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Praying as a couple
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my husband has always refused to pray with me. i think it has weakened our family spiritually. he also never wanted to have a nightly family devotion time. praise God your man is willing to do these things.
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This "as a couple" issue pops up a lot.
It's ok to pray as a couple. But God is concerned for you. He's not concerned with you and someone else together. His relationship is with you and not your relationship with someone else. My point is that people get so concerned with their "coupleness" that they focus all of their energy on it and God gets pushed out of the picture. Your relationship with God is more important that your relationship with someone else.
It's ok to pray as a couple. But God is concerned for you. He's not concerned with you and someone else together. His relationship is with you and not your relationship with someone else. My point is that people get so concerned with their "coupleness" that they focus all of their energy on it and God gets pushed out of the picture. Your relationship with God is more important that your relationship with someone else.
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I (as a woman) don't like to pray with my husband out loud. Even though I have kinda given in a bit..we read Power of a Praying (Wife and Husband) together (there's prayers in them). Honestly when I've said a prayer together with my husband I've felt farther from God and my husband. For me it separates not "joins" together. Some like it but personally I don't...to each his own.
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karla
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My husband and I prayed together almost daily once we were engaged. Once we got married we pray together every night. Although I do have some personal stuff that is between God and me, as does he. I also make time to pray alone and with my children (well - at least the one that can talk). I believe that this has strenghten our marriage and has made it easier for us to communicate with eachother. Prayer is a wonderful thing especially when you can share it with the love of your life.
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MyangelDems
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I think it just depends, my hubby and i pray together but we also pray seperately. We need a time for "us" with God and a time for "me, myself and I" with God. It does help for us to be on one accord.
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To me, prayer with my husband feels intimate (in a closenesss kind of way). It is uncomfortable at first...but powerful. We usually pray for our children, and for a good noight sleep and safety through the night.
However, I agree God is concerned about you and that a personal prayer time is a benefit to you reationship with Christ.
However, I agree God is concerned about you and that a personal prayer time is a benefit to you reationship with Christ.
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