If nothing else would encourage me to read this book it would be the list of wives that endorsed it… JONI EARECKSON TADA, MARY K.MOHLER
(Wife of R. Albert Mohler, Jr.), CAROLYN MAHANEY and LAUREN CHANDLER (Wife of Matt Chandler).
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Here is an excerpt from the book:
Not until after ten years of wavering prayers did George Mueller learn the value of praying Scripture. What follows is
his description of this marvelous discovery.
“The difference then between my former practice and my present one is this. Formerly, when I arose, I began to pray as soon as
possible…. But what was the result? I often spent a quarter of an hour, or half an hour, or even an hour on my knees before being
conscious to myself of having derived comfort, encouragement,humbling of soul, &c.; and often, after having suffered much from wandering of mind for the first ten minutes, or a quarter of an hour, or even half an hour, I only then began really to pray. I scarcely ever suffer now in this way.
My practice had been, at least for ten years previously, as an habitual thing, to give myself to prayer, after having dressed
myself in the morning. Now…the first thing I did, after having asked in a few words the Lord’s blessing upon His precious
word, was, to begin to meditate on the word of God, searching, as it were, into every verse, to get blessing out of it…. The result
I have found to be almost invariably this, that after a very few minutes my soul has been led to confession, or to thanksgiving,
or to intercession, or to supplication; so that, though I did not, as it were, give myself to prayer, but to meditation, yet it turned
almost immediately more or less into prayer. When thus I have been for awhile making confession, or intercession, or supplication,
or have given thanks, I go on to the next words or verse, turning all, as I go on, into prayer for myself or others, as the
Word may lead to it.”
This book is meant to be a help and guide for that kind of praying. It consists of little else than the Word of God turned
“more or less into prayer.” And more specifically it is a means toward one part of prayer—prayer for the husband God has
given you. We would do well to heed the council of Thomas Manton: “plead the promise of God in prayer, show Him His
handwriting; God is tender of His Word.” Many women have done excellently in this, but may you surpass them all.
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I was able to download the book for free. But, after reading many of the prayers I hope to purchase a copy of my own someday. I know it will bless you.
You can follow this link to purchase or download this book for free. There are also 2 other books available.. husbands interceding for their wives and parents interceding for their children. Click on the picture of the books to download for free. What a blessing!
“Prayers of an Excellent Wife“
I’d love to hear what you think of the prayers and if you found them helpful in praying for your husbands.
