Thursday, October 12, 2017

A prayer for our husbands

This year for Mother's day I got to go on a mommy retreat in the mountains with friends and we watched this movie that really inspired me called "The War Room". I have been thinking about it often and the applications for my own life.

Here is a trailer and way you could watch it too.


The faith and call to action really inspired me to change my selfishness and prayers for my family that revolved around my desires for them and changed them to prayers that revolved around the Lord's desires for them. I was inspired by the need for more women to go to God in warrior prayer mode for the protection and hearts of our families. Men are being bombarded on every side by the adversary especially priesthood holders and women must take action as the homemakers to pray with "real intent" for the protection and safety of our men.

The second inspiration for this prayer for our husbands was found in this story:

A Hawaiian Man Shares His Dream of Heaven That Might Change the Way You Pray

Gifts



Here is a short summary but I highly recommend you read the whole article.


“I walked to one of the gifts that caught my attention. The wrapping paper, ribbons, and decorations formed exquisite color combinations. In this one small gift, there were more colors than all the colors visible on earth. I noticed an ornate tag attached to the gift. On the tag was my name in elegant, hand-written cursive. I looked at the tags on the surrounding presents and found that each of the tags had my name on them as well. I turned to Peter and asked, ‘What are all these gifts with my name on them?’
“Peter brought me a chair that was sitting along one of the walls and asked me to be seated. Once I’d taken my seat, Peter answered, ‘These are all the gifts and blessings from God that you failed to receive.’
“As I heard his words, my heart sank. A wave of pain flashed through my body at the thought of having rejected gifts from my God and my Savior. I looked into Peter’s eyes. With great concern, I said, ‘I would never knowingly reject a gift from God. Why didn’t I receive these gifts?’
. . . . . 
“‘Some of the gifts required work or effort on your part before they could be obtained,’ Peter answered.
“We walked to a new section of the warehouse and Peter had me look at the tags on the gifts. I saw my name on one of the tags and on another tag, was written the requirement to receive the gift. The first tag I read said, ‘Pray and ask for it.’ I looked at each tag to find the same statement: ‘Pray and ask for it.’
“‘You mean all I had to do to receive all the gifts in this warehouse was to pray and ask for them?’ I said.

This has been a poignant message to me of blessings of the Lord awaiting my prayers to ask for them. "Ask and ye shall receive" has meant more after reading this story and imagining the blessings of the Lord wrapped and awaiting for me to mearly ask.

The last inspiration for this prayer for our husbands came from a file that was shared in a RS lesson
It was a list of questions answered by the Book of Mormon. One of the questions was "How can I improve my marriage?" The answer was found in 3 Nephi 14. As I read I got to Ask and Ye shall receive again and had a impression to find scriptures that would be a blessing to my husband. I am up to 50 scriptures now that are specific to the blessings I think the Lord desires for my husband. My heart has been changed by seeking the "best gifts" and finding the words of the Lord in my search.

Here is a scripture list organized from head to toe :

Mind

1 Corinthians 2:16

See the Hymn below

Heart
Ezekial 11: 19
Ether 3:6
1 Kings 3:9, 12, 4:29-30
Alma 48:17

Body
Docterine and Covenants 84:33
Docterine and Covenants 89

Spirit
Alma 13:2-12
Alma 17:2-3

Soul
2 Nephi 4:15-16
2 Nephi 4:28
2 Nephi 1:13-14,23

Eyes
Alma 5:15

Ears
3 Nephi 11: 5,
3 Nephi 17: 16,
3 Nephi 17:17

Mouth
2 Nephi 4:23-24
2 Nephi 32:2-3

Skin
2 Nephi 1:15
2 Nephi 4:33
Last of all this song has really inspired me and helped me seek the Lord. "Oh, may my soul commune with thee. And find thy holy peace."