Praying for My Future Husband

Today, I was inspired to pray for my future husband. For the next few days I will focus on praying for that area of my life because it's not something I give much attention to. Psalm 112 is perfect for praying over your future husband or your marriage, that is, if you're married. I like to think that Psalm 112 is the male version of Proverbs 31 because of it's rich language and description of a godly man who every Christian woman dreams of marrying. My prayer will be directly below and I will post Psalm 112 beneath it.

 ^{Thank you Lord for Your faithfulness and Your gift of singleness to develop our relationship and to prepare me for the ministry of marriage.}

^{Teach the man You bring into my life to fear You and to take great pleasure in every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord. Teach him to love You with all his heart, mind, body, and strength. Teach him to love, obey and please You more than he loves and pleases me.}

^{Mold him into a strong spiritual leader, so that he can discipline our children (if it is in Your will for us to have them) and raise them up in the way that they should go. Bless our children because we will have diligently instilled a reverent fear and love for You inside them.} 

^{Teach him to be honest, have integrity and work hard to provide for his family. Teach him to be a good steward with every resource you will give our family.}

^{Teach him to be gracious, compassionate, and righteous. Give him a love for the poor and downtrodden. For the bible says, "good will come to the man who lends generously."}

^{Let him trust in you completely and wholeheartedly, not fearing a bad economy, being laid off or being under-appreciated, for You are his Provider, shield and buckler.}  

^{I pray these words over my future husband and marriage, in Jesus' mighty name Amen!!!}

 ^{Psalm 112 (HCSB)}

¹ Hallelujah!^[a]
Happy is the man who fears the Lord,
taking great delight in His commands.

² His descendants will be powerful in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
³ Wealth and riches are in his house,
and his righteousness endures forever.
⁴ Light shines in the darkness for the upright.
He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
⁵ Good will come to a man who lends generously
and conducts his business fairly.
⁶ He will never be shaken.
The righteous man will be remembered forever.
⁷ He will not fear bad news;
his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord.
⁸ His heart is assured; he will not fear.
In the end he will look in triumph on his foes.
⁹ He distributes freely to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.
His horn will be exalted in honor.

¹⁰ The wicked man will see it and be angry;
he will gnash his teeth in despair.
The desire of the wicked man will come to nothing.