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Oh, Lordt!: Nicole Ari Parker Said A Prayer To Get Boris Kodjoe, And Sis Is Sharing It

"GOD: Make a list."

Married for 13 years, Nicole Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe have earned their #CoupleGoals status!

(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

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(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

Known as one of the cutest husband/wife duos in the entertainment business, the bronze actors maintain their sexiness on and off the screen and, according to Nicole, their union was all thanks to a prayer.

After a fan asked Nicole to get her prayed for getting Boris, the 48-year-old actress opened up to her 909K Instagram followers, revealing her relationship blessing all started with a "list," requested by God.

See for yourself her Instagram post that recaps her conversation with God that led her to the love of her life who fathered her two children.

Below is her dialog with God that later led to her meeting Boris on the set of the movie Soul Food and her marriage in May 2005:

"Me: Dear Lord, What should I do?

GOD: Make a list.

Me: A list?

GOD: Yes. Write down EVERYTHING you want. Even the parts you don't want me to see. 😒

Me: okay. 💛

GOD: The spiritual stuff, the heart & mental stuff, the physical and the financial. 💛

Me: Umm okay: Loving, warm, WANTS to be a husband & father, Fine 😜, WANTS to provide, mentally, physically and spiritually strong, AFFECTIONATE, curious about the world, likes to travel, likes music, likes history, likes art, likes the theatre, big hands, big feet, sexy, really smart, funny, fun, got jokes, makes the highest & best choices for himself, has that "no-matter-what-I-got-this" spirit cause ish is gonna happen, respects his mother, forgives his father, loves himself and knows God. 💛

GOD: Okay now REALLY take that in. SEE him, FEEL him in your mind. SIT WITH THAT...ENJOY THAT..Now ask yourself.. Is he perfect for you?
Me: (inhales and exhales deeply) Yes..Lawd..I mean Lord. YES.

GOD: Now ask yourself... if he enters the room RIGHT now..Are you perfect for him?

Me: (takes reallyyy long pause).....Proceeds to get mind right & affairs in order, rereads Their Eyes Were Watching God, goes to therapy, examines issues, forgives herself & others, calls parents more often, renews passport, goes to church, does a sit up and goes for a run, dusts off that business idea I had, remembers to laugh, buys nice lotion and rubs it all over body EVERYDAY, then buys some more, stays grateful for all her parts, cherishes friends, dances in her room, balances checkbook, makes green juice, loves herself.

And here he comes... 💛

GOD: Boop."

Talk about deep! 

Proof that prayer, patience, and preparation pays off, in the sexiest way possible!

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