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The Praying Couple® Podcast with Mike & Carlie Kercheval

The Praying Couple® Podcast with Mike & Carlie Kercheval

By: Mike & Carlie Kercheval M.A.
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Whether you've been praying for decades or just starting out, The Praying Couple® Podcast with Mike & Carlie Kercheval meets you right where you are.

Join Mike and Carlie as they inspire God's children to grow a powerful prayer life through scriptures, heartfelt prayers, and real-life stories of God’s faithfulness. Mike and Carlie remove the intimidation factor of talking to God, helping you gain confidence in praying out loud, praying for others, and building a daily connection with Him.

Mike & Carlie Kercheval are best-selling authors, professional counselors, coaches, and founders of ThePrayingCouple.com. Over the last 30 years, they have been helping teach people how to live victorious lives through prayer and the power of God's Word.

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  • Prayer to Renew Your Mind and Walk in Peace

    Prayer to Renew Your Mind and Walk in Peace
    Jun 28 2026
    Welcome back to The Praying Couple Podcast. In this week’s Marriage Prayer for the Week Ahead, Mike and Carlie pray over husbands, wives, families, and marriages that need renewed minds, deeper peace, healing from rejection, and the strength to keep obeying God in the week ahead.This Spirit-led prayer focuses on taking every thought captive, rejecting lies that do not align with God’s Word, and choosing to make the Word of God the final authority in our homes and marriages. Mike and Carlie also pray for weary husbands and wives, deeper family connection, healing from abandonment and rejection, and the courage to take action instead of staying stuck. If you have been battling negative thoughts, emotional heaviness, fear, rejection, discouragement, or the temptation to replay painful experiences, this prayer is for you.God is your peace.His Word is your foundation.You are not a failure.And through Christ, you can take the next step forward.In This Episode, We Pray For Husbands and wives to take every thought captive Fear and lies of the enemy to lose their grip God to renew unhealthy thought patterns Marriages to be strengthened by the Word of God Weary husbands and wives to be empowered by the Holy Spirit Families to connect more deeply Healing from rejection, abandonment, and painful family wounds Couples to stop replaying past experiences that do not align with God’s truth Peace over the mind and emotions Wisdom to take the next step Husbands and wives to walk in their authority in Christ Marriages to move forward instead of staying stuck KEY THEMESRenewing your mind with God’s Word This prayer encourages couples to take authority over thoughts that do not align with Scripture and allow God to replace lies with the truth of His Word.Healing from rejection and abandonment Mike and Carlie pray over those who have carried pain from broken family situations, fatherless or motherless homes, abandonment, and rejection.Peace over your thoughts and emotions This week’s prayer invites couples to stop giving negative emotions, circumstances, and past experiences the final say.Taking action in faith The episode closes with encouragement from Michael’s recent men’s Bible study on Killing Kryptonite by John Bevere, specifically the idea of “being the change.” The encouragement is clear: do not stay stuck, do not give in, but put your faith into action.Making God’s Word the final authority This prayer calls husbands and wives to trust God’s Word above fear, circumstances, emotions, and past pain.KEY SCRIPTURES REFLECTED IN THIS PRAYER2 Corinthians 10:5 — Take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ.1 Peter 5:7 — Cast your cares on Him because He cares for you.Proverbs 18:10 — The name of the Lord is a strong tower.Proverbs 3:5–6 — Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.Philippians 4:7 — The peace of God guards our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.Romans 12:2 — Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.PRAYER FOCUS FOR THE WEEKThis week, we are praying for renewed minds, peace-filled homes, healed hearts, and faith-filled action.May the Lord help you recognize every thought that does not align with His truth, replace lies with His Word, heal the places of rejection and abandonment, and give you the courage to move forward in obedience.JOIN THE MARRIAGE PRAYER CLUBIf this prayer spoke to the battle happening in your mind, your emotions, or your marriage, we want to invite you to join us inside The Marriage Prayer Club.So many couples are trying to fight spiritual battles, communication struggles, family wounds, emotional exhaustion, and marriage pressure without consistent prayer covering or biblical encouragement. But you do not have to keep walking through this alone.Inside The Marriage Prayer Club, we help husbands and wives build a consistent rhythm of praying over their marriage, renewing their minds with God’s Word, and inviting the Lord into the real places of their home — the weary places, the painful places, the stuck places, and the places where they are believing for change.Whether you and your spouse are praying together or you are the only one praying right now, you are welcome.Your marriage is worth covering. Your mind is worth renewing. Your home is worth praying over. And you do not have to stay stuck.Join us inside The Marriage Prayer Club at: marriageprayerclub.comPLEASE SUBSCRIBE + LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW!If 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.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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  • Prayer to Find Peace in a Season of Change

    Prayer to Find Peace in a Season of Change
    Jun 21 2026
    Welcome back to The Praying Couple Podcast. In this week’s Marriage Prayer for the Week Ahead, Mike and Carlie pray over couples who are walking through transition, uncertainty, emotional heaviness, grief, family changes, financial shifts, infidelity, or a season where they simply need wisdom for the next step.After celebrating their 26th wedding anniversary and taking time away in Charleston, SC, Mike and Carlie return with a Spirit-led prayer focused on finding peace, stability, and direction when life and marriage are changing.Whether you are becoming empty nesters, facing a major family transition, navigating pain in your marriage, trying to recover from broken trust, or simply asking God, “What now?” — this prayer is an invitation to anchor your heart in the Lord and remember that He is steady in every season.God is not shaken by change. He is your peace. He is your anchor. He is your foundation. And He will give you wisdom for the week ahead.IN THIS EPISODE WE PRAY FOR: Couples walking through a season of change Wisdom for the next step Peace in the middle of uncertainty Husbands to surrender pride and stop trying to fix everything in their own strength Wives facing pain, uncertainty, or betrayal Healing from infidelity and protection over families Emotional healing, comfort, and strength Couples to be anchored in God’s Word Boldness, faith, and trust in the Lord Marriages to be built on the foundation of Christ God to help couples find their footing in a new season KEY THEMESPeace in transition This prayer speaks directly to couples facing change — whether in finances, family life, grief, parenting, ministry, or marriage itself.Finding your footing again When life feels unfamiliar, God gives wisdom for the next step and teaches us how to stand on His Word.God as your anchor The prayer reminds listeners that God is steady in chaos, our peace in the storm, and the foundation that cannot be shaken.Healing from hidden pain Mike and Carlie pray over emotional wounds, trauma, secret struggles, and places where couples may have tried to keep God at a distance.Hope after betrayal This episode includes a tender prayer for wives facing the pain and uncertainty of infidelity, asking God to heal, protect, provide, and bring victory through Jesus.KEY SCRIPTURES REFLECTED IN THIS PRAYERMatthew 7:24–27 — Building your house on the rock so it can stand when the rain and wind come.Hebrews 12:2 — Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith.Philippians 4:7 — The peace of God passes all understanding.Psalm 119:105 — God’s Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path.John 14:6 — Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.PRAYER FOCUS FOR THE WEEKThis week, we are praying for peace, wisdom, healing, and stability in seasons of change.May the Lord help you find your footing, anchor your heart in His Word, and trust Him with the places that feel uncertain, painful, or unfamiliar. May He give you the courage to surrender what you cannot fix, the wisdom to take the next step, and the peace to remember that He is with you in every season.JOIN US INSIDE THE MARRIAGE PRAYER CLUBIf this prayer encouraged you, we want to personally invite you to take the next step and join us inside The Marriage Prayer Club.So many couples are walking through change, hardship, grief, betrayal, financial pressure, parenting transitions, and spiritual weariness without consistent prayer covering or biblical encouragement. But you do not have to keep trying to carry your marriage alone.Inside The Marriage Prayer Club, we gather with husbands and wives who want to build the habit of praying together, standing on God’s Word, and inviting Him into the real places of their marriage — not just the polished places, but the painful, uncertain, and tender places too.Whether you and your spouse are praying together or you are the only one praying right now, you are welcome.Your marriage is worth covering. Your home is worth praying over. And this season does not have to define the rest of your story.Join us inside The Marriage Prayer Club at: marriageprayerclub.comSUBSCRIBE + LEAVE US A REVIEWIf 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.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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    12 mins
  • Prayer for Financial Breakthrough, Unity, and Hope

    Prayer for Financial Breakthrough, Unity, and Hope
    Jun 7 2026
    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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    13 mins
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