第二十五天 寻得理想的伴侣

第二十五天 寻得理想的伴侣

为儿子祷告

主啊，除非你对他的计划是持守单身，否则我要祷告求你为我的儿子×××预备一位理想的婚姻伴侣，求你在适当的时刻差派一位合适的伴侣，并清楚地引领他，使他知道谁是那一位。我祷告我的孩子在面对婚姻的抉择时能完全顺服，并得听你的声音，使他所做的决定是依据你所说的话语，而不是肉体的爱慕。我祷告他能专心仰赖你，不倚靠自己的聪明；在他一切所行的事上都认定你，你就必指引他的路(参箴3：5～6)。

装备他那位理想的伴侣，帮助我的孩子能分辨并确实知道谈恋爱与神所预备的终身伴侣之间的不同。如果他对一位很不合适的人产生了感情，我祷告求你能切断这份感情。帮助他明白除非你是婚姻的中心，否则婚姻便无法持续；除非得到你的祝福，否则这婚姻就不会蒙福。因为你的话语说："若不是耶和华建造房屋，建造的人就枉然劳力。"(诗 127:1)我祷告求你能建造孩子的婚姻，使他们的家因此被建立起来。

当他真的找到理想的结婚对象时，我祷告这个人是你忠诚敬虔的仆人，能爱你并活出你的心意，也能像是我自己的孩子一般，并能时时成为家中其他人的祝福。一旦孩子结了婚，我祈求你让他的未来不发生离婚的事端，愿他们不遭受任何精神、情绪、或身体方面的凌虐，相反的，使他们在精神、感情、身体各方面合而为一，永无隔阂。我祷告求你拯救他们脱离一切会破坏他们婚姻关系的离婚、分居、或绝裂。赐给他们坚定的决心，愿意彼此忠诚，并清除一切不忠的诱惑。

愿他拥有一个人生的伴侣，也是最亲密的朋友。愿他们在人生的每一天当中都能彼此忠诚、互相怜爱、善解人意、细心敏锐、互敬互重、充满情意、宽恕扶持、关心相爱。

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.

为女儿祷告

主啊，除非你对她的计划是持守单身，否则我要祷告求你为我的女儿×××预备一位理想的婚姻伴侣，求你在适当的时刻差派一位合适的伴侣，并清楚地引领她，使她知道谁是那一位。我祷告我的孩子在面对婚姻的抉择时能完全顺服，并得听你的声音，使她所做的决定是依据你所说的话语，而不是肉体的爱慕。我祷告她能专心仰赖你，不倚靠自己的聪明；在她一切所行的事上都认定你，你就必指引她的路(参箴3：5～6)。

装备她那位理想的伴侣，帮助我的孩子能分辨并确实知道谈恋爱与神所预备的终身伴侣之间的不同。如果她对一位很不合适的人产生了感情，我祷告求你能切断这份感情。帮助她明白除非你是婚姻的中心，否则婚姻便无法持续；除非得到你的祝福，否则这婚姻就不会蒙福。因为你的话语说："若不是耶和华建造房屋，建造的人就枉然劳力。"(诗 127:1)我祷告求你能建造孩子的婚姻，使她的家因此被建立起来。

当她真的找到理想的结婚对象时，我祷告这个人是你忠诚敬虔的仆人，能爱你并活出你的心意，也能像是我自己的孩子一般，并能时时成为家中其他人的祝福。一旦孩子结了婚，我祈求你让她的未来不发生离婚的事端，愿他们不遭受任何精神、情绪、或身体方面的凌虐，相反的，使他们在精神、感情、身体各方面合而为一，永无隔阂。我祷告求你拯救他们脱离一切会破坏他们婚姻关系的离婚、分居、或绝裂。赐给他们坚定的决心，愿意彼此忠诚，并清除一切不忠的诱惑。

愿她拥有一个人生的伴侣，也是最亲密的朋友。愿他们在人生的每一天当中都能彼此忠诚、互相怜爱、善解人意、细心敏锐、互敬互重、充满情意、宽恕扶持、关心相爱。

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.

节录自《如何为你的孩子祷告》一书第二十五章