The importance of prayer in marriage, we wanted to learn from Brooke, how prayers work in her life and her family.Once said "The great dividing line between success and failure can be expressed in five words: I did not have time." How do you deal with time management? And how do you see this relating to marriage?
I absolutely reject the modern concept that says, “quality over quantity.” Basically, the world would have us to believe that it doesn’t matter how much time we spend with our families as long as the time we do have with them is good. I just don’t buy it. Why have a family if you never spend time with them? The people who have made the greatest impact on my life are those who have given me the gift of their time. I’ve often said of my relationships “I don’t want gifts, I want YOU.”
About a year ago my husband and I made a choice that required some sacrifice. Although I had been working part-time since the birth of our first child, we found that the amount of hours I was away from our home were still just too many. Our children were spending more time with people other than us and their hearts were being shaped by people who, while good, didn’t share the same child-rearing goals we did. So now I’m out of my home just two full days a week and work from home another few hours. It has been a step in the right direction. We now feel that we will be able to look back on these years and know that we fully experienced our children’s formative years…difficult as they may be. All human relationships require investments of time to succeed.
Decreasing my time outside of my home has given me much-needed flexibility so that I can be more attentive to my husband’s needs. I can be off when he’s off much of the time and when we can’t eat dinner together because of his work schedule, often we can eat another meal. Letting go of some of the “crazy” in this way has only benefitted out marriage.
How much do you pray with your husband? How much do you pray for him? Is it all the time? My husband spent 32 weeks in preparation for his current job while we were dating…away from home during the week. It was one of the most stressful seasons of his life. During that time we began a daily habit that has lasted through the almost eight years of our marriage. Prayer. Each day he would call me before his stressful day began and I would ask for God’s provision in his life. That was close to ten years ago now and it’s still something we do almost every day. Heads bowed we seek the Lord’s protection and covering over each other. I truly treasure this habit!
How do you see the role of prayer in your life and your husband’s life? Really how often do you pray for him?
I pray for my husband at least two times a day, but usually much more than just two. Guaranteed are the prayers before work and at night (I lay my hand on his side while he’s sleeping).
Prayer in marriage is so much more important than language. I’m learning to take my heart to the Lord. My fears, faults, anger, sadness, disappointment, happiness and joy are best carried by the Lord. He is, afterall, the One who turns hearts of stone to hearts of flesh (Ez 36:26), not I.
It is so exciting to see and read Brooke takes about prayer in such passion, It is so encourging yet put us to shame for not doing the same.
Want to read more about prayer, go read her blog. A life in need of change.
You can also find her tweeting almost daily as @BrookeLMcG
Friday will be ou last post from our interview with Brooke, so don't forget to stop by and read more about her.
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