Finding a Mate
Finding a Mate
I N T RO D U C T I O N
In our ministry we hear from
many men and women who
desire to be married. If that is your desire, we encourage you
to ask the Lord to prepare you for marriage. Submit to God’s
future plans for your life, and purpose to please Him. Do not make
your deliberations, without knowing His will, at the expense of
your personal spiritual growth and transformation. Going from
glory to glory (2 Cor. 3:18) is not dependent on having a spouse.
Most of the time, each partner brings a lot of emotional
baggage into the marriage relationship. As you pre p a re for
marriage, remember that the anointing that was upon Jesus (Luke
4:18,19) is within you.This anointing will destroy every yoke of
bondage (Isa. 10:27) as God exposes emotional wounds and heals
your brokenness.
Knowing the reality of your completeness in Christ Jesus will
enable you to enter into a healthy relationship, one in which both
you and your partner will grow together spiritually and in every
other area of life. Seeking first the Kingdom of God and His
righteousness (Matt. 6:33), doing those things that are pleasing
in
His sight (1 John 3:22), will prepare you to be the person
designed
by Him to fulfill the role of husband or wife.
This prayer is written for your own growth and benefit.
P RAY ER
Father, I come before You in the name of Jesus, asking for
Your will to be done in my life as I look to You for a marriage
partner. I submit to the constant ministry of transformation by
the
Holy Spirit, making my petition known to You.
Prepare me for marriage by bringing everything to light that
has been hidden — wounded emotions, walls of denial, emotional
isolation, silence or excessive talking, anger, or rigidity [name any
wall that separates you from healthy relationships
and God’s love and
grace]. The weapons of my warfare are not carnal, but mighty
through You, Lord, to the pulling down of strongholds.
I know the One in Whom I have placed my confidence, and
I am perfectly certain that the work, whether I remain unmarried
or marry, is safe in Your hands until that day.
Because I love You, Lord, and because I am called according
to Your plan, everything that happens to me fits into a pattern
for
good. In Your foreknowledge, You chose me to bear the family
likeness of Your Son. You chose me long ago; when the time came
You called me, You made me righteous in Your sight, and then
You lifted me to the splendor of life as Your child.
I lay aside every weight, and the sins which so easily ensnare
me, and run with endurance the race that is set before me, looking
unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of my faith,Who for the joy
that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame,
and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. I
consider Him Who endured such hostility from sinners against
Himself, lest I become weary and discouraged in my soul. He
makes intercession for me.
I turn my back on the turbulent desires of youth and give my
positive attention to goodness, integrity, love, and peace in
company with all those who approach You, Lord, in sincerity. I
have nothing to do with silly and ill-informed controversies,
which lead inevitably to strife. As Your servant, I am not a
person
of strife. I seek to be kind to all, ready and able to teach. I
seek to
be tolerant and have the ability to gently correct those who
oppose
Your message.
Father, I desire and earnestly seek (aim at and strive after)
first of all Your Kingdom and Your righteousness (Your way of
doing and being right), and then all these things taken together
will be given me besides. So I do not worry and will not be
anxious
about tomorrow.
I am persuaded that I can trust You because You first loved
me. You chose me in Christ before the foundation of the world. In
Him the whole fullness of Deity (the Godhead) continues to
dwell in bodily form [giving complete expression of the divine
nature]; and I am in Him, made full and have come to the fullness
of life [in Christ].
I am filled with the Godhead — Father, Son , and Holy
Spirit — and I re a ch tow a rd full spiritual stature. And He
( Christ) is the Head of all rule and authori ty [of eve ry
angelic
principality and power]. So, because of Jesus, I am com p l e t e
;
Jesus is my Lord.
I come before You, Father, expressing my desire for a
Christian mate. I petition that Your will be done in my life. Now
I enter into that blessed rest by adhering to, trusting in, and
relying on You.
In Jesus’ name, amen.
Scripture References
Matthew
6:10 Matthew 6:33,34 AMP
1
Corinthians 4:5 1 John 4:19
2
Corinthians 10:4 Ephesians 1:4
2
Timothy 1:12 PHILLIPS Colossians 2:9,10 AMP
Romans
8:28-30 PHILLIPS Matthew 6:10
Hebrews
12:1-3 NKJV Hebrews 4:10
Romans
8:34 John 14:1 AMP
2 Timothy 2:22-25 PHILLIPS
