Husband
Challenge
Voice
Your Gratitude
The
heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.
She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. —Proverbs
31:11–12
To
help you get started, have you ever thanked your husband for choosing
you above all other women? He found you attractive as a person and
appreciated you. Though many circumstances in your marriage may have
changed, let your husband know that you are glad God brought you
together and that you want to be a blessing to him for the rest of
your marriage. Let him know that he can trust you to be in his
corner.
Action
Step: Say it out loud. One of the best opportunities to express
your gratitude is first thing in the morning. How do you greet your
husband each morning? Is he confident in your love? Give him a
wake-up call that he’ll never forget—a big “I love you” and
an “I’m so glad I’m your wife!”
A
Wife’s Prayer: Heavenly Father, I want to do good to my husband
by encouraging him for the next thirty days. Soften my heart to the
ways that he has chosen me. Show me how to voice my gratitude for
him, and teach me how to be in his corner.
Wife
Challenge
Love
in Word and Deep
This
is my beloved and this is my friend. - Song of Solomon 5:16
Friendship
is something that is cultivated through the good time and the bad.
Friends can share their hearts, but they don’t step on each others
hearts. Friends can be completely honest with each other, but
friendships are strained when truth is not spoke in love.
How
are you speaking to your beloved? Are you so used to her that you
don’t appreciate the wonder of her friendship? That is your
challenge this month, to make sure your wife knows she is your
sweetheart and best friend. Does she know this? Have you told her, or
do you assume she just knows? Don’t assume. Everyone loves to hear
that they are special. Take time to appreciate your wife by
demonstrating it to her. Tell her with your kind words; show her with
your kind acts.
Action
Step: Love is an action word.
The
way to have and be a good friend is to cultivate and celebrate the
relationship. As you do the challenge, celebrate with your wife. Get
alone, and reflect on
your beloved friend. Write her a letter, listing the qualities you
admire and appreciate about her. If you are creative with words,
write and frame a poem about her.
Perhaps
you can prepare a special meal, just for the two of you, and read the
letter or poem to her. Ask if you can pray for her—if she is
willing, thank God for your love and friendship, asking for Her
blessing on your home.
A
Husband’s Prayer: Lord
Jesus, You have loved us with Your words as well as with Your deeds.
Thank You for making it clear and help me to follow in Your footsteps
so that the fullness of my love for my wife is clear. Let me continue
to speak words of love and to show deeds of love in the days to come.
Thank You for my wife, and thank You for growing me into an
encouraging husband.
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