Stormie Omartian

This book scared me. It literally made me cry in the first chapter because I felt that there was no way that I could live up to the standards in this book - in the first chapter. And I have to admit that I'm not married yet. I read [b:Praying for Your Future Husband: Preparing Your Heart for His|10401427|Praying for Your Future Husband Preparing Your Heart for His|Robin Jones Gunn|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320563139l/10401427._SY75_.jpg|42490556], show more and it's an amazing book, and I wanted to see if I could add any scriptures to my prayer list for my future husband (including protection, etc.).

But this book...the way her husband treats her, and the expectations she puts on women are truly frightening. I cannot be perfect. There is no way. I can't be. My future husband can't be perfect. Only God is perfect, and we should definitely be praying for each other (spouses, family, friends, coworkers) because God can move in their lives when we have no chance. But praying for someone doesn't mean you never talk to them, speak up when their behavior hurts you, or you continue to allow them to treat you like dirt. Because a husband is commanded by God to love his wife the way Christ loved the Church, giving himself up for her (Ephesians 5:22-33). Commanded. We are to die to self to live for Christ. Our relationships should reflect that. All of them. Friendships, familial relationships, and marriages. Christians no longer live for themselves, and that's double for spouses. Wives do not live for themselves, and husbands do not live for themselves.

Also, if your spouse treats you the way Stormie's husband treated her, please seek godly counseling.

This book is a list of dos and don'ts for women to please their husbands, and stories. But Stormie does not tell the story of her relationship and how her prayers changed her husband. Only that they made her more tolerant of her husband's poor behavior. And forgiveness isn't bad, but it would have been more effective if she had shown how God had answered her prayers in her life and her husband's, rather than giving a brief example of her "understanding" how her husband steamrolled her, and she let it go over and over and over again.

I don't recommend this one. It has some questionable (at best) views on women and men, and what counts for love and respect. show less

Each section of this short ebook book focuses on one part of the ‘armour of Christ' described in Ephesians 6. There's a brief historical background each time; the rest of each section explains how the author perceives them and why they are important. Basic Christian knowledge and belief is assumed.

The language used is rather formal, and I didn't really find anything new. I read a section each day for a week, and there were some encouraging reminders, but nothing I hadn’t read or heard show more before.
The theme wasn’t really about being a ‘prayer warrior’, but about being prepared for spiritual battle in everyday life. Each section had questions at the end, which would be more appropriate for group study.

Still, it was free, and made a good week's readings. show less

Short chapters were easy to read, and some packed a lot of insight into a few paragraphs. Others oversimplified complex issues. Few things have ever made me angrier than reading her suggestion that a woman was murdered by her abusive husband because she had failed to pray enough. Also troubled by descriptions of anxiety and depression as things that WILL disappear after a single prayer of faith. Literally Jesus Himself told people that suffering or a lack of healing is not punishment for show more anything a person or their family did wrong. God can and will do amazing things, and His failure to do it on MY timeline is not evidence against Him or of weakness of my own faith. Two stars for those chapters that were reminders of underappreciated character qualities Christian women should seek to cultivate. show less

Short devotionals for a week. Being that the book was free, I cannot complain about the length. It is well written, as all books by the author are, and remains true to the word of God.

I particularly enjoyed that she gives extra bible readings at the end of each day's reading.