DAY 7 TEMPTRESSES - PRAY FOR YOUR HUSBAND CHALLENGE

 THE "EVIL, STRANGE AND WHORISH" WOMAN

Some women are faced with competing for their husband's attention with his other female friends, work associates etc.. Others struggle with exes and in some cases over protective,obsessive and other unhealthy relationships with his daughters, mom, church sisters, the neighbor etc..... 

Challenged by those female friends - PRAY THEM OUT!!
Don't start getting worked up now- Remember no negativity.  Just trying to raise up your consciousness to pray today's prayer.  

While we must encourage and appreciate healthy relationships our husbands have with the opposite sex, we must take a stand to safeguard his heart against the "evil, strange and whorish woman."  Let's take a look at some examples that may indicate unhealthy relationships:

• Is he spending too much time with his female friends when he should be taking care of you and the family?
• Are they consistently calling at unreasonable hours?
• Are they making unusual or other unethical demands?
• Is he overly sensitive about a particular female?
• Are some other women's opinion more important than yours?
• Does he lie about communicating with them or doing things for them?
• Is he depriving you of what  belongs to you but freely gives it to others?
• Does he spend long periods communicating with them for no important reasons?
• Does he runs to the rescue of exes or other females but feels you can wait a decade for your needs and requests?
• Does he brag about the shape, qualities etc.. of another female?
• Others......

Please don't dig up the past, but make a list of the women in his life that are currently affecting your relationship negatively.  (Not those that you are unnecessarily jealous of or you have no justified reason that they fit the categories above) Are they evil, perhaps strange or they are outright just whorish.....  Read the scriptures below and get ready to pray- not with curses or negativity, but with the scriptures.... then let them go! (Even if you are single or divorced by forced you should consider praying these prayers)

Proverbs 6:23-24, 26 (KJV)
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adultress will hunt for the precious life.

TODAY'S PRAYER - (Revive Your Heart by Nancy Leigh DeMoss)
Pray that your husband will safeguard his heart against inappropriate relationships with the opposite sex. Pray that his heart will be pure and undivided in his commitment to you. (Prov. 6:23-24, 26; Rom. 13:14)

You may want to consider this question...
What responsibility of yours are you giving to your girlfriends, his mom, or his girlfriends to do that you can or should be doing yourself?  As you think about your answer see if in any way you have opened the door to temptation by your reluctance, naivety or neglect.  Pray and ask the Lord to restore your desire and strength to engage in your affairs and perfect the things that concerns you.

TODAY'S FOCUS:  GIVE NO OCCASION TO THE TEMPTRESSES

While this is not geared for you to focus on who's who in your relationship, sometimes we ignore the warning signs of the temptresses.  The reasons vary, and because of fear or repercussions we simply suffer, accept and hold on to whatever we can get out of the relationship. 

Let's look at a few of examples of the identity and characteristics of some temptresses from the bible: (note they are both single/married) 

Bathsheba: Vain and Unchaste - Lonely and Exposed
Potiphar's Wife:  Damsel in Distress - Discontent and temperamental 
Deliliah - The Schemer and Planner- Kind and sweet
Jezebel - The Evil and Wicked  One - Bitter and nasty

Even if you have a husband who is "all about you" there are snatchers out there waiting to pounce on your "good man"- especially the ones you have groomed, trimmed and encouraged to become God's best.  Scripture says that they "hunt for the precious life."  Therefore, it should be a matter of prayer regardless! The old proverbs will go good here. "An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure!"  Pray to guard and repel the intruders!

Remember Potiphar's wife and Bathsheba were both married women- Don't be a nag, but don't be naive.  Spend time with your husband even if it is doing something you have no interest in. Take interest in his work, hobbies and other things of interests.  

ACTIVITY: 
Do something with your husband today that he has been asking you to do for a while. Get involved with one of his activities (even if you don't like it) or ask him what special thing he would like you to do just for him today.  (Not saying this should be an excuse, but this will avoid him asking one of his female friends or his mother)

Do not give any occasion for him to cast blame on you, and pray earnestly... Romans 13:14 - (KJV)

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof

Pray also that he would be a man of the word that he will be able to be strong when temptation strikes.  

Remember, make it a point to pray the scriptures over your husbands in the areas where he is weak quickly and consistently.  Pray the desired outcome and not the problem.  Don't leave your husband expose to the "evil, strange and or whorish woman!"  Keep your eyes on your prize.  You've worked for it, you've earned it and it was given to you by God.  Trust God if you and your husband are challenged by these women.  Pray in faith that He would keep his heart pure and undivided as you enjoy the blessings of life and each other. 

Make it a "Just Do It" for your husband day! 
Please share your success stories/challenges and or leave your comments.  
All for a better relationship and an exciting life!

God Bless and Keep the Faith!

Virtuous Jewel