One of the most important things you can do right now to prepare for marriage, is pray for your future spouse. Once you are married you will want to spend time praying together and this helps you to get in the habit of praying for your marriage. Sometimes it’s hard to know what to pray, especially since you probably don’t know the person yet. Here are a few suggestions.

* Pray that your future spouse is drawn closer to the Lord. In marriage, God needs to come first, otherwise it will crumble.

*Purity is hard, so pray that the Lord gives your future spouse strength to stay pure for you.

*Ask the Lord to prepare both of you for each other. There is so much that goes into marriage and each of you will have to adjust and give of yourselves to make it work. That can only be done through Christ’s power.

*A husband and wife need to have the same calling from God. Pray that He guides your future spouse and show him/her His plans for their life.

Of course there are many things you can pray for, this is just a start. I think you will find, though, that it is easier to keep yourself pure when you pray for your future spouse every day. It will remind you that the Lord has someone special picked out for you. Prayer is powerful. God hears you. Take time each day to pray for the husband or wife the Lord has chosen for you.