1 peter 3:7NLT
In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered.
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Major things that hinder our prayers is inappropriate relationship with your marriage partner, your wife or your husband.
Marriage is a covenant. God is a covenant keeper and His blessed greatly those who are faithful in keeping their covenant. He has said in His word that "A faithful Man shall abound with blessings" proverbs 28:20.
When you treat your marriage partner with honour and respect, then your prayer is answered quickly. And when you abuse your marriage partner, then your prayer is hindered.
How can you abuse your marriage partner?
When you're unfaithful to your marriage partner.
When you are insensitive to the need of your marriage partner.
When you are physically abusive to your marriage partner.
When you deny you marriage partner of sex or use sex as a bargaining or punishing tool.
When you do not provide for or truly serve your marriage partner.
When you refuse to take care of the children who are the product of your marriage.
So, if in any way you have abused your marriage, this is the right time to repent before God and before your spouse. Repentance involves two critical element.
a. Confessing your sin
b. Forsaking the sin.
If one of these is not there, then there is no repentance.
We must confess the sin.
The Bible made us know in the book
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness
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Confess your sin to your marriage partner and God will forgive you.
The book of James 4:16a says;
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed
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We must forsake the sin. There must be a U-turn otherwise there is no repentance. Then person who covers his/her sin shall not prosper. But he who confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy. Forsaking your sin releases God's mercy upon your life.
Proverbs 28:13
I pray, You will fine the mercy of God today.
You can say this commitment today.
I truly repent of all I have done wrong to my marriage partner.
I decide today to treat my marriage partner with honour and respect according to the will of God.
I receive God's mercy and answer to all my prayer.
Thanks for your time.
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