Praying Together???

[Picture.Of.Obedience]

I posted this on the womens forum, but i wanted to get both opinions and thoughts here.... do you and your spouse pray together??? do you read and study the Bible together??? why or why not??

 

[Busybee]

Unfortunately we don't and never have other than when we attended couples bible study (I plan for us to get back into going). It was absolutely wonderful when we went because we would discuss things not only during bible study but outside of it. We pray when we have dinner, but that's about it.

I don't even have an explanation why we haven't done it at home. It's been weighing on my heart for us to do this even at home together. If not, I'll be happy getting back to couples bible study

 

[pgp_protector]

We try to start each day with prayer, and fell reall funny/bad if we dont start the day that way.

 

[jbaccus]

We used to pray all the time together during the first couple years of marriage, but now it seems as if we only pray together for meals and of course the ocassional "God help us pay the rent". We are really bad when it comes to growing together spiritually. This is something we really need to work on again.

 

[laura-ann]

well although i am not married yet, my guy prays with me when i climb into my bed and he says night night, and i pray by myself in the morning because he is not there! i cant WAIT to get married! hehehehe. im looking foward to waking up in the morning with him there and praying together. we pray in the car and stuff aswell and we say grace even when we go out too we have made a habit of reading the bible at night aswel together, we read out loud to one another and have discussions about it.
i love having someone to share my true thoughts about everything with!!

 

[mystic184]

We pray together before meals and before going to bed at night, although lately we have been a little lazy before bed. We have started a bible study together also, but again, we haven't been doing it as often as we should.

 

[Busybee]

That's wonderful Laura-Ann you guys are off to an awesome start and building a solid foundation already!!

 

[Peter]

We have a set plan during the school year. It looks like this:

5:00 AM I get up, shower and have my own prayer time.
6:00 AM My wife joins me. We read two Psalms, then a passage from the Bible (currently in Phillipians) and read commentary on it from a Bible study guide.
6:30 we get the younger children up. The two older boys are responsible for getting themselves up.
6:45 Breakfast is on the table.
7:00 Daily reading of the Gospel with the family, then prayer.
7:15 Boys and I out door to school.

We have followed this routine for three years now. It has become a part of our lives. Yes I carved an hour out of my sleep time. But what I get in return is far better.

Peace.

Peter

 

[LiberatedChick]

No, we don't pray together or read and study the bible together. The simple reason for that being that he is not Christian. He respects the Bibles teachings though and believes there's some kind of Godly being out there...just hasn't decided whether it's the Christian God or not. His mother was religious though and took him to church and sunday school so Christianity has been part of his life before like it was part of mine before I drifted away and then found my way back. So possibly he will also find his way back to faith in God in the future.

 

[WolfGate]

We pray together (almost) every night. Occasionally we miss due to business travel or some evening event that runs long.

 

[MagicStar723]

I'm trying to get my SO to pray with me every night, we aren't married yet but I am really trying to work this into a habit. Problem is he is at school and it has to be on the phone, he is still uncomfortable with it but we are working on it!

 

[flyin high]

I wish my hubby and I would pray together on a regular basis. I have always been a little more outspoken with my faith and he is a little more reserved about his. So everytime i say that we need to pray and study the Bible together, I feel like I am pushing him to be more outspoken than he is.

Should I keep pushing? Or just wait and let him decide when he is ready to share more?

 

[jbaccus]

You want to be careful that you don't push him away instead of towards you. I pushed a little too hard on my wife, and aparantly showed the whole "holier than thou" attitude. I didn't realize it at the time, but she finally told me that I was actually hurting her walk. So, my advice is to, of course, not nag him but also don't just give up. I think you will have to find a good balance, which is what I am trying to do with my wife.

 

[laura-ann]

That's wonderful Laura-Ann you guys are off to an awesome start and building a solid foundation already!!

thanks well we know how important it is so we do our best

 

[Picture.Of.Obedience]

just out of the blue last night we FINALLY prayed together!!! it had been months!
God is AWESOME!

 

[laura-ann]

that is awesome! im so happy for you both! god is great - the greatest of all

 

[~Nikki~]

Yes, we pray together every day. We also listen to sermon tapes together (as well as church on Sundays), and study various issues and doctrines together. I wouldn't change it for anything!

 

[HisWinterRose]

OH YES ... we pray together all the time. I also have some wonderful books that I read that I think that if your wanting to know more about prayer and with your kids ... ect. check these books out !!

STORMIE O'MARTIN ....

* POWER of THE PRAYING WIFE
* POWER of THE PRAYING WOMAN
* POWER of THE PRAYING PARENT

Each of the books is great & they come with a LESSON BOOK & more so check your LOCAL BOOKSTORE - CHRISTIAN that is or check out http://cbd.com they have it too. Good Luck ladies !!

 

[MagicStar723]

My bf and I are offically REGULARLY praying together now! It is sooo wonderful!

 

[bkg]

I once asked my (ex)wife, in a moment of clarity, whey we never prayed together. Neither of us could answer that question.

I would encourage any and all couples to make prayer a priority in their lives/marriage. I can't think of a single thing that will bring a couple closer together.

bkg