Prayers for marriage and family
Conflict with my spouse
For the ones closest to your heart.
Also for fighting with my husband · fighting with my wife · marriage conflict · arguing with spouse · marital fight · spouse disagreement · tension in marriage · stuck in an argument · marriage tension
“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.
Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;
A prayer
Original writing, not a quotation of Scripture.
Lord, we are stuck in a fight that keeps circling back without getting anywhere, and I am tired and a little discouraged. Help me speak honestly without being cruel, and listen without getting defensive. Show me my part in this before I focus on theirs.
We are supposed to be on the same team, remind us both of that before this comes between us any further. Give us the humility to repair this instead of just winning it. In Jesus' name, Amen.