questions in this study are sometimes very personal, and your answers should be completely honest. Therefore, keep this book in a private place. If the answers you need to write down are lengthy and have the potential to be hurtful to other people, write them in a separate blank notebook that you can keep private or destroy later. Your answers are not for anyone else to read or for you to be tested on. They are to help you see the truth and be able to think clearly about each area of prayer focus. They will assist you in determining exactly what you and your husband’s prayer needs are, and they will show you how to pray. Try to write something for each question or direction, even if it’s only one sentence.
How to Proceed
In group study, it’s good to follow the order in this book so the group will have the same focus when it comes together each week. In individual study, don’t feel you must continue in the same order if there are pressing issues you need to pray about right away. In every instance, however, “The Power” and chapter 1: “His Wife” must be the first chapters read before proceeding.
In a Group
In group study, after you have read the appropriate chapter in T HE P OWER OF A P RAYING W IFE book and answered the questions in this P RAYER AND S TUDY G UIDE on your own, the leader will bring the group together and go over each question to see what insights God has given you and the other women as they feel led to share them. Although you may or may not want to share personal information in the group, please share what God is showing you and speaking to your heart when you find this happening. It’s good for you to say it, and it’s helpful for other people to hear.
For Clarity
When referring to God, the pronouns Him or He will be capitalized. When referring to your husband, the pronouns him and he will not be capitalized.
How to Pray a Scripture
Frequently, you will be asked to write out a specific Scripture as a prayer over your husband. To help you understand how to do that, I have included an example of how I pray Ephesians 1:17,18 over my husband. Look it up in your Bible, and then see what I have done below:
Lord, I pray that You, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, will give to Michael the spirit of wisdom and revelation in theknowledge of You, so that the eyes of Michael’s understanding will be enlightened; so that Michael will know what is the hope of his calling, that Michael will know what are the riches of the glory of Your inheritance in the saints.
What If My Husband Doesn’t Know the Lord?
The Bible says a husband and wife are one, and an unbelieving husband is sanctified by the believing wife. Because of this, the wife of an unbelieving husband can pray all the same prayers and speak the same Scriptures over him as a wife could over a believing husband, and expect to see answers to prayer. The most important and ongoing prayer, of course, is that your husband’s eyes be opened to the truth of God and he be led to receive Jesus as his Savior.
Your Role
Your role is to become an intercessor for your husband. An intercessor is one who prays for someone else and makes possible the ability of that person to respond to God. What a great privilege to be used by God in that way!
W EEK O NE
Read “The Power” and chapter 1: “His Wife” from T HE P OWER OF A P RAYING W IFE .
Remember
W elcome to this great adventure of becoming a praying wife. Don’t worry if you have mixed emotions during this process. We all do. It may not be easy, but it will be rewarding. That’s because prayer works!
What You’ll Need
This prayer and study guide is divided into a 30-week plan for use in personal or group study. You will need to have the book T HE P OWER OF A P RAYING W IFE . You will also need a Bible. Make sure the Bible you have is one you are not hesitant to write in.
About Your Answers
The questions in this study are sometimes very personal, and your answers should be completely honest. Therefore, keep this book in a private place. If the answers you need to write down are lengthy and have the potential to be hurtful to other people, write them in a separate blank notebook that you can keep private or destroy later. Your answers are not for anyone else to read or for you to be tested on. They are to help you see the truth and be able to think clearly about each area of prayer focus. They will assist you in determining exactly what you and your husband’s prayer needs are, and they will show you how to pray. Try to write something for each question or direction, even if it’s only one sentence.
How to Proceed
In group study, it’s good to follow the order in this book so the group will have the same focus when it comes together each week. In individual study, don’t feel you must continue in the same order if there are pressing issues you need to pray about right away. In every instance, however, “The Power” and chapter 1: “His Wife” must be the first chapters read before proceeding.
In a Group
In group study, after you have read the appropriate chapter in T HE P OWER OF A P RAYING W IFE book and answered the questions in this P RAYER AND S TUDY G UIDE on your own, the leader will bring the group together and go over each question to see what insights God has given you and the other women as they feel led to share them. Although you may or may not want to share personal information in the group, please share what God is showing you and speaking to your heart when you find this happening. It’s good for you to say it, and it’s helpful for other people to hear.
For Clarity
When referring to God, the pronouns Him or He will be capitalized. When referring to your husband, the pronouns him and he will not be capitalized.
How to Pray a Scripture
Frequently, you will be asked to write out a specific Scripture as a prayer over your husband. To help you understand how to do that, I have included an example of how I pray Ephesians 1:17,18 over my husband. Look it up in your Bible, and then see what I have done below:
Lord, I pray that You, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, will give to Michael the spirit of wisdom and revelation in theknowledge of You, so that the eyes of Michael’s understanding will be enlightened; so that Michael will know what is the hope of his calling, that Michael will know what are the riches of the glory of Your inheritance in the saints.
What If My Husband Doesn’t Know the Lord?
The Bible says a husband and wife are one, and an unbelieving husband is sanctified by the believing wife. Because of this, the wife of an unbelieving husband can pray all the same prayers and speak the same Scriptures over him as a wife could over a believing husband, and expect to see answers to prayer. The most important and ongoing prayer, of course, is that your husband’s eyes be opened to the truth of God and he be led to receive Jesus as his Savior.
Your Role
Your role is to become an intercessor for your husband. An intercessor is one who prays for someone else and makes possible the ability of that person to respond to God. What a great privilege to be used by God in that way!
W EEK O NE
Read “The Power” and chapter 1: “His Wife” from T HE P OWER OF A P RAYING W IFE .
Remember