Will Davis Jr. - Pray Big for Your Marriage: The Power of Praying Gods Promises for Your Relationship

In this age when overpromising and underdelivering are commonplace, there is one promise that will deliver: praying for your marriage will enrich, enhance, and fortify your life, marriage, and family. In his book Pray Big for Your Marriage, Will Davis provides you with the tools needed to develop a powerful prayer life for your marriage. Whether youve been married fifty years or fifty days, you need to read and apply the principles in this book.

Dennis Rainey, president and cofounder, FamilyLife

Will Davis demonstrates why prayer should be a nonnegotiable ingredient for a thriving relationship. This book will help couples not only survive marriage but also take it to a higher level. As a marriage counselor, I would have to say this will be required reading!

Dr. Samuel Adams, coauthor, The Ten Commandments of
Dating and Devotions for Dating Couples

In Pray Big for Your Marriage, Will Davis has written a gem of a book. Anyone who wants a successful, healthy marriage should read this book. I wish it had been available early on in my marriage. There is no greater gift a husband and wife can give each other than to pray together. Will understands that and helps guide couples through that process with this insightful and compelling book.

Rick Johnson, founder, Better Dads;
author, Thats My Son

Will Davis has become a regular on my radio program, and I am honored to call him my friend and brother. Will reminds us that God is going to paint our lives with brilliant colors as we pray big, when we ask him to make our marriages into what he wants them to besatisfying and full of life. Thank you, Will, for teaching us to ask Godto trust Godto make our marriages into his vision of what they should be!

Nancy Turner, host, This Is The Day!
WMBI FM Moody Radio, Chicago

As a marriage and family therapist, I cannot stress strongly enough the importance of praying for your marriage, but most couples dont even know where to start. This book provides a much-needed road map for those couples who would like to enhance the power of prayer in their marriage.

Rick Reynolds, LCSW, founder, Affair Recovery Center

Pray Big for Your Marriage reflects Wills personality challenging yet compassionate, brutally honest yet tactful, intense yet playful. I have watched Will for twenty-five-plus years, and he knows how to pray. His book specifically challenged me in a big wayto pray without ceasing as I relentlessly love my wife.

Byron Weathersbee, EdD, Legacy Family Ministries

PRAY BIG
for Your
MARRIAGE

The Power of Praying God s Promises
for Your Relationship

WILL DAVIS JR.

2008 by Will Davis Jr.

Published by Revell
a division of Baker Publishing Group
P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287
www.revellbooks.com

Ebook edition created 2010

Ebook corrections 02.14.2013

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To my loving wife, Susie.
No person has prayed for me more.
No person has needed to.

CONTENTS

SusieYou are a godly woman, a wonderful wife, my partner in ministry, and my closest friend. Proverbs 31:10 asks, A wife of noble character who can find? I did.

Will III, Emily, and SaraYou each amaze and inspire me. Thanks for making my job as a dad so easy. I couldnt be more proud of you.

My dad, Will D. DavisYou are the best example of a serving husband Ive ever seen. Thanks for being such a great role model.

Vicki CrumptonThank you for going to bat for me and for supporting Pray Big and Pray Big for Your Marriage. Your input and encouragement have been invaluable. Thanks for great coaching on the testosterone-free chapter.

Suzie CrossYou have become a friend, albeit a long-distance one. Thanks for your tireless efforts to make Pray Big and Pray Big for Your Marriage successful. You are a joy to work with and a great example of a true prayer warrior.

Jessica MilesThanks for using your impeccable editing skills to make Pray Big and Pray Big for Your Marriage easier to read. And thanks for being patient with me!

Brooke Nolen, Claudia Marsh, and Deonne BeronThank you for your excellent work in marketing Pray Big.

Les StobbeYou are a mighty man of God. I love your heart and passion for the gospel. Thanks for great advice, encouragement, and friendship.

Terri CrowYou have amazing proofreading skills. Thank you for your generous, consistent, and cheerful contributions to this work.

Wendy BrowningYou are a wonderful assistant and a ruthless proofreader! Thanks for being such a fun co-worker and friend.

Tonya ParrottDr. Parrott, I presume. You have been a joy to get to know. I love what God is doing in the lives of you and your family. Thanks for supporting me and for your excellent work on this book.

Lori HoweYou are a true friend. Thanks for reading the text and for offering candid advice: Will, you didnt tell me how to pray for my marriage!

Gary and Jackie SinclairIm so glad you became Texans! Thanks for being godly examples of a Christian marriage. Gary, thanks also for your proofing and helpful comments.

Andrea SmithGod sent an angel to Will and Susie, and her name was Andrea.... Thanks for loving us, believing in us, and supporting us. You have been a huge encouragement to Susie and me.

David WashingtonThanks for being a godly man, a good friend, and a great example of a serving husband.

Ryan and Courtney NowakowskiIm so proud of you both. Thanks for having a kingdom marriage. Austin Christian Fellowship (ACF) is a healthier church because of your obedience.

Alan and Tina NagelThanks for believing in ACF and for adding credibility to our cause. Thank you for obeying Gods call and for impacting countless lives over the decades. Alan, thank you for being a great advisor, friend, and mentor. Tina, thank you for dreaming of a kingdom church.

Rick and Stephanie ReynoldsI love you both. Rick, thanks for being my friend and for keeping me in the kingdom game. Thanks to you both for fighting for marriages. You are true kingdom heroes.

John and Helen BoydJohnny, thanks for knocking on my door. Thanks to you both for having a marriage that changes lives.

Brandon and Amber ParkerIm so thrilled that God brought you into my life. You inspire me and make me want to be a better Christian.