The Vow of Priority Day 2

Prayer for those who are married:

Yesterday, you asked God to show you things, ideas, activities, pursuits, ambitions or people that you have allowed to take the #1 slot away from Him.  As you pray today (together if you are married), begin by thanking Him for your spouse.  Name some of the things that you are grateful about him or her (her beauty, his hard work, her generosity, etc.)

Then, then ask God to show you the things that have gotten in the way of you putting God first in your marriage.  Tell Him that you want God to be in charge of your marriage.  Ask God to show you what you both need to do to put Him first and commit to Him that you will do whatever He tells you.  

Prayer for those who are single:

If you are single, begin by thanking God for the privilege of being with Him - for hearing you and for loving you.  Confess that there have been times when you didn't feel He was enough for you - that in order to be complete, you thought you had to be married.  Tell Him that you are committed to Him as #1 in your life, and that you would accept it and learn to be content if you never married.

Then, ask Him for what you want.  The Bible says that we should present our requests to God.  There is nothing wrong with asking Him for a spouse.  If God wants you to be married, He already knows the person who is out there for you.  Tell Him the kind of marriage you envision and ask Him to help prepare you to be the kind of husband/wife He wants you to be.  Listen as God speaks to you.