How to Pray for an Unbelieving Husband as a Christian wife? Many believers got married without first knowing the Lord. And as the time came for one of the spouses to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, they are left with loved ones – family members, children, the other spouse – who are not yet believers of the Lord or won’t believe in the Lord. If you can relate to this, know that you are not alone, and your marriage is still in God’s hands. 1 Corinthians 7:14-16 says, For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
You are sanctifying your husband by your godliness even if he is still in the process. And who knows? Your husband might be saved because of your faith. You must be patient, gentle, and continuously loving to your husband, as long as he respects your faith and does not abuse you or show signs of violence toward you, as any such form of manipulation and control might be a different case. You can check this article to know more about an abusive husband.
It can be challenging as a wife to have encountered the truth and the love in Christ Jesus and yet have an unbelieving husband. As you patiently pray for your husband’s salvation and continuously show the same grace God had shown you when you were yet an unbeliever, there is always hope for your husband.
How do you pray for an unbelieving spouse? You can pray for him in this manner:
Heavenly Father, I lift my beloved husband to you. Thank You that it is Your will for him to be saved and get to know the truest love through Jesus Christ. I continuously contend in prayer for the salvation of his soul. May You encounter him and show him how much You love him. May he walk according to who You made him be and get to know his true identity and authority in Christ Jesus. He has such a wonderful destiny in Christ ahead. I am patiently waiting for Your promise, and I know that You will not fail me. You love my husband more than I can love him. Thank You for Your goodness and faithfulness in his life in Jesus’ name. Amen.
How to Pray for an Unbelieving Husband
Moreover, you can also declare God’s Word of Promise as you pray for your husband. It is one of the most powerful and effective ways of praying because you are uttering the very will of God. For instance, you can pray and declare Ephesians 3:18-19, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God. Here is a prayer:
Lord Jesus, thank You that my husband will come to know You and the depths of the Father’s love in his life. He will have the power to understand how wide, how long, how high, and how deep Your love is for him. May he experience the love of Christ and be made complete with all fullness of life and power that comes from God in Jesus’ name. Amen.
How to Pray for an Unbelieving Husband
What to do if your husband doesn’t believe in God?
If your husband doesn’t believe in God, continue to pray for him and live your life intimately to Jesus. Let your light shine before your husband so that he may see your good deeds and glorify God when his eyes are opened. Don’t force him to believe in God and don’t argue with his beliefs. Continue to be the loving wife that he married; a wife who takes care of her husband’s needs as well as respects and honors him as the Bible commanded (see Ephesians 5:22).
As you continuously pray for your husband, let your gentleness and kindness win him over to the Lord. If the Holy Spirit leads you, you can also invite him to pray with you and let him listen to your prayers for him. He doesn’t need to say anything, simply listen to your prayers for him. As you speak life to his identity and declare God’s Word for his future, these seeds are powerful enough to soften his heart and someday win him to Christ. You can check this article, “How to Get Your Husband to Pray with You,” which may help you with inviting your husband to prayer.
Moreover, let God do His part. As you seek the Lord first, it is a promise that all other things shall be added, including your husband’s salvation. You continuously focus on your intimacy and relationship with the Lord and let Him fight this battle for you. This is not yours to control; you cannot force your husband into believing in God. But let the Lord show His power and mighty move in encountering your husband supernaturally. You can also check this article, which may help you in your walk with the Lord, “How to Be a Praying Wife.”
May God bless you and your husband and be the center of your marriage in God’s perfect will and time. We declare life, blessing, and salvation to your husband in Jesus’ name.