Praying for Your Future Husband: Trusting God With Your HeartSample

When we think about love, especially in the context of marriage, it’s easy to focus on how it makes us feel. Movies, social media, and even well-meaning friends paint a picture of love as something that sweeps us off our feet, solves our problems, and makes everything perfect. But God’s definition of love is far deeper, and it’s a kind of love that sustains a marriage through the highs and the lows.

As you pray for your future husband, pray that he will mirror this godly love described in 1 Corinthians 13—patient love, even when things are hard; love that is kind, even when life is not; love that isn’t envious or boastful but humble love grounded in God’s truth.

In marriage, there will be moments where both of you are challenged, whether by circumstances or each other. Pray that your future husband will possess a love that doesn’t give up easily but endures—a love that always believes in the best, even in difficult times. And as much as you desire this for him, ask God to also help you grow in this type of love.

Marriage is not about one person giving and the other receiving. Marriage is both partners reflecting God’s love for one another.

Here’s the reality: no one will perfectly demonstrate this love every single day. But by praying over these specific qualities now, you’re inviting God to work in your future husband’s heart. You’re asking God to mold him into a man who strives for this kind of love, just as you’re being shaped into a woman who can love in this way.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I pray for my future husband that he will be a man who embodies the love described in 1 Corinthians 13. Let him be patient and kind, quick to forgive, and strong in truth. May he love selflessly, putting others before himself, and reflect Your love in our future marriage. And God, I ask You to help me grow in these same qualities so we can build a marriage rooted in Your perfect love. In Jesus name, Amen.