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Praying for Your Husband from Head to Toe: A Daily Guide to Scripture-Based Prayer
Powerful, effective prayer for your husband is easier than you think.“I have never seen a more practical book on how to pray for your husband.”—Gary Chapman, PhD, author of The Five Love Languages As a wife, no one is more called or qualified than you to pray for your husband. Yet sometimes, it’s hard to find the words. You What should I pray? How should I pray? What prayers does he need right now?In Praying for Your Husband from Head to Toe, Sharon Jaynes maps out sixteen areas of a man’s life to help you consistently and effectively cover your husband in prayer. From his mind and the thoughts he thinks, to his eyes and the images he sees, all the way down to his feet and the path he takes, Sharon teaches you how to pray for your husband in ways that are powerful, practical, and life-changing. You’ll learn how • Cover each area of your husband’s life with specific scriptural prayers, knowing that when you pray the Word of God, you pray the will of God. • Become a prayer warrior who is equipped and empowered for intercession that makes a difference in the physical and spiritual realms.• Stop your mind from wandering during prayer by following a pattern that helps you stay focused and fervent, with faith-filled expectancy.• Establish a habit of purposeful prayer in just a few dedicated minutes each day.Whether you’re newly married or you and your husband have grown gray together, you’ll use this prayer guide again and again to bless your marriage and your man.
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First published January 1, 2013
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October 16, 2014
Here is my review from my blog:
Let’s face it, we are ALL busy women. We run children here and there, tend our homes and care for friends. Some of us homeschool. Some of us volunteer too. Our tasks are endless. We meant to purposefully pray for our spouses, but that fell to the bottom of the rung, along with many other prayers. YES – I pray for my husband many times a day, but never like this. It’s nothing like I’ve ever seen. It would be a GREAT Bible Study with a good, Christ-filled group of women.
When you first glance through the book and start this 30-Day process, you might feel silly. Honestly, I did. It took me more than a few days to catch on to the brilliance of having scripted, organized prayers with Scriptures that back them up. HELLO! What a great weapon of prayer.
Ms. Jaynes give us a plan, diagram, map (insert your favorite) to pray for the WHOLE of your HUSBAND. 16 Physical Landmarks, she calls them.
His Mind – what he thinks about
His Eyes – what he looks at
His Ears – what he listens to
His Mouth – the words he speaks
His Neck – the decisions that turn his head….
and so on (Hey, I don’t want to give them all away).
Each day, for each Landmark, there is a scripture and a prayer passage. it’s wonderful. I’m going to share a couple that touched me from various days:
His Knees
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Mark 1:35
Lord, I entreat You to make my husband a man of prayer. Just as Jesus rose early in the morning to spend time alone with You, put a desire in my husband to take time during his busy day to get alone with You. I ask that prayer will not be something he feels he HAS to do but something he feels he GETS to do. Oh Lord, make my husband a man of prayer.
His Ring Finger
If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Philippians 2:1-2
Dear Lord, I pray mud husband and I will be unified in Christ and like-minded in love. Bless us with a deep-seated friendship as well as a deep-spirited love. Help us be one physically and spiritually, united by our common purpose of glorifying You in our marriage and in our lives. In Jesus’ name, Amen!
In the book there are something like 478 more of those fantastic Bible Verse/prayer combos.
This book will change your heart; it will change the way you pray; it will strengthen your marriage. I mean it. I learned more about how a man thinks than I ever really knew. The Devil wants marriage to fail. The Devil wants strong Christian men to fail. The Devil wants families to fail.
Get this book. Let’s stop that evil dude DEAD in his tracks.
I highly recommend it.
Blessings All,
Emily
Let’s face it, we are ALL busy women. We run children here and there, tend our homes and care for friends. Some of us homeschool. Some of us volunteer too. Our tasks are endless. We meant to purposefully pray for our spouses, but that fell to the bottom of the rung, along with many other prayers. YES – I pray for my husband many times a day, but never like this. It’s nothing like I’ve ever seen. It would be a GREAT Bible Study with a good, Christ-filled group of women.
When you first glance through the book and start this 30-Day process, you might feel silly. Honestly, I did. It took me more than a few days to catch on to the brilliance of having scripted, organized prayers with Scriptures that back them up. HELLO! What a great weapon of prayer.
Ms. Jaynes give us a plan, diagram, map (insert your favorite) to pray for the WHOLE of your HUSBAND. 16 Physical Landmarks, she calls them.
His Mind – what he thinks about
His Eyes – what he looks at
His Ears – what he listens to
His Mouth – the words he speaks
His Neck – the decisions that turn his head….
and so on (Hey, I don’t want to give them all away).
Each day, for each Landmark, there is a scripture and a prayer passage. it’s wonderful. I’m going to share a couple that touched me from various days:
His Knees
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Mark 1:35
Lord, I entreat You to make my husband a man of prayer. Just as Jesus rose early in the morning to spend time alone with You, put a desire in my husband to take time during his busy day to get alone with You. I ask that prayer will not be something he feels he HAS to do but something he feels he GETS to do. Oh Lord, make my husband a man of prayer.
His Ring Finger
If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Philippians 2:1-2
Dear Lord, I pray mud husband and I will be unified in Christ and like-minded in love. Bless us with a deep-seated friendship as well as a deep-spirited love. Help us be one physically and spiritually, united by our common purpose of glorifying You in our marriage and in our lives. In Jesus’ name, Amen!
In the book there are something like 478 more of those fantastic Bible Verse/prayer combos.
This book will change your heart; it will change the way you pray; it will strengthen your marriage. I mean it. I learned more about how a man thinks than I ever really knew. The Devil wants marriage to fail. The Devil wants strong Christian men to fail. The Devil wants families to fail.
Get this book. Let’s stop that evil dude DEAD in his tracks.
I highly recommend it.
Blessings All,
Emily
February 4, 2017
My mother in law gave this to me recently saying it was her favorite book of last year. All but the first two chapters consist of Scripture followed by a short prayer for your husband based on the verse. I did get some ideas of how to more specifically pray for my husband and I think I will be using Scripture more to direct how I pray, but in general, I have a very difficult time feeling as though reading prewritten prayers counts as genuine prayer. Personally, I always feel disconnected. Also, the actual "praying for your husband from head to toe" seems gimmicky; it's really just praying Scripture for your husband. But I guess writing a simple book that stated that wouldn't have sold. In any case, I felt like snickering at some of the various headings: particularly "his ring finger" (?) and "his sexuality" (not a body part; felt prudish).
March 19, 2017
I really appreciate this book. I know I need to lift up my husband more often in prayer, but sometimes I just lack creativity in WHAT to pray. I love that each section contains a verse and a prayer that goes along with it...and it covers his whole being, every realm of who he is and what he might be facing. With so much distraction out there I know the best place for me is by his side on my knees. This book helped me do that.
October 28, 2018
After enjoying sessions presented by Sharon Jaynes at She Speaks, I bought this book from the resource table. This is a wonderful, unique resource that every wife can use to strengthen her marriage.
Sharon first explains how prayer can be used to cover every part of your husband: his head (thoughts), hands (work), legs (spiritual stance), and so on. She tells you how prayer can literally transform your marriage, whether it is stagnant from the humdrums of daily living or on the brink of disaster.
The rest of the book is a 30-day plan for praying over each part of your husband’s mind, body, soul and spirit. She offers scriptures and guided prayer prompts for 30 days. Sharon suggests correlating the day of the month with that day’s round of prayers. She tells you to pray even when you don’t feel like praying, because it will soften your heart toward your husband and offer spiritual protection for your marriage.
Even though I’m a seasoned prayer warrior, I’m sad to say that I have not dedicated daily time to praying for my marriage. This book is now a powerful tool in my arsenal of fighting the spiritual battles in our marriage, and it is helping me find fresh hope. It’s a valuable resource for wives who want to work powerful change in their marriages.
Sharon first explains how prayer can be used to cover every part of your husband: his head (thoughts), hands (work), legs (spiritual stance), and so on. She tells you how prayer can literally transform your marriage, whether it is stagnant from the humdrums of daily living or on the brink of disaster.
The rest of the book is a 30-day plan for praying over each part of your husband’s mind, body, soul and spirit. She offers scriptures and guided prayer prompts for 30 days. Sharon suggests correlating the day of the month with that day’s round of prayers. She tells you to pray even when you don’t feel like praying, because it will soften your heart toward your husband and offer spiritual protection for your marriage.
Even though I’m a seasoned prayer warrior, I’m sad to say that I have not dedicated daily time to praying for my marriage. This book is now a powerful tool in my arsenal of fighting the spiritual battles in our marriage, and it is helping me find fresh hope. It’s a valuable resource for wives who want to work powerful change in their marriages.
January 6, 2019
Absolutely Fantastic! This is the best book I have read on praying for your husband and praying scripture.
The book is in two sections, first half explains why she has chosen to pray a certain way and he second half are the 30 days of prayers.
The book helped me to think outside of my own mindset and opened up new ways to cover my husband in prayer - the first time I just prayed the prayers in the book, each time I have read it after I have expanded the prayers and the scriptures as the book has taught me how to pray better.
I have found this book a great “teacher” and a great encourager but also a great read - when you go through seasons where you feel you don’t know what to pray or you “can’t” think what to pray or you’re angry and don’t want to pray reading and praying these prayers gets you back on the path.
This is my go to book, my absolute fav! A MUST HAVE book for every wife!!!
The book is in two sections, first half explains why she has chosen to pray a certain way and he second half are the 30 days of prayers.
The book helped me to think outside of my own mindset and opened up new ways to cover my husband in prayer - the first time I just prayed the prayers in the book, each time I have read it after I have expanded the prayers and the scriptures as the book has taught me how to pray better.
I have found this book a great “teacher” and a great encourager but also a great read - when you go through seasons where you feel you don’t know what to pray or you “can’t” think what to pray or you’re angry and don’t want to pray reading and praying these prayers gets you back on the path.
This is my go to book, my absolute fav! A MUST HAVE book for every wife!!!
August 29, 2021
This is a great resource if you are hungry to build your prayer life. It has a daily guide that walks you head to toe and is so beautifully done.
Example:
HIS ARMS: "we also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need." Col 1:11
Oh mighty God, strengthen my husband with power according to Christ glorious might so that he may have Supernatural endurance and patience and every difficult circumstance. Give him the stamina and fortitude he needs to complete every task you have called him to do.
Example:
HIS ARMS: "we also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need." Col 1:11
Oh mighty God, strengthen my husband with power according to Christ glorious might so that he may have Supernatural endurance and patience and every difficult circumstance. Give him the stamina and fortitude he needs to complete every task you have called him to do.
October 29, 2021
This was beautifully written and easy to follow.
Warning: Know that when you draw nearer to God and you begin to pray for your husband to have a closer walk with Jesus , the enemy will do all he can to prevent these prayers from being answered.
My husband injured his knee and needed knee surgery, we experienced financial setbacks, we had family members to have serious health issues... persecution from the enemy is a real thing. Don't give up. Continue praying every single day for your husband believing that Jesus hears every prayer and in His perfect timing, they will be answered!
Warning: Know that when you draw nearer to God and you begin to pray for your husband to have a closer walk with Jesus , the enemy will do all he can to prevent these prayers from being answered.
My husband injured his knee and needed knee surgery, we experienced financial setbacks, we had family members to have serious health issues... persecution from the enemy is a real thing. Don't give up. Continue praying every single day for your husband believing that Jesus hears every prayer and in His perfect timing, they will be answered!
January 7, 2022
Most “prayer guides” have us focus one one area/topic at a time. For instance, “This week we will pray about the third fruit of the Spirit, PEACE, and how it is demonstrated in our daily lives.”
But, Praying for Your Husband from Head to Toe is different. Every day, for 30 days the reader is tasked with praying over sixteen (16) areas of her husband’s life. Àt first it was a bit daunting, but by the third or forth day I was really looking forward to this type of prayer.
I would also suggest that you have a separate journal that you use just for prayers for your husband/marriage!
But, Praying for Your Husband from Head to Toe is different. Every day, for 30 days the reader is tasked with praying over sixteen (16) areas of her husband’s life. Àt first it was a bit daunting, but by the third or forth day I was really looking forward to this type of prayer.
I would also suggest that you have a separate journal that you use just for prayers for your husband/marriage!
March 31, 2022
Absolutely Fantastic Read. At times you just don't know what to pray for but this book gives you scriptures to cover him from head to toe. It also keeps you on track especially the times you feel at a loss, frustrated, or even angry towards him. Sharon has given each wife a precious gift when she put all these thoughts, prayers, scriptures into a 30 day prayer guide which will bring change not just for him but you also. Very powerful, practical and most of all life-changing.
February 10, 2024
A friend in church gifted me this book when I got married and it's such a great guide to prayer. Sometimes it's hard to navigate our prayers ESPECIALLY when it comes to praying for your spouse. This book really covers it all - literally from head to toe. It also pairs each prayer with a corresponding verse which I loved because while I was praying for Thomas, I was also getting my daily dose of scripture. Highly recommend for all the wives out there.
February 5, 2019
What a spectacular way to learn how to pray for the most important earthly relationship a wife will ever have! I recommend this book to as many women as I have the opportunity to do so. As I read and pray over and for my husband, I find that I have grown and changed in many wonderful ways as well! God is wonderful. Thank you so very much Sharon Jaynes.
July 31, 2019
I really appreciate this Scripture based book, by Sharon Jaynes.
I finished this book a few months ago. I found it to be very good having a routine and pattern of specific prayer for my best friend...My Husband.
I have read a few more books by this Authur and find her to be excellent and a Women who Loves Jesus, His Word, Women, and Families.
I finished this book a few months ago. I found it to be very good having a routine and pattern of specific prayer for my best friend...My Husband.
I have read a few more books by this Authur and find her to be excellent and a Women who Loves Jesus, His Word, Women, and Families.
January 1, 2024
I wasn't sure I liked the "head to toe" concept but this is a pretty good book. There is a scripture and then a short prayer to go with each scripture. There are 31 days worth of prayers with a prayer for each part of the body in each day. I feel like the prayers are pretty short but you could easily expand them if you wanted longer prayers.
July 29, 2024
I can not recommend this book enough! If you are married and a Christian it is a must-read. Taylor sometimes teases me about praying for "his shoulders" but God does some amazing things. I love praying for my husband every day. It helps me feel more connected to him. It's a book that you'll want to read over and over again.
October 15, 2017
This is an awesome book for the Excellent Wife to had to her bag of armor!!! Definitely will be share with my life group for us to use while supporting our husbands in the spiritual realm.
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February 20, 2018
This was such a good book. I love how the prayers are laid out for us. It’s simple, yet profound. I found my attitude change and my love deepen for my husband. I loved this book so much I bought a copy for each member of my small group.
April 19, 2019
This book challenged me to pray for my fiance and start making him a better and more Godly man. I have seen a difference in the last month and will continue to pray for him. Recommend this book to any wife or fiance.
August 2, 2017
Excellent guide
Very helpful in guiding you in prayer. Sometimes I don't know how or what to pray and this helped me stay consistent in praying.
Very helpful in guiding you in prayer. Sometimes I don't know how or what to pray and this helped me stay consistent in praying.
January 8, 2018
Excellent prayers to cover him daily in his faith walk.
April 17, 2018
Much needed and time well spent
I needed to have God speak to my heart and have this much needed insight of how to be the best wife and support to my husband that I can be.
I needed to have God speak to my heart and have this much needed insight of how to be the best wife and support to my husband that I can be.
February 11, 2019
Prayer is one of the best gifts we can give our future husband and this book is a jewel for every woman.
March 25, 2019
Saving my Marriage
One of my now, daily devotions! Will pray God over my husband everyday!!! Very Good and practical prayers from head to pinky toe!!
One of my now, daily devotions! Will pray God over my husband everyday!!! Very Good and practical prayers from head to pinky toe!!
November 18, 2019
Wonderful!
Praying for my husband nightly had become a habit of mine, and this book helped with perspective and wording! Wonderful!
Praying for my husband nightly had become a habit of mine, and this book helped with perspective and wording! Wonderful!
February 14, 2021
So helpful, excellent prayers
January 29, 2022
I have read this more times than I can count and fully believe it has had a positive affect on our marriage.
October 16, 2022
I loved this book because it allowed me to cover my husband in prayer in every aspect followed by a Bible verse after to speak over him.
April 9, 2025
Love the idea of praying for your husband. Felt very redundant every night with very similar prayers every night.
April 23, 2025
such a good resource for daily prayer
May 28, 2025
This is a wonderful book that was recommended by a Bible study that I am in. I would definitely recommend this helpful guide to covering your husband in prayer.
November 10, 2025
I did it slowly, but it was a great book and a good reminder to be intentional about praying for your husband
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