DAY 15-POWER OF A PRAYING WIFE (PRAY FOR HIS REPUTATION)

So, we are halfway through our 30 days of prayer for our husbands or loved one. And, it's been a wonderful journey. Personally, I've learned more about Neil, prayer, and have grown closer to God in the process. It's been cool to see just how detailed our prayers can be for someone.
Today, we will pray for reputations. The bible says, "a good name is to be chosen over great riches" (Proverbs 22:1). Reputations present us with credibility. There are many things that can damage reputations like gossip and evil influences. Prayer allows one to pray against these things or even believe for God to redeem a reputation if it's been tarnished already.
There is a sense of joy when you hear others speak of your spouse or loved one with a great deal of respect. It always makes me happy to hear my family and friends rave about Neil with terms like: kind, hard-working, talented, supportive, friendly, and one in a million! I acknowledge and value that how others view him will ultimately effect his current and future relationships with others. There is saying that goes,
"we will be known forever by the tracks we leave."

Prayer by: Stormie Omartian
Lord, I pray that (name of person you are praying for) will have a reputation that is untarnished. I know that a man is often valued "by what others say of him" (Proverbs 27:21), so I pray that he will be respected in our town and people will speak highly of him. You've said in Your Word that " a curse without cause shall not alight" (Proverbs 26:2). I pray that there would never be any reason for bad things to be said of him. Keep him out of legal entanglements. Protect us from lawsuits and criminal proceedings. Deliver him from his enemies, O God. Defend him from those who rise up to do him harm (Psalm 59:11). Fight against those who fight against him (Psalm 35:1). In You, O Lord, we put our trust. Let us never be put to shame (Psalm 71:1). If You are for us, who can be against us (Romans 8:31)?
Your Word says that " a good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire" (Matthew 7:18,19). I pray that my husband will bear good fruit out of the goodness that is within him, and that he will be known by the good that he does. May the fruits of honesty, trustworthiness, and humility sweeten all his dealings so that his reputation will never be spoiled.
Preserve his life from the enemy, hide him from the secret counsel of the wicked. Pull him out of any net which has been laid for him (Psalm 31:4). Keep him safe from the evil of gossiping mouths. Where there has been ill spoken of him, touch the lips of those who speak it with Your refining fire. Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion who seek to destroy his life: let them be driven backward and brought to dishonor who wish him evil (Psalm 40:14). May he trust in You and not be afraid of what man can do to him (Psalm 56:11). For You have said whoever believes in You will not be put to shame (Romans 10:11). Lead him, guide him, and be his mighty fortress and hiding place. may his light so shine before men that they see his good works and glorify You, Lord (Matthew 5:16). AMEN!