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  • Prayer for Financial Breakthrough, Unity, and Hope

    Prayer for Financial Breakthrough, Unity, and Hope
    2026/06/07
    Welcome back to The Praying Couple Podcast and our weekly prayer installment: Marriage Prayer for the Week Ahead.In this week’s Spirit-led marriage prayer, Mike and Carlie pray over couples who are believing God for financial breakthrough, unity, wisdom, hope, and strength to keep standing on God’s Word. Recorded right before celebrating their 26th wedding anniversary, this prayer is also a reminder that marriage is worth sowing into, fighting for, and covering in prayer.Whether you are facing financial pressure, discouragement, blame, comparison, emotional weariness, or a season that feels dark or uncertain, this prayer is an invitation to come back into agreement with God, speak life over your marriage, and allow His Word to become the foundation beneath your feet.God is still present.Marriage still matters.And prayer still has power.IN THIS EPISODE WE PRAY FOR:Financial wisdom, favor, and breakthroughCouples to come into agreement instead of blameHusbands and wives to stop comparing and start standing togetherHealing over words spoken in the past that do not align with God’s WordMarriages to be strengthened as a witness for ChristCouples who feel hopeless, discouraged, or spiritually wearyThe courage to seek help in unsafe or abusive situationsGod to send wise, skilled, and Spirit-led supportLight to overcome darkness in marriages and homesCouples to build their marriage on the Word of GodKEY THEMES:Financial breakthrough and wisdom Mike prays over couples facing financial burdens, obstacles, and attacks, asking God for wisdom, favor, provision, and breakthrough.Agreement in marriage This prayer calls couples away from blame, comparison, and rehearsing the past, and invites them into unity through the Holy Spirit.Hope when things feel dark Carlie encourages listeners who feel like their situation is dire, hopeless, or heavy to come boldly to God instead of trying to figure everything out alone.The power of God’s Word This episode emphasizes standing on the Word, praying the Word, agreeing with the Word, and refusing to allow circumstances, emotions, news, bills, or fear to have the final say.Marriage as a witness Mike and Carlie pray for marriages to become a visible testimony that Jesus is alive and that biblical marriage still works when couples surrender to God.SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS:James 2:26 — Faith without works is dead.Romans 10:17 — Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.Ecclesiastes 3:2 — There is a time to plant and a time to harvest.Proverbs 3:5–6 — Trust in the Lord and do not lean on your own understanding.Isaiah 55:8–9 — God’s thoughts and ways are higher than ours.Psalm 3:3 — The Lord is the lifter of our head.PRAYER FOCUS FOR THE WEEK:This week, we are praying for financial breakthrough, unity, hope, and renewed agreement with God’s Word.May the Lord strengthen your faith, give you wisdom for the decisions ahead, heal what has been spoken over you or your marriage, and help you stand together instead of turning against one another.JOIN THE MARRIAGE PRAYER CLUB:If this prayer encouraged you, we want to invite you to take the next step and join us inside The Marriage Prayer Club.So many couples are trying to face financial pressure, communication struggles, parenting stress, spiritual weariness, and marriage battles without consistent prayer covering or biblical support. But you do not have to walk through this alone.Inside The Marriage Prayer Club, we help husbands and wives build healthy biblical habits of prayer every month through guided prayer resources, Scripture-based encouragement, prayer journals, monthly themes, and live prayer opportunities.And even if you are the only spouse praying right now, you are welcome. Prayer can begin with you.Your marriage is worth covering. Your home is worth praying over. Your faith is worth strengthening. And God can do more through agreement than you can do through striving.Join us inside The Marriage Prayer Club at: marriageprayerclub.comYou can also learn more at: theprayingcouple.comPLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW:If this prayer blessed you, please subscribe to The Praying Couple Podcast, leave a five-star review, and share this episode with a couple who needs hope, unity, and breakthrough this week.Send Us a Text!Support the showFor His Glory,Mike & Carlie KerchevalThe Praying Couple®Let's Connect!YouTube: https://youtube.com/@theprayingcouplepodcastInstagram: https://instagram.com/the.praying.coupleFacebook: https://facebook.com/theprayingcouplepodcast
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  • Marriage Prayer for the Week: When Your Marriage Feels Stuck

    Marriage Prayer for the Week: When Your Marriage Feels Stuck
    2026/05/31
    Welcome to a new weekly installment of The Praying Couple® Podcast: Marriage Prayer for the Week.Each Sunday, Mike and Carlie will be praying over your marriage, your home, your family, and the week ahead as the Holy Spirit leads. These prayers are not scripted teachings or boxed-in topics — they are moments of agreement, covering, encouragement, and biblical prayer for husbands and wives who desire to invite God into their marriage every week.In this first weekly marriage prayer, we pray over couples who feel stuck, burdened, weary, or unsure of what to do next. Whether you are facing financial pressure, emotional heaviness, grief, communication struggles, hidden wounds, parenting stress, or silent burdens no one else sees, we are believing with you for God’s wisdom, healing, courage, and breakthrough. This prayer is for the husband who feels pressure to carry more than he can say.It is for the wife who feels alone in burdens no one else sees.It is for the couple who wants to communicate, reconnect, and move forward, but feels like something keeps getting in the way.God is not absent from your marriage. He is present, faithful, and more than enough.In This Episode, We Pray ForMarriages that feel stuck Financial, emotional, and spiritual breakthrough Wisdom for husbands and wives Hidden wounds and burdens to be healed Courage to ask for help Healing conversations between spouses Wives silently carrying heavy loads Husbands who feel afraid to appear weak or like a failure Families, parenting, and relationships with children Couples to cast their cares on the Lord Marriages to come into agreement with God’s Word Key Scriptures Reflected in This PrayerJames 1:5 — If anyone lacks wisdom, they can ask God, who gives generously.1 Peter 5:7 — Cast your cares on Him because He cares for you.Romans 8:37 — We are more than conquerors through Christ.Deuteronomy 28:13 — You are the head and not the tail, above and not beneath.Prayer Focus for the WeekThis week, we are believing God for wisdom, healing, courage, and breakthrough.May the Lord reveal anything that has been keeping you stuck, give you wisdom for the decisions ahead, heal the places that have been silently hurting, and strengthen you to communicate with humility, honesty, and love.Join The Marriage Prayer ClubIf this prayer met you in a tender place today, we want you to know that you do not have to keep walking through your marriage battles uncovered, unsupported, or alone.So many couples are carrying silent burdens — financial pressure, emotional distance, communication struggles, grief, weariness, parenting stress, and the deep ache of wanting things to be better but not knowing where to begin.That is exactly why we created The Marriage Prayer Club.Inside The Marriage Prayer Club, we come alongside husbands and wives who want to keep God at the center of their marriage through consistent prayer, biblical encouragement, and spiritual covering. It is a place to be strengthened, reminded of God’s truth, and supported as you continue believing for healing, wisdom, unity, and breakthrough in your home.If today’s prayer stirred something in your heart, we invite you to take the next step and join us inside The Marriage Prayer Club.Your marriage matters.Your prayers matter.And you do not have to do this alone.Join us at marriageprayerclub.comReview & SubscribeIf this episode blessed you, please subscribe to The Praying Couple® Podcast, leave a five-star review, and share this prayer with another husband, wife, or couple who may need encouragement this week. By doing so, you will help our podcast be recommended on their respective platforms because you are showing them that our content is useful. Thank you, friend!Send Us a Text!Support the showFor His Glory,Mike & Carlie KerchevalThe Praying Couple®Let's Connect!YouTube: https://youtube.com/@theprayingcouplepodcastInstagram: https://instagram.com/the.praying.coupleFacebook: https://facebook.com/theprayingcouplepodcast
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    11 分
  • Is God Calling You to Marriage Ministry? How to Discern Your Calling With Clarity

    Is God Calling You to Marriage Ministry? How to Discern Your Calling With Clarity
    2026/04/05
    🎙️ Is God Calling You to Marriage Ministry? How to Discern Your Calling With Clarity

    This is Part 1 of a powerful 5-part series designed to help you:

    • Discern your calling
    • Understand your story
    • Recognize spiritual warfare
    • Start your ministry (even if you feel unready)
    • Step into your God-given assignment

    👉 Be sure to follow the podcast so you don’t miss what’s coming next.

    🔥 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

    Do you feel a deep burden for struggling marriages—but aren’t sure if it’s actually a calling from God?

    You’re not alone.

    Many couples feel stirred to help others… but don’t know how to discern whether it’s truly a God-given assignment or just a passing desire.

    In this episode of The Praying Couple® Podcast, we’re diving into how to recognize the signs you’re called to marriage ministry, how to discern your calling with clarity, and what God may be doing beneath the surface of your story.

    If you’ve ever thought:

    • “Why do I feel so strongly about helping marriages?”
    • “Is God calling us into ministry?”
    • “What do we do if He is?”

    This episode will help you understand what you’re feeling—and what to do next.

    ✨ WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

    • The difference between a personal interest vs. a divine calling
    • How to recognize the burden that signals God’s assignment
    • Why you can’t ignore what God is stirring in your heart
    • Biblical insight into how God calls and prepares His people
    • The first step to take if you think God is calling you into marriage ministry

    📖 KEY SCRIPTURES

    • Philippians 2:13 – God works in you to will and act according to His purpose
    • Jeremiah 20:9 – A calling feels like fire shut up in your bones
    • Nehemiah 1 – God gives a burden before an assignment
    • John 10:27 – My sheep hear My voice

    💡 FEELING CALLED? HERE’S YOUR NEXT STEP:

    If this episode resonated with you, don’t ignore it.

    Before you try to build anything, you need clarity.

    That’s why we created the Marriage Ministry Toolkit—to help you:

    • Discern if this is truly a calling from God
    • Process what God has already done in your marriage
    • Understand what He may be inviting you into next

    👉🏽 Get the Marriage Ministry Toolkit here:
    https://www.theprayingcouple.com/offers/v9wNWB79/checkout

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    22 分
  • A Call to Arms: Join the Marriage Prayer Army

    A Call to Arms: Join the Marriage Prayer Army
    2026/03/29

    Join The Marriage Prayer Club: https://marriageprayerclub.com

    Hey Friend! We're so happy you're here. We are proud of you for taking action and praying God's will be done on earth as it is in Heaven! Trust us when we tell you, that God is pleased.

    🔥 Episode 025: A Call to Arms: Join the Marriage Prayer Army 🔥

    PLEASE NOTE: We have renamed this the Marriage Prayer Club...but the mission is the same!

    God is raising up an army of prayer warriors who are ready to stand in the gap for marriages! In this episode of The Praying Couple® Podcast, we are calling out those who feel led to fight for their own marriage—or intercede for others—through the power of prayer.

    Marriage is under attack, but we believe prayer is the weapon that can bring restoration, healing, and alignment with God’s original design. Whether you’re praying for your own marriage or feel called to cover others in intercession, we invite you to enlist in The Marriage Prayer Club—a growing movement of 35K+ believers committed to praying fiercely for marriages.

    Are you ready to take your place on the frontlines of this spiritual battle? Tune in now and answer the call!

    🎧 Listen now and join The Marriage Prayer Army (AKA - Marriage Prayer CLUB) today!

    Ready to go DEEPER in your prayer life?

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    Mike & Carlie Kercheval
    The Praying Couple®

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    17 分
  • When Your Spouse Is Emotionally Distant: Biblical Hope & Prayer When Your Marriage Feels Cold

    When Your Spouse Is Emotionally Distant: Biblical Hope & Prayer When Your Marriage Feels Cold
    2026/03/22

    When Your Spouse Is Emotionally Distant: Biblical Hope & Prayer When Your Marriage Feels Cold

    Emotional distance in marriage can leave spouses feeling confused, lonely, and unsure how to reconnect. When your spouse seems withdrawn, disengaged, or emotionally unavailable, it can feel like the warmth and closeness you once shared has slowly faded.

    In this episode of The Praying Couple® Podcast, Mike and Carlie explore the spiritual and relational dynamics behind emotional distance in marriage. Through biblical wisdom, compassionate guidance, and prayer, they help listeners understand why distance can develop and how God can begin restoring connection.

    If your marriage feels emotionally cold or disconnected, this episode will encourage you to seek God’s wisdom, guard your heart, and pursue healing through prayer and patience.

    In this episode, you’ll learn:

    • Why emotional distance develops in marriage
    • How to respond when your spouse withdraws emotionally
    • Biblical wisdom for rebuilding connection and trust
    • How prayer softens hearts and invites God into the relationship
    • When to seek wise Christian counsel and support

    Key Scriptures referenced:

    • Genesis 2:18
    • Proverbs 4:23
    • James 1:19
    • Psalm 62:8
    • Matthew 19:26
    • Ephesians 4:2–3

    Even when your spouse feels distant, God is near to the brokenhearted and able to restore what feels disconnected.

    Strengthen your prayer life during difficult seasons

    Inside The Marriage Prayer Club, you’ll receive guided prayers, biblical encouragement, and support to help you stay spiritually strong as you pray for your marriage.

    👉🏾 The Marriage Prayer Club
    https://marriageprayerclub.com

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    Mike & Carlie Kercheval
    The Praying Couple®

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    11 分
  • When Your Spouse Rejects You: Healing, Prayer & Biblical Hope for the Rejected Heart

    When Your Spouse Rejects You: Healing, Prayer & Biblical Hope for the Rejected Heart
    2026/03/15

    When Your Spouse Rejects You: Healing, Prayer & Biblical Hope for the Rejected Heart

    Rejection from a spouse can cut deeper than almost any other relational pain. When the person who promised lifelong covenant withdraws emotionally, physically, or relationally, it can leave you questioning your worth, your marriage, and sometimes even your faith.

    In this episode of The Praying Couple® Podcast, Mike and Carlie speak tenderly and biblically to spouses who feel rejected in their marriage. Together, they explore how God meets the brokenhearted with compassion, how prayer becomes a lifeline when your heart is hurting, and how Scripture helps restore your identity when rejection wounds your spirit.

    If you’re struggling with rejection in your marriage, this episode will help you bring your pain to God honestly and begin healing through His Word and prayer.

    In this episode, you’ll learn:

    • How rejection in marriage affects your heart and identity
    • What the Bible says about God’s care for the brokenhearted
    • How to pray when your spouse withdraws or rejects you
    • The difference between forgiveness and tolerating abuse
    • How God restores hope and identity through His love

    Key Scriptures referenced:

    • Psalm 34:18
    • 1 Peter 5:7
    • Psalm 147:3
    • Matthew 11:28
    • Matthew 6:14–15
    • 1 John 3:1

    If you’re carrying the pain of rejection in your marriage, remember this: God sees your heart, hears your prayers, and is able to restore what feels broken.

    Ready to strengthen your prayer life in difficult seasons?

    Inside The Marriage Prayer Club, you’ll receive Scripture-centered prayers, encouragement, and guidance to help you bring the real struggles of marriage before the Lord.

    👉🏾 Join today at MarriagePrayerClub.com

    RELATED EPISODES:

    • A Prayer for Healing From the Spirit of Rejection | Psalm 139:13-14
    • A Prayer for Forgiveness in Marriage | Mark 11:25 AMP
    • A Prayer to Trust God When Things are Falling Apart | Proverbs 3:5-6

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    18 分
  • What Happens When Couples Pray Together Every Day

    What Happens When Couples Pray Together Every Day
    2026/03/08

    What Happens When Couples Pray Together Every Day

    Does praying together every day actually strengthen a marriage?

    Many Christian couples believe in prayer, but struggle to build a consistent daily prayer routine. Some feel awkward praying with their spouse. Others wonder if praying together really makes a difference.

    In this powerful and Scripture-anchored episode of The Praying Couple® Podcast, Mike and Carlie unpack what actually happens when couples pray together every day, not emotionally, but spiritually and relationally over time.

    If you’ve searched:

    • “Does praying together strengthen marriage?”
    • “How to pray with your spouse daily”
    • “Christian couple prayer routine”
    • “Biblical marriage prayer habits”
    • “Daily prayer for marriage restoration”

    This episode will give you clarity and hope.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

    • Why daily prayer reorients your marriage toward God (Proverbs 3:5–6)
    • How praying together softens hearts before it solves problems
    • Why unity grows through agreement, not perfection (Matthew 18:19)
    • How daily prayer strengthens trust during financial, parenting, or relational stress
    • Why spiritual intimacy grows through consistent prayer rhythms
    • What happens in your home when prayer becomes a daily habit
    • How to restart when consistency breaks down (Lamentations 3:22–23)

    When couples pray together consistently:

    • Communication shifts
    • Defensiveness decreases
    • Humility increases
    • Peace becomes more familiar
    • Conflict resolves more quickly
    • God’s presence becomes central

    This episode draws from:

    • Proverbs 3:5–6
    • Ezekiel 36:26
    • Ecclesiastes 4:12
    • Isaiah 26:3
    • Colossians 3:14
    • Lamentations 3:22–23

    Ready to Build a Daily Prayer Rhythm?

    If you desire a structured, Scripture-centered way to pray consistently with your spouse, we invite you to explore:

    👉 The Marriage Prayer Club
    https://marriageprayerclub.com

    The Marriage Prayer Club helps Christian couples build sustainable daily prayer habits that strengthen spiritual intimacy and unity.

    You don’t have to figure this out alone.


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    25 分
  • When Words Divide: A Prophetic Prayer for Christ-Centered Communication in Marriage

    When Words Divide: A Prophetic Prayer for Christ-Centered Communication in Marriage
    2026/03/01

    When Words Divide: A Prophetic Prayer for Christ-Centered Communication in Marriage

    Is communication in your marriage strained, tense, or disconnected?

    In this episode of The Praying Couple® Podcast, we address the spiritual root of communication struggles and share a bold, Scripture-based prayer for breakthrough.

    Communication issues are often spiritual before they’re verbal.

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • The power of your words (Proverbs 18:21)
    • Being quick to listen and slow to speak (James 1:19)
    • Speaking to build, not tear down (Ephesians 4:29)
    • How pride blocks unity (Proverbs 11:2)
    • Letting the fruit of the Spirit shape your tone and responses (Galatians 5:22–23)

    We close by praying over:

    • Healing from damaging words
    • Humility replacing pride
    • Peace replacing anger
    • Unity where division has tried to grow

    If you desire stronger, Christ-centered communication in your marriage, this episode will equip you to pray intentionally and speak life.

    Join The Marriage Prayer Club to:

    • Pray Scripture strategically over your marriage
    • Break cycles of miscommunication
    • Strengthen spiritual intimacy
    • Create a culture of prayer in your home

    Learn more and join The Marriage Prayer Club at: marriageprayerclub.com

    📖 Scriptures Referenced
    • Proverbs 18:21
    • Ephesians 4:29
    • James 1:19
    • Galatians 5:22–23
    • Proverbs 11:2
    • Ephesians 4:26
    • Ecclesiastes 4:12
    💬 Connect With Us

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    Your marriage is worth fighting for — and prayer is where it begins.

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    Mike & Carlie Kercheval
    The Praying Couple®

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    13 分