Chapter 17: His Relationships

1. What are your husband's friends like? Are they godly? Do you feel they are an asset to him or a detriment? Explain.

2. Read Proverbs 12:26 in your Bible and underline it. Are there any people you would consider to be especially bad influences in your husband's life? Does he have any relationships that continually trouble him? Explain.

3. Read 2 Corinthians 6:14 in your Bible and underline it. Does your husband have any close friends or close business relationships with people who are not believers? Lost their name below and pray for their salvation.

4. Where does your husband find most of his friends (church, work, athletic clubs, and so on)? Do you think it is a good place to meet the kinds of friends he needs?

5. Does your husband have close, mature, believing male friends or mentors who counsel him and encourage his spiritual growth? Does he want them?

6. Does your husband have a good relationship with each of his family members? Is there anyone in particular who is especially troubling for him? Are some family relationships weak or strained? Write a prayer about those relationships.

7. Is your husband part of a men's prayer group or Bible study? If yes, write a prayer concerning his involvement in that group. If no, write a prayer for that to become a reality in his life, no matter how remote that possibility may seem now.

8. Is there any relationship your husband has that is strained or broken because of his unforgiveness? Explain. Write a prayer asking God to convict your husband's hear about this need to forgive.

9. How is your friendship with your husband? DO you think it could be improved upon or deepened? How could you pray to that end?