Missionary wife's, much like Pastor's wife's face situations and challenges that can test and shake their faith. It can make their world seem like it's spinning so fast that they can not stay standing long with their own strength. But pastor's wife's have the comfort of being in their own homeland, with their people, in their comfort zone. Missionary wife's deal with much more. When you pray for them, here are something's to think of and to pray in their stead. Because sometimes, they may not even have the strength to pray for themselves....
Pray for Her
Pray for her spiritually. Her spiritual strength comes from God alone. In her weekness God is her strength. The descions she makes are based on scripture. That the Lord would remind her of His Word and that alone would drive her in all she does. Pray that her love for the Lord would grow everyday, and a love for His Word.
Pray for her mentally. Pray that the Lord would help her to continually remember who she is. That it would be easy for her to cast down any imagination that would exalt itself above Christ. To help her keep a right frame of mind, and that her mind would be consumed with scripture. To help her keep a right spirit, a right attitude. That she would think on these thinks.... To remember not all her thoughts are her own, some of them maybe planted their by satan.
Pray for her emotionally. The hardest thing sometimes is to keep our spirits in check. Prov. 25:28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. Pray that the Lord would help her not make any decisions based on her emotions, that it will be easy for her to have control over them. If our emotions are out of control, we have no protection, like a broken down city.
Pray for her physically. Eating different kinds of food, especially in a 2nd or 3rd world country can be dangerous because of the lack of sanitation. Pray the Lord would protect their food supplies. Keep them from food poison and sickness that can derive from improper food preparation and food growth. Also, for general over good health and safety from accidents. Some countries have very poor health care, and somethings may not be able to be treated, or taken care of.
Pray for her financially. Of course, please pray God would provide their every need and they finances to see His work advanced for the cause of Christ. Pray locals with not take advantage and all the money's the missionaries get will all be used to further the Kingdom of God. Even in taking care of the missionary family themselves.
