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Future Husband, Present Prayers: How Praying While You Wait Transforms Your Singleness and Prepares You for Marriage
Singleness can feel like...waiting. Like you're just hoping the right guy stumbles along while you stand by. But what if there was a resource that showed how you can move from passively waiting to actively praying for your future husband? Christian Bevere shares how single women can lace their desire for marriage with prayer—moving from a place of uncertainty to expectation.
Women often want to believe for their future spouse, but in doing so, struggle with feeling vain, timid, or lost. In Future Husband, Present Prayers, Christian Bevere shares how praying for her future husband transformed her singleness into a time of preparation and significance. With a voice of seasoned wisdom, Christian invites you into a faith-led journey, showing how praying for your future spouse isn't a maneuver to hurry the process, rather, it's a way to cover your partner and heighten your vision for what you're believing for.
While addressing questions like "How do I know if he's the one?" and "How do I trust God's plan when all my friends are getting married and I'm not?", Christian encourages listeners to consider contending for their husbands through prayer as a form of active waiting. Christian shows listeners why, how, and what to pray for their future husbands, including sample prayers to begin the practice.
In this book, listeners
Learn new ways to flourish as a single woman while interceding for their future marriage Grow closer to God as they navigate an unmet longing Explore the necessity of prayer for any season of anticipation Find practical and powerful prompts for praying over their future spouse Distinguish what areas are most important to pray into Feel equipped to shape their dating lives with Scripture as they search Avoid settling in relationships by prayerfully cultivating a vision for their future, kingdom-building relationship If you embrace this season and allow God to speak to you through it, He can do exceedingly more in you and ahead of you than you can yet imagine.
Women often want to believe for their future spouse, but in doing so, struggle with feeling vain, timid, or lost. In Future Husband, Present Prayers, Christian Bevere shares how praying for her future husband transformed her singleness into a time of preparation and significance. With a voice of seasoned wisdom, Christian invites you into a faith-led journey, showing how praying for your future spouse isn't a maneuver to hurry the process, rather, it's a way to cover your partner and heighten your vision for what you're believing for.
While addressing questions like "How do I know if he's the one?" and "How do I trust God's plan when all my friends are getting married and I'm not?", Christian encourages listeners to consider contending for their husbands through prayer as a form of active waiting. Christian shows listeners why, how, and what to pray for their future husbands, including sample prayers to begin the practice.
In this book, listeners
Learn new ways to flourish as a single woman while interceding for their future marriage Grow closer to God as they navigate an unmet longing Explore the necessity of prayer for any season of anticipation Find practical and powerful prompts for praying over their future spouse Distinguish what areas are most important to pray into Feel equipped to shape their dating lives with Scripture as they search Avoid settling in relationships by prayerfully cultivating a vision for their future, kingdom-building relationship If you embrace this season and allow God to speak to you through it, He can do exceedingly more in you and ahead of you than you can yet imagine.
272 pages, Paperback
Published February 10, 2026
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February 28, 2026
I liked the premise and the content, but I think it could have been more organized. I also don’t like how the author portrays marriage as something everyone needs in life. I know it is a small percentage of people not married, but sometimes God doesn’t have some people marry and that is alright.
Thank you NetGalley for this audiobook. The narrator reads the book like it’s her own words. She did a very good job.
Thank you NetGalley for this audiobook. The narrator reads the book like it’s her own words. She did a very good job.
March 18, 2026
If only this book had been published 10 years sooner 🩷 I stayed the course because it simply felt like a warm hug from a longtime friend, even if it wasn’t the most applicable in my current season. Would highly recommend to anyone in the waiting and dating.
July 6, 2026
Soooo amazing!! Really has helped me look back at my past and learn from it, reassess my future hopes and dreams, and helped me look at my currently situation with hope and prayer! This was a great guide for how to know if a guy is "the one" and which ones need to go! Loved how she had prayers in here for you to help you get started in praying for your future husband! She answered a lot of questions that I had and also helped me a lot with a situation I am currently walking through. I highlighted and wrote all in this book and even tabbed things I might need for later in dating! Great book for anyone who is single and has plenty of dating experience or someone who is brand new to dating and wants some wisdom!
Bonus! I LOVE the idea of doing a bingo card with your bestie! Christian Bevere if you see this PLEASE release a template of the bingo sheet!! 💌💖💘
Bonus! I LOVE the idea of doing a bingo card with your bestie! Christian Bevere if you see this PLEASE release a template of the bingo sheet!! 💌💖💘
March 23, 2026
This book was gifted to me a few weeks ago, and I know the Lord knew I needed it. I think I started weeping by the end of chapter 1. And I started recommending it to everyone I knew by the end of chapter 2. In the Christian-dating book genre, it’s rare to read a book so relatable to women who have been waiting long and patiently for a husband. Bevere’s audience is women in their later twenties and thirties, which is so refreshing and so needed. She’s written something so special and encouraging here.
June 7, 2026
#amongscorpionsarmy... we're growing.
Why the HECK is everyone SO OBSESSED WITH GETTING MARRIED! To the point where we're praying for our future husbands and organizing our prayer life around it? I just think this is bizarre. Are us Christian women that rudderless? I've never planned or plotted my life out around getting married... I don't think anyone should be!
I guess I should have known I'd dislike this book—I'm in the Among Scorpions Camp, which is diametrically opposed to whatever this book is—but I thought I'd try it even though I know a few people who've read it and disliked it. I want to try to be balanced in my thinking.... but I just could not get behind the premise of this book.
As I mentioned before, I am always baffled to death by women who are obsessed with getting married and are, thus, making husband's Bibles, writing love letters (like bruh he doesn't exist in ur world yet, what), and creating some artificial edifice around men who may or may not appear. We need to organize our lives around God's path, which may or may not have a man in the picture. To me, there's no difference in obsessively praying to get a job, writing letters to the job, getting a Bible just about the job. Like, any other context, we'd think you had a screw loose, but here it's, what... okay? NO. This entire book gave me idolatry vibes. And if you don't see that then maybe that's something you should look into. If ur this obsessed with finding a husband, then you've made an idol out of it. We can want things, but that doesn't mean we should make shrines. I want a flat in Mayfair, London, but I'm not buying a Bible and writing letters to that goal.
The other thing I don't like is that Christian writes and speaks from a place of condescension. Someone described it as "older sister," but it gave "I Got A Man and Know More Than You," which is ridiculous. Her dating show is less than intellectual and she has the most click-bait titles, I wouldn't take her advice nor her condescension in a book either. The whole thing is massively cringey.
EOD—this book isn't based on anything Biblical and that's where I take most issue. I can wax poetic about how the church has gone sideways with matrimonialism and how she and many others are byproducts of this, but no verse she quoted makes her position or habits defensible. If that's the case, then we shouldn't be listening to it or indulging the romanticized and lwk ridiculous things she encourages.
This is an MLM. Multi-level marriage scheme.
Why the HECK is everyone SO OBSESSED WITH GETTING MARRIED! To the point where we're praying for our future husbands and organizing our prayer life around it? I just think this is bizarre. Are us Christian women that rudderless? I've never planned or plotted my life out around getting married... I don't think anyone should be!
I guess I should have known I'd dislike this book—I'm in the Among Scorpions Camp, which is diametrically opposed to whatever this book is—but I thought I'd try it even though I know a few people who've read it and disliked it. I want to try to be balanced in my thinking.... but I just could not get behind the premise of this book.
As I mentioned before, I am always baffled to death by women who are obsessed with getting married and are, thus, making husband's Bibles, writing love letters (like bruh he doesn't exist in ur world yet, what), and creating some artificial edifice around men who may or may not appear. We need to organize our lives around God's path, which may or may not have a man in the picture. To me, there's no difference in obsessively praying to get a job, writing letters to the job, getting a Bible just about the job. Like, any other context, we'd think you had a screw loose, but here it's, what... okay? NO. This entire book gave me idolatry vibes. And if you don't see that then maybe that's something you should look into. If ur this obsessed with finding a husband, then you've made an idol out of it. We can want things, but that doesn't mean we should make shrines. I want a flat in Mayfair, London, but I'm not buying a Bible and writing letters to that goal.
The other thing I don't like is that Christian writes and speaks from a place of condescension. Someone described it as "older sister," but it gave "I Got A Man and Know More Than You," which is ridiculous. Her dating show is less than intellectual and she has the most click-bait titles, I wouldn't take her advice nor her condescension in a book either. The whole thing is massively cringey.
EOD—this book isn't based on anything Biblical and that's where I take most issue. I can wax poetic about how the church has gone sideways with matrimonialism and how she and many others are byproducts of this, but no verse she quoted makes her position or habits defensible. If that's the case, then we shouldn't be listening to it or indulging the romanticized and lwk ridiculous things she encourages.
This is an MLM. Multi-level marriage scheme.
March 16, 2026
I'm so sorry but is this book biblical? Maybe I'll get heat for this but that may expected in an echo-chamber. I don't see how it could be biblical though. Let me explain.
PRECURSOR: I'm not saying wanting marriage is bad, I'm not saying praying for that is bad, I'm not saying asking God for a husband is bad. I am saying the manner in which she promotes the means to the end is bad.
Now... onwards.
Nothing in this book reflects how anyone is supposed to wait on ANYTHING, much less a husband. Part Two literally addresses my main concern about becoming "obsessive" (bc that's the vibe I was getting) and so I thought "Oh, okay. We're good!" but then she proceeds in that section and the rest of Part Two to go into everything that would make one obsessed. What is a Husband's Bible anyway? And writing letters can't be healthy either. I get maybe one or two, but it seems like this was something she did and encourages others to do often? I feel like she addressed it because she knew people would say "Isn't this obsessive?" but addressing it doesn't mean it's not there. This is a good way to hide something in plain sight. I understand she attempted to back this up w scripture throughout, but it was grasping at straws for me. There is no biblical pattern or method for the behavior she encourages. My sister also read this and said something along the lines of: "When Elijah asked God to call fire down, he literally just asked. There was no weird ritual needed, in fact, the prophets of baal were doing the rituals."
Scripture clearly supports praying for future things (Philippians 4:6; Matthew 7:7). That’s not controversial at all. What isn’t clearly taught is constructing an entire structured system around a hypothetical spouse (writing letters to him, developing detailed “prophetic” narratives about him, crafting identity-based declarations about him, etc.).
It also really blurs manifestation behavior and God's sovereignty. At times, the tone gives off, speak it, read it, here it comes! Which I don't see how that's different from manifestation, which we clearly need to be avoiding. You can say all you want "It's not!" or "Hannah prayed for Samuel!" but nowhere do we see in the Bible that people were doing all this business. Hannah cried out to God, she went to the temple, she didn't make rituals out of nothing. There is so much emotional attachment to a person who is not existing in your world yet which CANNOT be healthy.
It also lacks explicit apostolic precedent. There is no apostolic instruction to engage in structured romantic spiritual rehearsal. Maybe this isn't inherently sinful, but it's definitely extra-biblical in a way that I can't connect back to any known passage...
I just find it sad that people are reading this and finding refuge in it. To me, it speaks to a wider problem we have in Christian culture/society where finding a husband becomes a source of ever-longing and no one ever tries to stop people from romanticization because it's uncomfortable and makes people face reality. Which is... you aren't promised anything.
This book feels more like a band-aid to me. A very weak psychological band-aid that's not based in the Bible or Christ's behavior. Please do yourself a favor and just avoid this. Pray, ask God, but don't engage in all this extra floof.
PRECURSOR: I'm not saying wanting marriage is bad, I'm not saying praying for that is bad, I'm not saying asking God for a husband is bad. I am saying the manner in which she promotes the means to the end is bad.
Now... onwards.
Nothing in this book reflects how anyone is supposed to wait on ANYTHING, much less a husband. Part Two literally addresses my main concern about becoming "obsessive" (bc that's the vibe I was getting) and so I thought "Oh, okay. We're good!" but then she proceeds in that section and the rest of Part Two to go into everything that would make one obsessed. What is a Husband's Bible anyway? And writing letters can't be healthy either. I get maybe one or two, but it seems like this was something she did and encourages others to do often? I feel like she addressed it because she knew people would say "Isn't this obsessive?" but addressing it doesn't mean it's not there. This is a good way to hide something in plain sight. I understand she attempted to back this up w scripture throughout, but it was grasping at straws for me. There is no biblical pattern or method for the behavior she encourages. My sister also read this and said something along the lines of: "When Elijah asked God to call fire down, he literally just asked. There was no weird ritual needed, in fact, the prophets of baal were doing the rituals."
Scripture clearly supports praying for future things (Philippians 4:6; Matthew 7:7). That’s not controversial at all. What isn’t clearly taught is constructing an entire structured system around a hypothetical spouse (writing letters to him, developing detailed “prophetic” narratives about him, crafting identity-based declarations about him, etc.).
It also really blurs manifestation behavior and God's sovereignty. At times, the tone gives off, speak it, read it, here it comes! Which I don't see how that's different from manifestation, which we clearly need to be avoiding. You can say all you want "It's not!" or "Hannah prayed for Samuel!" but nowhere do we see in the Bible that people were doing all this business. Hannah cried out to God, she went to the temple, she didn't make rituals out of nothing. There is so much emotional attachment to a person who is not existing in your world yet which CANNOT be healthy.
It also lacks explicit apostolic precedent. There is no apostolic instruction to engage in structured romantic spiritual rehearsal. Maybe this isn't inherently sinful, but it's definitely extra-biblical in a way that I can't connect back to any known passage...
I just find it sad that people are reading this and finding refuge in it. To me, it speaks to a wider problem we have in Christian culture/society where finding a husband becomes a source of ever-longing and no one ever tries to stop people from romanticization because it's uncomfortable and makes people face reality. Which is... you aren't promised anything.
This book feels more like a band-aid to me. A very weak psychological band-aid that's not based in the Bible or Christ's behavior. Please do yourself a favor and just avoid this. Pray, ask God, but don't engage in all this extra floof.
February 24, 2026
First, I want to thank NetGalley and W Publishing Audiobooks for this ALC (Advance Listener Copy). This is my own honest opinion.
I started this book the very same day, just hours before, I was told my divorce was finalized. I can't even put into works how fitting and comforting it felt. It felt like a gift! It was as if God had already prepared closure for me before I knew I would need it. This book became the gentle, faith filled ending I never received and the hopeful beginning I didn't see yet.
What I loved most was how deeply rooted everything was in Scripture and the advise that was shared. (Buy a bible and praying for your future husband). My insecurity in praying is gone after reading this. The metaphors were great: Gordon Ramsey's recipes, Green Light/Red Light Game, and an Umbrella to name a few.
Finally, the concept of reactive waiting vs active waiting was new to me but eye opening.
I started this book the very same day, just hours before, I was told my divorce was finalized. I can't even put into works how fitting and comforting it felt. It felt like a gift! It was as if God had already prepared closure for me before I knew I would need it. This book became the gentle, faith filled ending I never received and the hopeful beginning I didn't see yet.
What I loved most was how deeply rooted everything was in Scripture and the advise that was shared. (Buy a bible and praying for your future husband). My insecurity in praying is gone after reading this. The metaphors were great: Gordon Ramsey's recipes, Green Light/Red Light Game, and an Umbrella to name a few.
Finally, the concept of reactive waiting vs active waiting was new to me but eye opening.
March 10, 2026
Dw guys I won't be getting married anytime soon! But preparing my heart for a future serious relationship/marriage in my later 20s is something that has been on my mind. I just had no idea how to start thinking about the concept of praying for a future marriage because I am an oaf. This book wasn't perfect but it was a good starting point because it gave me good things to think about during my quiet time with God. I liked that it wasn't a dating how-to but rather was about focusing on your relationship with the Lord and how the work you put in now will benefit your future dating relationships/marriage.
June 16, 2026
Christian Bevere starts off the book telling about how after she graduated college, she got a Bible for her future husband and started filling it with prayers. At first, it is discouraging to read a book about finding your husband from someone who found their husband so young, but once you look past it at the heart behind the message, things begin to shift. While I may not be ready to go out and buy a Bible and regularly write notes to my future husband, I do plan on using many of the prayers that Christian Bevere shares.
I received an ALC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.
I received an ALC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.
February 26, 2026
I listened to the audiobook (narrated by Christian herself) and it was great. She was so animated and it felt like I was hanging out with my good friend.
Christian made the content very relatable, even including examples of her own time being single and waiting. She ends each chapter with a prayer, which was a good touch.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone in the waiting. Also get her journal, where you write down all your thoughts and prayers to present to your husband in the future.
Christian made the content very relatable, even including examples of her own time being single and waiting. She ends each chapter with a prayer, which was a good touch.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone in the waiting. Also get her journal, where you write down all your thoughts and prayers to present to your husband in the future.
June 5, 2026
I’ve enjoyed reading about the people from the Bible Christian mentions, who have gone through waiting seasons in their lives such as Sara and Abraham. The way Christian ties in Princess Diaries, Hallmark and gardening into different areas of her message are so relatable and I’m here for it!
Dive into this book to strengthen your relationship with God and those around you! For the girls in their single season of life.
Also check out Christian’s podcast “Dear Future Husband”.
Self-Help| Christian Living|
Dive into this book to strengthen your relationship with God and those around you! For the girls in their single season of life.
Also check out Christian’s podcast “Dear Future Husband”.
Self-Help| Christian Living|
July 9, 2026
Future Husband, Present Prayers was a good, easy read, but it didn’t offer much that felt new to me personally. If you’ve been in ministry for a while or regularly sit under solid biblical teaching, a lot of the themes will probably feel familiar because they’re truths you hear often in sermons and discipleship.
That said, I can definitely see this being a helpful and encouraging resource for newer Christians or anyone just beginning to think intentionally about relationships through a biblical lens. Overall, it was a solid read, just not one that left a lasting impact on me.
That said, I can definitely see this being a helpful and encouraging resource for newer Christians or anyone just beginning to think intentionally about relationships through a biblical lens. Overall, it was a solid read, just not one that left a lasting impact on me.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
This book reflects the prayers and sentiment around being your true self and the hardwork of attracting a husband. It is another book that faith is the way and the leaving it to God. Ensuring you stay true to who you are as well as what to include in your marriage as reflection of statistics as well as formula to keep trying during difficult times. Many thanks to Netgalley, author and publisher for the opportunity.
February 12, 2026
This is a wise, helpful book for young single women who are longing for a godly husband. Like a caring big sister, Christian Bevere relates to them with her personal stories and gently guides them with biblical advice. She affirms the common frustrations and desires, and gives suggestions that will relieve pressure and renew hope. It's a thoughtful book to help young women prepare for marriage while holding onto their faith.
July 6, 2026
A NON-NEGOTIABLE for single Christians!!!!!! Truly changed my perspective on dating and staying content until the Lord brings the person He created for you into your life. Praying while keeping patient is the underlying tone within this book. Jesus used this book to change my heart and my perspective on singleness, so a big thank you to this sweet author for allowing God to use her. MUST READ!!!!!!!!!
February 20, 2026
Wow!!! This book was truly so amazing! Such a good book for single gals that shows us purpose in waiting rather than being passive in this season. Have been begging all my friends to read and have even been reading some chapters out loud to them because it is THAT GOOD! So excited to start working through the Dear Future Husband journal!
March 28, 2026
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.
I am giving this a 3.5 🌟 and not because it’s bad or anything! It just wasn’t for me. A little too simple for where I’m at in my journey, and so I personally didn’t get too much out of it. I did however love her idea of buying her future husband a Bible and writing little notes and letters within it.
I am giving this a 3.5 🌟 and not because it’s bad or anything! It just wasn’t for me. A little too simple for where I’m at in my journey, and so I personally didn’t get too much out of it. I did however love her idea of buying her future husband a Bible and writing little notes and letters within it.
March 29, 2026
Love Christian’s wise insight on how to prepare and wait well if marriage is something God has in store for the future. Praying draws us nearer to God and that’s the best thing we can do in the waiting and after. 💖
May 6, 2026
YES. Christian is such a beautiful writer. This was written so well and flowed beautifully into each section/chapters.
May each girl reading this book- truly surrender it to God, live out their calling, and pray deeply for their future husbands.
May each girl reading this book- truly surrender it to God, live out their calling, and pray deeply for their future husbands.
May 15, 2026
I was given a digital Audiobook ARC of this book by NetGalley but this review is entirely my own opinion.
5⭐️
This book is amazing!! I would recommend it to any woman waiting (and praying) for their future husband. We need more books like this.
5⭐️
This book is amazing!! I would recommend it to any woman waiting (and praying) for their future husband. We need more books like this.
May 21, 2026
As someone that has always been in the single stage, this book has made me reflect and wanted to cry by the end. Its a great intro to knowing, learning, and way to motivate you to pray for future husband.
May 29, 2026
Single-handedly, the best book I have read on this topic. I could go on and on about how much I loved this book. Truly a challenging and convicting guide to purposefully and passionately praying for the desires of your heart in hope and in faith. 10/10 would recommend!
June 5, 2026
Honestly- I thought this book would make me cringe entirely. The narration did at some points, but overall, it was not what I was expecting (in a good way). It has challenged me in general to pray more faithfully over the dreams of my heart. Would definitely recommend.
February 10, 2026
If you are looking for tools to help pray for your future spouse, this is it. I highly recommend this book. Be blessed
March 6, 2026
Really beautiful book! I've listened to Christian's podcast for years, and this did not disappoint.
March 15, 2026
so encouraging and wonderful. God is good and he has worked through Christian Bevere to write this meaningful book to women 🩷
March 19, 2026
5 stars, I truly have no notes. Christian was reading my mind when she wrote this, I will definitely be rereading there are so many notes to take!
May 12, 2026
10/10 rec to any woman of faith who is remotely interested in considering marriage. thanks to my sister for gifting me (& many others) this book. I will be paying that forward.
May 18, 2026
I absolutely loved this book, great advice on how to pray for your future husband and also just how to pray.
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May 24, 2026This book was so, SO good! Now, I have some new tips on praying for my future husband, and I know I can bless him, because if I do get married, he most definitely needs my prayers!
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