The Power of a Praying Coupleনমুনা

God is the great unifier. With His help, He wants you to communicate so well together that you understand each other. And rather than having an unhappy disagreement, you join together in prayer to ask God to enable you find a place of agreement no matter what the subject is. The power of two is great, but it’s never more powerful than when you and your spouse pray together. Because God sees you two as one, your unity in prayer has special impact. As you agree together— especially about His Word—you become a great force in resisting the enemy’s plans for you and your family. Don’t ever doubt that.

By seeking that oneness in your relationship, you glorify God in your marriage. That does not mean you automatically agree on everything. It takes effort from both of you to pray that God will help you to become more like Him. And in order to find out what He is like, ask Him to show you. That not only takes prayer but also reading His Word—the Bible—separately and together. The more each of you read it, the more His likeness becomes etched in your heart and mind. When you read the Word of God, it strengthens your faith because “without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6).

Who doesn’t want to please God?

The first thing to agree on is whom you are praying to. Decide if it is Mother Earth, your better self, a self-proclaimed god who did not lay down his life for you, or a god who is not always with you. If you are not praying to any of them, then you are better off agreeing to pray to your heavenly Father God, King of the universe, who created all things and gave His Son, Jesus, our Messiah, to be crucified on a cross. He was raised up on the third day and ascended into heaven to sit at the right hand of God to save, deliver, and transform anyone who believes in Him; to give them purpose; and receive them to spend eternity in heaven with Him. The Bible says, “If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen . . . your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!” (1 Corinthians 15:13-14, 17). If you don’t agree on these things, your faith in Jesus and the power of two is futile until you come to unity of heart and mind about it. Work on that first. That is where your powerful oneness will be established.

If God wants you to be one with other believers in the body of Christ, why wouldn’t He want you to be one with your husband or wife? He created you to be united together as one when you were married. Don’t let anything separate you in mind, soul, or body and cause you to forget the power of two.