Sheneico Eastwood Talks New Book: Prayer-Proofing Your Marriage
Wife, mother, and motivational speaker, Sheneico Eastwood, is a passionate advocate for the power of prayer in marriage. As the author of Prayer Proofing Your Marriage: A Praying Wife’s Devotional to Strengthen and Protect Her Family, she is encouraging wives to build a strong foundation of faith through consistent prayer.
Drawing from personal experience, Sheneico understands how vital prayer is in covering not just a marriage but an entire family. Fresh off the launch of her book, she opens up about the inspiration behind it and the impact she hopes to make.
What inspired you to write Prayer Proofing Your Marriage?
SHENEICO: I usually write prayers for my marriage and one day God spoke to me to write a book so other wives could benefit from praying consistently for their family, spouse and children. This was almost 3 years ago. I delayed for a good while until last year, I said, I need to be obedient.
What was the writing process like? Did you include some of the prayers you usually pray or did God give you specific prayers to include in your book?
SHENEICO: The process was long, I got discouraged many times because I was doubting myself. But then, I seek God’s direction on the things I should pray about. After which, I seek assistance from a publisher to get guidance in the formatting and to help me push through on the journey. The more I delayed, the more I realized why I needed to complete this assignment.
What would you say gave you that wake-up call to push forward?
SHENEICO: I was reminded that persons are waiting on the message of my book, I was reminded by my support group at DayeLight Publishers that this book is not about me but about what God wants to do in marriages globally.
What are some of the biggest misconceptions you believe people have about praying for their marriage?
SHENEICO: Some big misconceptions are they believe prayer won’t change or fix things. People believe that they have been praying and not getting any response or not seeing any changes. Some persons sadly believe that prayer can’t change things.
If a wife feels discouraged or like her prayers aren’t making a difference, in what way do you believe your book will help her along her journey?
SHENEICO: This book will encourage her to be consistent in praying and listening to God. Many times we pray but we don’t listen to hear what God is saying. Many times we pray and we don’t wait because we feel God should do it now.
This book will help wives to pray and exercise faith as they pray, If you are praying and doubting then you are defeating the purpose. This book will encourage wives to stay the course even if things don’t seem to be changing but to pray and ask God to direct them in how they should deal with their situations.
My husband and I prayed for years for our now five-year-old. And when I finally got pregnant I had to pray through the journey as many days I would bleed and thought we were losing her. We had to pray through delivery when I had to do an emergency C-section. So I know there is power in prayer.
What other themes or topics in relation to praying for your family do you touch on in the book that readers can look forward to?
SHENEICO: This book looks at topics such as lasting Love, faithfulness, forgiveness, peace of mind, health, wealth, sexual fulfillment, children, infertility and protection over your marriage and family.
Where can people get a copy of Prayer Proofing Your Marriage and how can they connect with you?
SHENEICO: Persons can get physical copies by ordering from me at eastwoodsheneico@gmail.com or calling 876-585-9116.
Books are also available on Amazon. I can also be reached via Instagram at @sheneicoeastwoodministries or @thecouplesgetaway.
Purchase your copy of Prayer Proofing Your Marriage here.
