For the Single Ladies #5

After I knew for certain to whom God had giving me as a wife, I was lead to purchase Stormie Omartians Power of a Praying Wife.  I was then lead to get a prayer partner with whom I could pray and believe for my mate.  My prayer partner was in a similar situation in that she knew to whom she was to marry as well.  We prayed nightly for our spouses from the prayers in the book.  We prayed for 30 days, fasted and spent a lot of time in the presence of God.  We said different prayers each night.  Some of them became nightly prayers to cover our husbands.  Once the 30 days were up we repeated the prayers until we were instructed by God to take another step.  My prayer partner and I prayed the same prayers in the book together each night.  However, during this process, it became clear that our faith walks were in different areas for our husbands.  You will find that what you need to walk through with your mate will be different than what others have to deal with in their relationships.  This is where you will live by your daily word from God.  God’s personal revelations to you about what is happening with your mate, how you are to respond and when you are to act will be vital to the success of your relationship.  You may encounter highs and lows as you navigate through this stage.  Be ready.  Translation:  Be prayed up!

It may seem weird to pray for a man you are not married to in the natural realm as if he is your husband.  But, nothing happens in the natural realm that has not already happened in the spiritual realm.  If God has told you this person is your spouse, the marriage has already taken place in the spirit.  You are waiting for it to manifest itself in the natural realm.  This knowledge is not for you to get ahead of yourself.  Until you say “I do” in the natural realm, you are not to engage in marital relations.

Your prayer and worship time during this phase of the process will become intense and beautiful.  It will be the last days that you are able to just focus on your relationship with your heavenly father.  Once you are married, you have to add another relationship to the daily prayer time.  Please do not do what I did.  Do not stop your daily time with God once you receive the gift God has for you.  I’ve heard it said many times by women who have been married for any length of time that what you do to get a man is what you’ll have to do to keep him.  This is true for your prayer life and the health of your marriage relationship.  If you had to pray and spend time in the presence of God to get him, you have to do the same to keep him.  Maybe even more than before because now you know about all of his flaws!

One important thing to remember is that your prayers are not meant to control your mate or God.  Your prayers are meant to move all of heaven and earth to act in your favor.  To bring about God’s intended outcome.  You have decided to align your will with His and your prayers help keep you on track.  Your worship time helps you stay in tune with God and aware of what He wants for you.  Never give this up.  Your relationship depends on it not to mention your personal joy.

Keep in mind this process is not magic.  It is a faith walk.  Do you believe and trust that God will send you a mate?  Do you have faith in how God asks you to relate to this man while you are yet to marry?  Are you able to put aside what the world says and do what God says no matter what it looks like?  If so, you will be successful in your faith walk.  Enjoy the process and your final single days!

Peace be with you…

India