第二十五天 尋得理想的伴侶

第二十五天 尋得理想的伴侶

為兒子禱告

主啊，除非你對他的計劃是持守單身，否則我要禱告求你為我的兒子×××預備一位理想的婚姻伴侶，求你在適當的時刻差派一位合適的伴侶，並清楚地引領他，使他知道誰是那一位。我禱告我的孩子在麵對婚姻的抉擇時能完全順服，並得聽你的聲音，使他所做的決定是依據你所說的話語，而不是肉體的愛慕。我禱告他能專心仰賴你，不倚靠自己的聰明；在他一切所行的事上都認定你，你就必指引他的路(參箴3：5～6)。

裝備他那位理想的伴侶，幫助我的孩子能分辨並確實知道談戀愛與神所預備的終身伴侶之間的不同。如果他對一位很不合適的人產生了感情，我禱告求你能切斷這份感情。幫助他明白除非你是婚姻的中心，否則婚姻便無法持續；除非得到你的祝福，否則這婚姻就不會蒙福。因為你的話語說："若不是耶和華建造房屋，建造的人就枉然勞力。"(詩 127:1)我禱告求你能建造孩子的婚姻，使他們的家因此被建立起來。

當他真的找到理想的結婚對象時，我禱告這個人是你忠誠敬虔的仆人，能愛你並活出你的心意，也能像是我自己的孩子一般，並能時時成為家中其他人的祝福。一旦孩子結了婚，我祈求你讓他的未來不發生離婚的事端，願他們不遭受任何精神、情緒、或身體方麵的淩虐，相反的，使他們在精神、感情、身體各方麵合而為一，永無隔閡。我禱告求你拯救他們脫離一切會破壞他們婚姻關係的離婚、分居、或絕裂。賜給他們堅定的決心，願意彼此忠誠，並清除一切不忠的誘惑。

願他擁有一個人生的伴侶，也是最親密的朋友。願他們在人生的每一天當中都能彼此忠誠、互相憐愛、善解人意、細心敏銳、互敬互重、充滿情意、寬恕扶持、關心相愛。

Lord, I pray that unless Your plan is for him to remain single, You will send the perfect marriage partner for my son ***. Send the right wife at the perfect time and give him a clear leading from You as to who it is. I pray that my son will be submissive enough to hear Your voice when it comes time to make a marriage decision, and that he will make that decision based on what You are saying and not just fleshly desire. I pray that he will trust You with all his heart and lean not on his own understanding; that he will acknowledge You in all his ways so that You will direct his path (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Prepare that person who will make the perfect wife for him. Help my son to know the difference between simply falling in love and knowing for certain this is the person with whom God wants him to spend the rest of his life. If he becomes attracted to someone he shouldn’t marry, I pray that You, Lord, would cut off the relationship.  Help him to realize that unless You are at the center of the marriage, it will never stand. Unless You bless it, it won't be blessed.  For Your Word says, "Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it" (Psalm 127:1). I pray that You would build the marriage around which their house is established.

When he does find the right one to marry, I pray that person will be a godly and devoted servant of Yours, who loves You and lives Your way, and will be like a daughter to me and a blessing to all other family members. Once he is married, let there be no divorce in his future. May there never be mental, emotional, or physical abuse of any kind, but rather mental, emotional, and physical unity that is never touched by division. I pray for their deliverance from any spirit of divorce, separation, or disunity that would attempt to drive a wedge into their relationship. Give them each a strong desire to live in fidelity and remove any temptation to infidelity.

May he have one mate for life, who is also his closest friend. May they be mutually loyal, compassionate, considerate, sensitive, respectful, affectionate, forgiving, supportive, caring, and loving toward one another all the days of their lives.

為女兒禱告

主啊，除非你對她的計劃是持守單身，否則我要禱告求你為我的女兒×××預備一位理想的婚姻伴侶，求你在適當的時刻差派一位合適的伴侶，並清楚地引領她，使她知道誰是那一位。我禱告我的孩子在麵對婚姻的抉擇時能完全順服，並得聽你的聲音，使她所做的決定是依據你所說的話語，而不是肉體的愛慕。我禱告她能專心仰賴你，不倚靠自己的聰明；在她一切所行的事上都認定你，你就必指引她的路(參箴3：5～6)。

裝備她那位理想的伴侶，幫助我的孩子能分辨並確實知道談戀愛與神所預備的終身伴侶之間的不同。如果她對一位很不合適的人產生了感情，我禱告求你能切斷這份感情。幫助她明白除非你是婚姻的中心，否則婚姻便無法持續；除非得到你的祝福，否則這婚姻就不會蒙福。因為你的話語說："若不是耶和華建造房屋，建造的人就枉然勞力。"(詩 127:1)我禱告求你能建造孩子的婚姻，使她的家因此被建立起來。

當她真的找到理想的結婚對象時，我禱告這個人是你忠誠敬虔的仆人，能愛你並活出你的心意，也能像是我自己的孩子一般，並能時時成為家中其他人的祝福。一旦孩子結了婚，我祈求你讓她的未來不發生離婚的事端，願他們不遭受任何精神、情緒、或身體方麵的淩虐，相反的，使他們在精神、感情、身體各方麵合而為一，永無隔閡。我禱告求你拯救他們脫離一切會破壞他們婚姻關係的離婚、分居、或絕裂。賜給他們堅定的決心，願意彼此忠誠，並清除一切不忠的誘惑。

願她擁有一個人生的伴侶，也是最親密的朋友。願他們在人生的每一天當中都能彼此忠誠、互相憐愛、善解人意、細心敏銳、互敬互重、充滿情意、寬恕扶持、關心相愛。

Lord, I pray that unless Your plan is for her to remain single, You will send the perfect marriage partner for my daughter ***. Send the right husband at the perfect time and give her a clear leading from You as to who it is. I pray that my daughter will be submissive enough to hear Your voice when it comes time to make a marriage decision, and that she will make that decision based on what You are saying and not just fleshly desire. I pray that she will trust You with all her heart and lean not on her own understanding; that she will acknowledge You in all her ways so that You will direct her path (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Prepare that person who will make the perfect husband for her. Help my daughter to know the difference between simply falling in love and knowing for certain this is the person with whom God wants her to spend the rest of her life. If she becomes attracted to someone she shouldn’t marry, I pray that You, Lord, would cut off the relationship.  Help her to realize that unless You are at the center of the marriage, it will never stand. Unless You bless it, it won't be blessed.  For Your Word says, "Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it" (Psalm 127:1). I pray that You would build the marriage around which their house is established.

When she does find the right one to marry, I pray that person will be a godly and devoted servant of Yours, who loves You and lives Your way, and will be like a son to me and a blessing to all other family members. Once she is married, let there be no divorce in her future. May there never be mental, emotional, or physical abuse of any kind, but rather mental, emotional, and physical unity that is never touched by division. I pray for their deliverance from any spirit of divorce, separation, or disunity that would attempt to drive a wedge into their relationship. Give them each a strong desire to live in fidelity and remove any temptation to infidelity.

May she have one mate for life, who is also her closest friend. May they be mutually loyal, compassionate, considerate, sensitive, respectful, affectionate, forgiving, supportive, caring, and loving toward one another all the days of their lives.

節錄自《如何為你的孩子禱告》一書第二十五章