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To Heal Broken Marriages

God of Marriage,
You instituted the blessed gift of marriage. Through it, you provide husbands and wives with an opportunity to experience from each other small samples of the unconditional grace and unwavering commitment that you show to believers. Sadly, when infidelity or adultery shatters a marriage, it turns one of your greatest gifts into one of the most painful hurts. Where husbands have caused this hurt, lead them to true repentance and work in them both a genuine desire to reconcile, and also a willingness to show it by their fruit. Where husbands have been on the receiving end of this hurt, heal their hearts, provide them with an abundant measure of grace and patience, and lead them on a path that arrives at forgiveness. Wherever possible, provide those involved with the strength and courage to make every effort to repair and restore the broken marriage bond, so that by your grace, it might be stronger than ever, and Satan’s plans fail miserably.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For Protection from Pornography

Loving Father,
Sex is your special gift to husbands and wives. It not only serves the purpose of procreation, but also provides spouses with a unique and pleasurable way to deepen their connection with one another. Sex is a good and beautiful thing, because you created it to be so.

Nevertheless, through the sin of pornography, our fallen world has cheapened and trashed this blessing. While the world increasingly normalizes pornography as a harmless option for anyone and everyone, it continues to drive sex-trafficking, devastate marriages, and devalue women. It is an intense temptation which technology has made so easily accessible to boys and men of every age. Guard their hearts from this dangerous sin. Protect teenagers adjusting to changing hormones, isolated and lonely men, husbands who are away from their wives for lengthy periods, and all others who are especially susceptible to the allure of pornography. Through a steady diet of your gospel, give them a spirit of strength and discipline, and the desire to stand strong and struggle against this temptation. Provide them also with caring Christian brothers to stand with them in their battle. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For Those Battling Sexual Addiction

Victorious Savior,
Send your Spirit and strength to those battling sexual addiction. It is not a battle that can be successfully won alone. Sin of any kind is so devastating, not only because even one sin breaks the whole law and is deserving of eternal death, but also because it refuses to be content just to be something dabbled in or as an occasional passing interest. Sin wants to take over and be in control, so when sexual sins are committed, they are no different. 

Lead those with sexual addictions to acknowledge that they are no longer in control, for as long as they believe the lie that they are in control, sin will keep mastering them. When outside help, guidance, and support are brought into the battle, the tide can begin to turn. Let your grace and forgiveness completely wash over the shame and guilt of stricken consciences and contrite hearts. Open the eyes of their hearts to see that sex will never provide the fulfillment or satisfaction that only you can. Redirect their thoughts and passions away from the empty lies of sexual immorality and toward the truth of your Word and promises. Free them from slavery to their addiction, and instead let them find genuine joy and delight in being slaves to righteousness.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Keep My Lust in Check

Might God,
While the world neither holds to nor respects the sacred union between your gifts of marriage and sex, I want to uphold that union. Although promiscuity, immorality, and adultery are normalized and portrayed as harmless, the physical, emotional, and spiritual damage that results from them is undeniable. Everywhere I look, sex sells, and everywhere I look, Satan is selling sex as nothing more than the gratification and fulfillment of a basic need. 

Turn my eyes away from extended stares and second looks. Give me the discipline to scroll past what catches my eyes for the wrong reason. Help me honor your gifts of sex and marriage by skipping through the inappropriate scenes in movies and shows, or avoiding them in the first place. Keep me away from course joking that degrades women and diminishes your precious gift of sex. Guard my heart and keep lust from it. When it does spark to life, quickly extinguish any and all flames of lust, so that my thoughts and desires do not prompt immoral behavior. Surround me with like-minded men who don’t shy away from accountability in this area, who are also quick to support and defend each other through sexual struggles. Hold me close to you, so that I honor you in how I respectfully handle your gift of sex properly.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.