Week Two His Work (The Power of a Praying Wife)

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Week 2 in The Power of a Praying Wife finds us looking at our husbands work. I know I know we work too but you've surely heard Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, it's true we all deal with things differently. Men suppress feelings women are more apt to share feelings. This week you are urged to pray for your husband in the aspect of his work life. In this week we are given examples of two different men one is a workaholic who does who focuses on his work more than his life and all that God has given to him, he has become greedy. The other is an example of a man who is well lazy who doesn't want to do much of anything if it isn't is life long dream. The author points out these men both share something in common, one fears not having stuff the other fears his dreams never coming true therefore it makes them miss out on the important things and neither are actually all that happy.

The prayer that was at the end of this week is as follows:

Lord I pray that you would bless the work of my husband's hands may his labor bring no only favor, success, and prosperity, but great fullfillment as well. If the work he is doing is not in line with your perfect will for his life, reveal it to him. Show him what he should do differently and guide him down the right path. Give him strength, faith, and a vision for the future so he can rise above any propensity for laziness. May he never run from work out of fear, selfhisness, or desire to avoid responsibility.On the other hand, help him to see that he doesn't have to work himself to death for man's approval, or grasp for gain beyond what is a gift from you. Give him the ability to enjoy his success without striving for more. Help him to excel, but free him from the pressure to do so. I pray that you will be Lord over his work, and may he bring you into every aspect of it. Give him enough confidence in the gifts you've placed in him to be able to seek,find and do good work. Open up doors of opportunity for him that no man can close. Develop his skills so that they grow more valuable with each passing year. Show me what I can do to encourage him. I pray that his work will be established, secure, successful, satisfying and financially rewarding. May he not be "lagging in diligence, (but) fervent in spirit, serving the Lord" (Romans12:11). Let him be like a tree planted by the stream of your living water, which brings forth fruit in due season. May he never wither under pressure, but grown strong and prosper (Psalm 1:3).

Scripture of interest in this week:

Proverbs 22:29

Proverbs 23:4,5

Matthew 16:26

Ecclesiastes 10:18

Psalm 90:17

So this week be prayerful for your husband in the aspect of his work life. I am going to post the questions for you to consider this week as well. 

1. Is your husband successful in his work? Does he need to find work? Does he need to find work that is more suitable for him? Explain. Write a prayer asking God to open up doors of opportunity for him to be successful in the work God created him to do.

2. Does your husband have a tendency toward laziness? Workaholism? Somewhere in between? How could his work habits improve? Explain. Write a prayer asking God to remove any obstacles from your husbands mind or emotions that cause him to be unbalanced in his work habits.

3. Is your husband a good provider? How could you better support his efforts to provide for his family? Explain. Write a prayer asking God to bless the work of your husband's hands so that his work will increase and he will be rewarded accordingly.

4. Read Ecclesiastes 3:13 in your Bible and underline it. Is your husband's work fulfilling to him? Does he enjoy the good of his labor? Why or why not? Write a prayer asking God to help your husband find fulfillment in his work, whether it means moving him into something different than what he is doing now or giving him a new sense of purpose about the work he already has.

5. Is your husband living up to his potential? Are there gifts and talents in him that are not being used or are not being used to the glory of God? Does he know what his gifts and talents are? Explain. Write a prayer asking God to open up doors for your husband which utilize the gifts God has placed in him.

6.Read Proverbs 22:29 in your Bible and underline it. Has your husband been unable to excel in his work? Has he been properly recognized and appreciated for his work? Explain. Write a prayer asking God to enable your husband to excel in his work and be recognized for it.

7. Does your husband do his work with a sense of purpose and fulfillment, or with feelings of frustration, aimlessness, or unfulfillment? Explain. How do you think you could pray about this for him?

8. Does your husband get along well with his coworkers? Are the people over him happy with what he does? Is he show respect by the people he works for and with whom he had daily interaction? Describe his work relationships in general. How could you support him in prayer?

9. Is there a difficult person your husband has to work with, or an unpleasant work relationship that could be depleting your husband's strength and patience? Explain. Write a prayer asking God to transform this relationship or change your husband's perspective and enhance his patience. 

10. Remember the prayer I posted earlier from the book? Pray this prayer out loud, and include specifics about your husbands work!

Week Three is "His Finances" Please do go out and buy you a copy of the book The Power of a Praying Wife, and the Workbook/Prayerbook. I think you'd benefit from having it there with you hands on cause my blogs do not cover it all.