So how is everyone doing on the challenge to encourage and pray for their own husbands? I must say that last night I actually took the time to pray for Malachi out loud during our night time prayers. This is something that I really should do more often. Last night the Holy Spirit prompted me to pray for him. Malachi has one last phone interview tomorrow with this new company he is trying to get hired for an IT position. It would mean a steady salary and really good medical benefits. It would also mean he would work normal hours of Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm! He hasn't worked hours like that since we got married! We are of course continuing to pray the Lord's will in this situation. We will praise Him regardless!
30 Day Husband Encouragement Challenge
Day 8
How are you doing with the "30-Day Encouragement Challenge"? In case you've forgotten, here's the challenge:
You can't say anything negative about your husband . . . to your husband . . . or to anyone else, about your husband.
Say something that you admire or appreciate about your husband. . . to your husband . . . and to someone else, about your husband!
". . . but who can find a faithful man?" Prov. 20:6b
Faithfulness is a wonderful but rare quality today, especially in regard to marriage. Do you understand how important this quality is? Your challenge is to continue to root out all negative speaking, and plant seeds of encouragement instead. You may be amazed at what will grow.
Contemporary culture often entices men to be unfaithful to their wedding vows and spiritual commitments. Appreciate your husband's faithfulness—how he is loyal to you. Let him know that you are glad he has "stick-to-it-iveness" in your marriage.
Appreciate his faithfulness to God. (If you have an unfaithful husband, this is a difficult area for you. Pray, speak the truth in love, remain faithful yourself, and discover ways to encourage faithfulness in your mate. The Bible says that husbands may ". . . be won by the conduct of their wives" [1 Pet. 3:1]. You may also want to seek counsel from a mature, godly individual or couple.)
31 Days of Praying for Your Husband
Day 8
Pray that your husband will work hard to provide for your family, to the best of his ability. Pray that the character qualities necessary for a successful career and ministry will be a growing part of his character—persistence, decisiveness, strength, an analytical mind, organizational skills, positive relationships with people, determination, etc. (Rom. 12:11; 1 Cor. 15:58)
Serving God and My Family,
Crystal <>< (SAHM)
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