It's not often that I'm away from Rob for any length of time, but this week, I have been with my brother and his family as my sweet sister-in-love is recovering from surgery for colon cancer. I know that most people would think that it's just no big deal to be away from your spouse, but I would have to reckon with that. I miss my husband dearly when I'm not with him. I just miss him.
While I've been away I have prayed daily prayers for him, since there is just so much going on for us with our move and lots of other ins and outs of daily life. Last night, I happened to pick up a book that Julie has been reading called "Prayers of an Excellent Wife", by Andrew Case.
I can say in only one day of reading that I would highly recommend not only this book,
but the companion book for husbands entitled "Water of the Word: Intercession For Her". I pray that it will be a rich blessing to you as much as it has been for me since I picked it up yesterday.
I'll leave you with the prayer that I have been studying and praying over since last night....if you download or buy this, you'll see just how rich in the Word each prayer is...it's almost hard to move onto the next one because each individual prayer is just overflowing in content. And just so that you know the disclaimer from the author of both of these books (Andrew Case), you may share these passages based on the following guidelines:
{© 2009 by Andrew Case All rights reserved. Any part of this publication may be shared, provided that you do not charge for or alter the content in any way.}
As for the way that you should use the prayers, here is just a segmentof the instructions from the author advise:
Okay....as promised, I'll leave you with one of the prayers so that you can see for yourself. Have a very blessed (and prayer-FULL) week!These prayers are also not intended to be merely read alone. To the married woman I commend frequent use of these prayers with her husband, praying them over him from her heart, using his name. This should be the rule and not the exception, so that he is regularly reminded that his wife loves and respects him, and that the Word of God abounds with sanctifying power. For this reason a short exhortation or encouragement for him is included in many of the prayers, usually beginning with “O beloved….” Take these as occasions to lift his spirit, to strengthen his soul, to sharpen his mind, to gladden his heart, to put a rock of confidence under his feet, to tenderly and humbly correct, and most of all, to point him to God as his all-satisfying joy.
"O Keeper of Your elect,
It is better to take refuge in You than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in You than to trust in princes. Therefore cause my husband to take refuge in You alone. Be his strength and his song; be his great salvation. Let him lift up the cup of salvation and call on Your Name. Open to him the gates of righteousness, that he may enter through them and give thanks to You. Raise his eyes to the hills to see from where his help comes. For his help comes from You, who made heaven and earth. Do not let his foot be moved; keep him and do not slumber. Please keep him and neither slumber nor sleep. Keep him from all evil; keep his life. Keep his going out and his coming in from this time forth and forevermore. My beloved, do you know who keeps you? The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. LORD, keep my husband. We wait eagerly for Your Son’s appearing. Hasten the wonderful day of His return—the wedding supper of the Lamb. Amen (Psalm 118, 116, 121)."
