6 Easy Steps on How to Pray for a Good Husband
Are You Searching for the Right Man? Here's How to Pray and Get Results!
Learning how to pray for a husband is not as complicated as it may seem. One of the biggest myths of the day is that there is a great shortage of "good" men. It’s not that there is a shortage of good men, many women are searching for good men in all the wrong places.
If you’re searching for a good man, you probably won’t find him at school, work, on the train, the mall, or your church (I’ll explain why later).
Before you continue your search for a husband, take a deep breath and relax—if you are alive, you still have time. Here are 6 easy steps that worked for me when I prayed for a husband.
6 Steps to Follow to Pray for a Good Husband
- Write your prayer request on paper
- Fold your letter up and pray over it
- Bury the letter in the ground
- Ask others to pray for a husband for you
- Pray without ceasing
- Don’t assume that the first man you meet is the right "one"
1. Write Your Prayer Request on Paper
When I was praying for a husband, I decided to write my request on paper to God. There is something special about writing to God on paper. It’s like you’re pouring your heart out to Him.
Then you’re going to pray the request back to God. For example, let’s say you wrote: “Dear God, please help me to find the right husband.” You’re going to read and pray your request back to Him.
Now, I have to be honest, I probably wrote God more than a dozen letters about finding a husband until He finally answered my prayers. So, if God doesn’t answer you immediately, don’t give up hope. He hears your prayers—even on paper. Remember, His time is not our time.
Important Note: In your letter to God, make sure you are very specific on the type of husband you want. For instance:
- A Godly man.
- A man who will love me.
- A man with a good sense of humor.
- A man that is handsome, but with a good personality.
- A man who will never abuse me.
- A dedicated man that will never leave me.
- A man that has a strong relationship with Christ.
This is just a sample list. Feel free to use it—you can make your list as long as you desire.
2. Fold Your Letter Up and Pray Over It
This doesn’t have to be a long prayer, just a short prayer like: “Lord, I believe you will answer my prayers.”
The main idea is that God needs to hear your prayers, so you really have to put that intent behind it. If you open up your heart to God, He will hear you and He will listen to your prayers.
3. Bury the Letter in the Ground
Yes, I know. This may sound a bit strange. After all that work, you’re going to bury the letter? In reality, I started burying my prayer request letters in the ground, at the beach, after I got married. I did something a little unorthodox when I was single (like this isn’t). Now, it’s important to note that when I started praying to God for a husband, I was very young, so my tactics were a bit odd.
I would write letters to God, pray over them, and throw them out the window while riding down the road in a car. This may sound funny to you, but I truly felt that God would send an angel to report the details of the letter back to Heaven. Then He would answer them.
As I matured in Christ, He revealed to me that He read the details of my request even before the ink from my pen dried on the paper.
4. Ask Others to Pray for a Husband for You
When two or more people are gathered for prayer, God is in the midst (Matthew 18:20). Just make sure you choose people that can actually get a prayer through. There is no point in asking someone to pray for you if they never seem to get their prayers answered.
Keep in mind, the person that you ask for prayer doesn’t have to be married. I remember asking anyone that I knew who could get a prayer through. I personally asked the elderly mothers in the church who got their prayers answered from God.
If you decide to ask a minister in your church to pray for you, make sure you are specific. Don’t just say, “Pray that I find a man.” That sounds too desperate. Say something like: “Pray that I find the ‘right’ husband,” or “Pray that God helps me to find a good husband.”
Also, never walk up to a prophet or minister out of the blue and say: “Pray that I get a husband.”
I tried that once when I was single with a prophet that came to our church to preach. I thought that he would prophesize about my future husband. I assumed that he would say: “God told me that you are going to get married soon.”
I was totally wrong. Instead, he said, “Oh, okay.” Then he walked away. I was so embarrassed. Thank goodness, no one was around to hear my desperate plea.
Save yourself the embarrassment and don’t make the same mistake I did.
5. Pray Without Ceasing
Pray daily until God answers your prayers like in: 1 Thessalonians 5:17. Just make sure that this isn’t your only prayer. It’s sort of rude to come to the Creator and beg Him for a husband as soon as you wake up in the morning. Also, when you pray, ask God to prepare you to be a good wife. Often, some women will pray for a husband, but they won’t prepare themselves spiritually for a husband.
6. Don’t Assume That the First Man You Meet Is the Right "One"
Remember, Satan knows that you’re in the market for a husband. So, he will try to distract you by sending the wrong men. Just because a man is a Christian, pastor, or a good choir boy doesn’t mean he’s the one that God has for you. After I asked God to help me find a husband, I ran into a few duds along the way. Years later, I looked them up on Facebook, and I am so glad I didn’t get involved with them.
It’s very important that you seek God for a husband. When you meet a potential mate, He will let you know whether or not your prospective husband is the one.
Also, it’s important to know that God isn’t predictable. I assumed that I would meet my husband at my church. I imagined him walking in one Sunday morning. I lived about 50 miles away from my church. My future husband lived only 15–20 minutes away from where I lived at the time. So, you never know where you will meet your future husband.
Bonus: Leave It in God’s Hands
When you have prayed for God to find a husband, trust in Him completely. Don’t worry about when, where, or how you’re going to meet him. The moment that I stopped stressing over when I was going to meet the right one, that’s when God stepped in and introduced me to the love of my life. We have been married for 16 happy years.
So, if you feel super anxious about finding a husband, I understand how you feel. I was afraid that I would not meet the right man because I was told there was a shortage of men. That is simply not the case. If it is in God’s plan for you to get married, you will eventually get married.
This article is accurate and true to the best of the author’s knowledge. Content is for informational or entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for personal counsel or professional advice in business, financial, legal, or technical matters.
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I Just love this ..wonderful
God let my future husband locate me this year in Jesus name Amen
I have been married before for 15 years to an abusive husband and now divorced. I don't want to continue to be lonely. I pray that God grant me a God fearing , loving, caring and faithful husband and may I be prepared too to match my future husband while waiting. I know God's time is not our time and He is always on time. I believe, trust and have faith that it will be done in Jesus Christ' name Amen!
I have prayed that God will seen me my husband this year. I'm 51 and haven't been married my children are married. I desire it.
I pray to meet my future husband this year.so tired of being single and broken..just went through a lot of unhealthy relationships..praying God that this time He will give me a good God fearing man who could love me unconditionally..In Jesus Name Amen!
I was married almost 28 years to a verbally and emotionally abusive husband. We are now divorced. Please pray I find a godly husband.
Also praying for a gift of a good husband. Just went through a deceitful relationship. Praying the next person will be my God sent husband. Let His Will be Done.
Please pray for me ,for a future Godly loving husband
Everyone will you please pray I meet my future husband before 2019 is over.. I pray for a honest loving god fearing that knows and loves the lord someone who loves my children and me ...Stabilty is caring and trustworthy and please lord something to look at.. in the name of Jesus I pray.. Amen! Also pray you prepare me to get ready for my husband as well.
I am praying for all my singles out here. May The Lord bring us our spouse and give us healthy babies. In the mighty powerful name of Jesus! 2019 is our year’
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Thank you for your post. Please pray for me to a Godly husband, how will love me and take good care of me. A husband who will respect me and has fear of God in every thing he is doing. A husband who is a Widower with a boy and a girl that are grown-up. A man from Imo State. A man that is financially balanced and good-looking. Thanks.
please i need prayer to show me if this i met is he my own man if it is let it go well if it is not let there be obstacle
I wrote my letter today. Thank you
wow!! Thank you very much I pray too to God to give me a God fearing husband, honest, loving and caring please pray for me
I was very moved by your story. How wonderful that God answered your prayers and has given you such blessing with your marriage. I give Our Lord thanks every day for all the blessings he has given me. I have had a lot of heartache in my life with relationships and now pray every day that he will send a gorgeous kind and gentle Christian man to love me. I have taken your advice and as part of my daily prayers I am writing him a letter. My God shine his light upon you and may you both walk in grace Amen.
Thank you for the writeup, this is great, i pray also that i meet the right and Godly man this year that will love me unconditionally, am gentle, calm and love God, i used my attitude to drive men away and some snatched by friend from me, i now face with the reality now that am not in my 20s. God help me with good character
Dear Lord.
I pray that you bless me with a good loving and caring husband, a man that loves God more than anything. A man that will bring joy, peace and happiness in my life. An honest and faithful man. A man that will support and protect me. Prepare me to be all that he wants and needs. In Jesus name. Amen
Wow thank you for your write up. You built your foundation of finding a good husband in christ.
My earnest prayer is to get married this year to a Godly Anglican christain man, who is a medical doctor and is and works in my state of origin. This is my prayer through Jesus Christ my Lord. Thank you Almight Father for answering my prayers. Also grant the requests of other women in this platform in Jesus name Amen.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ME FOR A GOOD HUSBAND
Loving Jesus, I thank you for my life and my wonderful son Debonaire Valdez.
I pray for a husband that truly loves you first above anything. For him to be strong in your word every day and walks with you at all times. for the man to be caring and loving understanding and to be together with you in good, happy times and hard trials to come to always stand still for you to direct him in all your ways. Please my Lord let this husdand come thru the Holy Spirit Amen Amen
Lord Jesus I pray for. A Godly man.
2. A man who will love me.
3. A man with a good sense of humor.
4. A man that is handsome, but with a good personality.
5. A man who will never abuse me.
6. A dedicated man that will never leave me.
7. A man that has a strong relationship with Christ
Thank you Lord,
Thanks for sharing this is really helpful i pray God would answer my prayers
Thank you.the story is so touching,everyone has is own time and i believe God will answer to our needs as we continue praying without ceasing.Be blessed alot
i need your prayers
I have suitors, i am really confused i dont know who to choose....i need help please!
pliz pray for me also 2 meet my soulmate.
I'm so happy for you, wonderful testimony. I pray that God gives me the right life partner. Please i want you to pray for me. Thanks
Am amazed with the testimony , I pray God will help me find future husband, Godly Husband that has fear of God. Please please help pray to get my self ready to be good wife .
What a great testimony you have. Will you pray for me that I will redeem the time while I'm waiting on God to get me and my amazing future husband ready for marriage? (I don't even have a boyfriend haha)
I felt encouraged by your words and i belive the lord will surely give me my rightful future partner
Am blessed by your write up,my pastor told me year ago I should pray about marital delay.my relationship always ends up in break up,I have pray n fast no result am really worry what can I do
please pray for me to meet a good christian man that God with bless me with and when he feels i am fit as a women and ready a christian to receive this man of God. Thank you and God bless everyone
Thank you for sharing!
Ladies I’ll pray for each of you, if you please pray for me.. 2019 will be our year for living, caring husband! God willing
I didn't know what to do until I read your article. I am inspired by it, thank you. May God bless me with mine.
My God answer me as he answered you. thank you for sharing this. May God bless me with a happy and lovely family. Amen
Thanks a million , its so good to av u educate & encourage us to control our anger, its a destroyer of good things if not well- handled ....av struggled for so long with it until a year ago wn i identified it as a minus & started praying....
Online prayer is a really good way of communicating prayer, especially when you are feeling despondent (or even desperate?!?) at the prayer not being answered
Thank so you much! I just send in my prayer request.
I have really learnt alot..hoping to meet mine oneday..God bless u
great am really motivated by your words. i pray i meet the love of my life soon
Wow! Thanks for the encouraging words. Just when I was about to give up. I pray that God helps me to find a good husband. Lord, I believe you will answer my prayers. Pray for me as I pray for continue blessings in your marriage..
Thank you for these steps. I pray that God will help me find a good husband, that is loving godly, dedicated, the one that will not leave me or abuse me in Jesus name amen.Lord God please prepare me to be a good wife in Jesus name amen.
Thank you for sharing this information because i will be praying for a husband, i have been single for a long time and have never lived with a man, I will be very specific with God because i am looking for a long lasting relationship.. please keep me in prayer
Thank you so much for this. It was just what I needed to hear!
In agreement to that
As I read through your steps it dawned on me that I was meant to stumble on ur post this time in my life and as tears field my eyes I prayed for consistency and strength to do as you stated
Wow I'm so encourage with your message i pray God give me a good husband.
Father in the name of Jesus. Please locate my husband to me. A husband who fears God and is loving in Jesus's name I pray Amen....
I pray dear Heavenly Father for a Godly man who will be dedicated, love me, never leave me, never abuse me.
Woow am so encouraged, i have been making this prayer for quite a while now, but i gotta exercise patience now i see
I pray in corporate for this prayer
Almighty God YOU heard our prayer Give me the ideal man Amen
Father in heaven please send the right husband my way .amen
I’m praying for the right man to come into my life. I am ready to be a mother. I have met a lot of horrible men who abused me emotionally, and physically. I believe and trust in the Lord to provide me with the man of my dreams to show me true love. In God’s name. Amen
Please for me to find love and get a husband.
i pray i meet the right man god hear me
lord i really want to marry Harshi Kher..if u consider her right for me please bless us..guide me to the right girl father..ijnip..amen..
?is it possible that your ex could be your
chosen one from God. We haven't seen each others in yrs . We just happened to see each other last Thursday..hhmmm?
I have been trying to seek and build my own woman without the consent of my God and each time I tried I fail and loose without any fault on my side, this moment am seeking for God intervention to lead me to a woman of Christ and beautiful in mind and soul
What if you are already married but it seems to be going astray? Wondering will these same steps get God's attention& answers for an already married couple.
Pls thanks very much i have learn something tkday
I was the one who divorced my husband after 15 years. I could not anymore live with years upon years of physical and mental abuse, neglect, and adultry. I tried over and over - I pleaded, cried, turned my eye, I sought God for guidance repeatedly. I Tried everything and No change, it only got worse as time went on. So with a pained heart that I’m afraid will never be the same, I started the process to end our marriage. I felt that no change and a worsening situation meant ending it the path He was showing me. Now, Years later, here I am. I’ve prayed daily and written for a kind Husband, and since I have no family beyond my children, prayers from others are appreciated.
I very much want safe love, from someone who wipes tears and brings me joy and peace, instead of causing tears and pain without care. I want to be chosen time and again, and not abandoned. I want a man who sees my children as a blessing and not a burden, like a couple others I’ve met in recent years illustrated to me. I’d like a tote ring, hardworking, financially stable man that is kind and respectful to myself and those around him, and loves my children as his own. I want companionship and connection, someone to walk beside each day.
I have a lot of love and support to give and I am ready to be the best wife for him. If only the right man sent by God would come. Please hear my prayers. Amen
Greetings and hello, you stated in the reading to bury the prayer letters. My question is; if I bury it in a city where I don’t think I will reside in long, would this matter. By the way, this is a wonderful technique to assist in prayers to God.
Awesome letter!!!! thank you Father God!!!!!! Bless their marrige enjoyably and abunduntly.
God bless.
Thank you so much, I have been praying for a husband and I believe that God will blessed with the desires of my heart. To God be the Glory.
Praying for my relationship to get back health And on track. This gives me hope reading this I am very interested in just wirtting. To God . Gives me so much hope
Thank you so much for the loving advice. Gives me hope. I have been single for many years and like you said met many many 'milk duds'. I feel now is the right time and I am asking God to guide me, not only to find me the good husband but to help me be the right person to him too. God bless you and your husband's relationship.
I have been praying to God for him to lead me to my husband and i still believe that he is a God who answers our prayers.and i know as he has said in the scriptures that he will complete my joy when i ask he will give me.
Thanks for the steps
I strongly believed, my God Almighty Jesus Christ, son of David, has answered all my prayers.
Thank you Lord, Jesus Christ for I give my all to you and please continue covering me with your precious Blood, for there is power mighty in your Blood in Jesus Christ name I pray. Amen
I pray to God to provide me better husband for me, not just a husband, A husband that will be a mother and father to me, A husband that will take tears from my eye, A husband that will the fear of God, A husband that will always worship God, A husband believe that there is one God today and forever, A husband that will love me and never leave me alone in time of sadness, A husband that i will have all the baby in my womb for, A husband that will be with me forever that is the man am praying for and May Allah answer my prayer over all my prayer point Insha Allahu(Aaamin)
I have been trusting God for a husband for the last 12 years now and still i haven't give up, husband who will love me, a God fearing husband, caring, a man whom we will walk together serving God
Praying for Good decent kind loving faithful god loving husband.
I would like for him to be financially secured including myself where we can grow together in christ and our relationship. I would also like for him to be handsome but not a jerk and stuck on himself and who likes to take romantic getaways and who likes going to the movies,dinner dates and most importantly love attending church is a must.
i love family and having family get togethers and i
Thank you I really needed some good advice on this topic......So thank you for sharing these steps.
I just in you my God for a man of my heart desire please fastening his footsteps please Lord.and I pray for a better me as a wife to be.thank you Jamie I just needed this.i want my own husband not another man's own.i put my trust in you God.
Praying for a faithful... Man, who will wipe my tears and father my princess.....
Oh God my father, help me to find the man you have prepare to be my husband, a Godly man, a man that will love, a man that will cherish me, a man that will have the fear of God in his heart, a lovely man. Lord i believe that you have done it.
Eve been praying for having good man in my life who’s going to be handsome and at the same time kind, not abusive, good leader, financially stable, and good father to my kids since last year with is 2017, but 3 months ago I stoped pray for this hope, because I totally lost trust in men, people, in love, in hope, and in faith. Mostly guys who interested in me are not even my type, or not even financially stable, or if they are in my type they are married or totally Jerks who doesn’t even want to try to be a father. I though to my self, I am just waisted my time to ask and not get what I need. I absolutely hate those sugar daddies, because they just want sex but not love. I prefer Love verses than crazy men who has sex with bunch of women who sleeps with them, just for their pocket. Yes, I will love to be taking care by my men, but not by a men who sleeps with different yang kitties where is love will never exist. Now, I am just asking God in my daily prayers, not to get hurt again by Jerks who just want to use women like a glove, and protect me from those crazy people, give me beauty inside and out rest of my life. I lost faith on everything
Prayer that God send me a loving, honoring, emotionally present man that enjoys me, loves me, respects me as I do him. I open myself up to this great love. My husband is a wonderful provider, the servant leader for us. He is financially sound and has savings, abundances and provides. He gives his time to others and to me. There is no doubt he has my back and I have his. Love is around us and abounds. We laugh, support, worship, travel, give one another.
I am ready for this great love God. There is no hesitation, no doubt, no games. We are together and we are love for one another - we enhance each other. We create a family.
Thank you for this man in my love. We are married and it is right. In 2018 we are together in person and growing in our relationship. We know, there is a knowing, a peace, a calm. I love this man before I know him and he loves me.
Amen
Hi God, humbly I pray give me a sweet lovely man, who loves n honours u, one we can bow to worship u, I'm 47 yrs , help me to pray, want to Mary be4 end of this year.
Dear God help me and my beloved marry soon and end our suffering.
Thanks so much for this article. I have been praying for a husband for the last 3 years. I fasted from men and spent time, focusing on my relationship with God and becoming a better woman. After a year of prayers and believing, an amazing man walked in my life and swepted me off my feet. We ended up finding out that we went to the same church (unknowingly for the last 4 years) and truthfully he was exactly what I prayed for. Well after a year he walked away from me. (We had an amazing relationship and I knew he was my husband) but months later we tried again. And after 2 years together, he left again. Many asked well what happened? Nothing. We had disagreements, but nothing that would make a man just up and leave. We were best friends. I'm 28 years old, college grad and worked very hard as a single mom (i had a 6 year old at the time) and grew up as a minsters kid. So I have always knew where my help comes from! Well today, it's been 3 months since he left and I feel better than last year (I was left depressed and went to counseling with my church every week). I am writing this because when you are praying hard for a husband, the enemy can send you distractions that mimic what you have prayed for. I was happy but lost 2 years thinking that man that I fell in love with was my husband. In the midst of heartbreak, God has blessed me with many blessings. Whatever God has for me and my son, is for us. I am very ready for my husband and have excepted the "waiting" part. So I will take your lovely advice and start writing my prayers out (as I have done that before). I believe that my husband will come in God's timing and not my own.
God bless you and your marriage
Lord I come before you right now I have a few thoughts in mind as I begin to pray I've been broken by the woman that I love the woman that I was supposed to spend my life with a Christian Walker and Ministry with I found myself laying on the spiritually thinking that I was ready to surrender and then these words of the song came to my mind but you keep me from falling everywhere except on my knees and I realized if I would just Rise to my knees and begin to pray and there is where I realized that I can not give up on you I can not give up on love true love is out there and I will find this true love that's where I grew my strength to stand on my feet begin to fight my way through this trial and I do believe that my love is out there I believe God. That diamond in the rough that you have for me is somewhere out there I believe in that true love for me she is out there somewhere
Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
In Jesus name I pray
Thanks for your advice, I pray God gives me and my sisters good husbands so we can be happy
Ooh God help me to get the women tht i wll spend the rest off my lyf wth her
Please pray that God sends me a God fearing man that will love me unconditionally. Someone that I will recognize he was sent by God. I'm 41 years old and my hope is growing dim. I want to be able to get married and still have children for him and enjoy my marriage with him.
Lord Jesus I know you hear me I want a good husband who will alwaz be on my side no matter what comes on our way
Please Lord, send a good husband for my daughter. Give her patience while we wait. I will trust in You. I ask this in Jesus's name, Amen. Thank you
But what if it's a certain person...
Thanks May God bless you for this piece. Please pray along with me I am becoming weary and have become an object of mockery all around me I need God to send me my husband fast.
thanks for the good work
I pray You God. Teach me how wait and surrender to Your perfect time. Because You are my Father and You know me. I want to honor You through this marriage. I want to be more like Christ! I want to consecrate You, like Anne consacrates her son Samuel. Amen!
This is a nice one.I will do all that is in your write up but you need to help me with step 4;ask others to pray for a husband for you.You will help me out there by praying fervently for a husband for me.I don't want it to exceed this year.
Its really nice and I have picked some thing out of it right know I have aguy and we have abay but what he does it doesnt show love to words me yet he is a born again instead of sitting down and we talk about what he has done he will ask for space so am here please pray for me
It’s important to write it down.
Dear god.. help me to find a godly man to be my partner in life. A man with a goodheart please god guide me. You know what's best for me. I trust in you lord. I surrender it all for u. Thanks lord.. amen.
It has been challenging waiting for God to send me a husband. I’m 41 and soo lonely sometimes. I’m active in ministry, but at the age where I’m ready to have a leader, partner, friend and love as we help establish Gods kingdom here on earth. 1 can put 1.000 to flight, but 2 can put 10,000
Rebecca you are also in my prayers. Keep a positive attitude!
Robin I am praying for you. Keep your hopes up I know you can find the perfect husband!
I am looking for a good husband
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