LORD, I INVITE YOUR PRESENCE to dwell in our relationship. I pray that You would protect Steve and me from any kind of
breakdown of communication. Heal any brokeness in each of us and in our relationship. Enable us to always share our thoughts and feelings and refuse to be people who don’t talk. Teach us to trust each other enough to share our deepest hopes, dreams,fears, and struggles with one another. Help us to spend time communicating with You every day so that our communication with each other will always be excellent. Teach us how to openly expressl ove for one another, and keep us from any laziness or selfishness that would cause us to neglect to do that. Help us to refuse to speak words that tear down, but only words that build up (Ephesians 4:29). Deliver us from any temptation to lie to each other about anything or deal falsely with one another (Leviticus 19:11). Help us to be totally honest and open about everything. Teach us to speak with
truth, wisdom, instruction, and understanding. We don’t want to be “always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth” (2 Timothy 3:7). Teach us to listen to one another and recognize the signs in each other that give us greater understanding. Help us find things we enjoy doing together so that we will grow closer and not apart. Enable us to be able to communicate love, appreciation, and honor to each other at all times. Teach us to recognize the enemy’s plan to
steal, rob, and destroy our relationship. Enable us to understand his methods and see his attempts to stir up strife and miscommunication between us. Help us to take instant authority over any attack he brings against us—especially in the area of communication. Help us to settle all matters of disagreement between us in a loving,compromising, and considerate manner. Enable us to always be in unity with You and with each other. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen