Bruce Wilkinson - Prayers of Blessing over My Marriage

Bruce Wilkinson is an international ministry leader, in-demand speaker, and award-winning author of more than 60 books. He is the founder of Teach Every Nation as well as Walk Thru the Bible, one of the largest religious seminar organizations in the world. Bruce and his wife, Darlene, have 3 children and 11 grandchildren.

Heather Hair is a seasoned collaborative and ghostwriter of more than 60 books, booklets, Bible studies, and devotionals. She is also the director of development for the popular Christian broadcast ministry The Urban Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans. Prior to her current role, she served as a missionary in Kenya for seven years. Heather and her husband, Jack, make their home in Texas, and combined they have six adult children and a blessed number of grandchildren. Instagram daily prayer posts: @capandbuttercup

Psalm 37:3 Trust in the L ORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

Psalm 51:10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Romans 13:8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Galatians 5:22-23 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

1 Corinthians 13:2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

1 Corinthians 16:14 Do everything in love.

Ephesians 4:29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Song of Songs 8:7 Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of ones house for love, it would be utterly scorned.

Proverbs 18:22 He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the L ORD .

Proverbs 3:3-4 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.

1 John 4:16 We know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.

Romans 15:5-6 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 4:2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

1 John 4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

John 15:12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.

2 Corinthians 12:9 He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christs power may rest on me.

1 Corinthians 13:13 Now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Song of Songs 4:9 You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.

Hebrews 10:24-25 Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one anotherand all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Proverbs 19:14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the L ORD .

Proverbs 30:18-19 There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman.

1 John 4:12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

Proverbs 31:10 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.

Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

Ephesians 5:21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Deuteronomy 24:5 If a man has recently married, he must not be sent to war or have any other duty laid on him. For one year he is to be free to stay at home and bring happiness to the wife he has married.

Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Genesis 2:18-25 The L ORD God said, It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him. Now the L ORD God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. So the L ORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the mans ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. Then the L ORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, for she was taken out of man. That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

Proverbs 12:4 A wife of noble character is her husbands crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

1 Peter 3:7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

Ephesians 5:33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Song of Songs 8:6-7 Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of ones house for love, it would be utterly scorned.

Ephesians 4:2-3 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

Proverbs 24:3-4 By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.

Colossians 3:14 Over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:

Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.

Song of Songs 4:10 How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume more than any spice!