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10 Tips for Praying with Your Spouse

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 10, 2021 | Spiritual Intimacy in Marriage

Praying with your husband can be challenging. Many of us aren’t comfortable praying out loud, and so we’re not sure how to bring prayer into our marriage. In fact, I had a man email recently saying, “you have lots of articles on initiating sex, but...

If You Pray Hard Enough, Will God Stop Your Husband from Abusing You?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 22, 2020 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Can you change an abusive marriage just by praying hard and having enough faith? A while ago a woman sent me in a letter criticizing me for saying that it’s okay for women to divorce in cases of abuse, because I should be telling women to have faith for a...

3 Key Things to Pray Over Your Sex Life

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 3, 2017 | Faith, Sex, Sexual Intimacy

Do you pray for your sex life? And are you praying selflessly? It may seem strange to pray about sex, but I have to ask–why? Sex is the peak of intimacy, and a gift God designed for you and your husband–what better thing is there to pray for your marriage...

God Is Not a Vending Machine

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 12, 2016 | Faith

Do we treat God too tritely–like He exists to do our will? My daughter made a video this week about all the stupid graphics she sees on Instagram and Facebook, and I thought she was spot on. I want to comment on how some of this has to do with marriage, too, but...

The War Room is Coming! It’s Time to Pray

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 8, 2015 | Faith

Prayer can transform a marriage. We know that. We hear it all the time. But maybe you’ve been praying for years and nothing is happening. Or maybe prayer is just so BORING. You fall asleep praying. You can’t concentrate. It isn’t working for you. I...

On the War Room: On Prayer and Fighting the Marriage Battle

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 9, 2015 | Faith

On Monday night I watched a streaming version of the War Room so I could tell you about it today for Wifey Wednesday. The War Room is all about prayer–how a wife who starts to pray can bring such changes to her marriage. I’ve been on a journey of prayer...