30 Day Wife Encouragement Challenge: Day 1

March 14, 2008 by Claudia

NOTE: In September 2008, this was changed from a Friday Focus to a regular post. All posts can be found by clicking here or on 30 Day Wife Encouragement Challenge category in the sidebar.

The entire 30 Day Wife Encouragement Challenge is also available in pdf format. You may get it by requesting it when you leave a comment or by emailing me at claudia @ theanniversaryshop.com (be sure to remove spaces around @ intended to fool spammers).

Today starts a new series for men.

Because weekends often give us more time to focus on our marriage, this 30-Day Wife Encouragement Challenge will be presented over a period of weeks with one new challenge every other week. On the “off” weeks, wives will be presented with the 30-Day Husband Encouragement Challenge, giving them the opportunity to strengthen your marriage by encouraging you.

As I mentioned, the real challenge is over a 30-day period. The ground rules for the 30 days are as follows:

You can’t say anything negative about your wife . . . to your wife . . . or to anyone else about your wife.
Say something that you admire or appreciate about your wife . . . to your wife . . . and to someone else about your wife!

Because our “30-day” challenge will be presented over a year’s time with every other weekend providing the challenge for one day, the guidelines set above cannot possibly apply to a whole year, or can they?

At the very least, follow the guidelines above for 30 days. Keep track of those 30 days, and determine at the end to go for 30 more days, then 30 more, and on and on. I think you will find it easier to follow the guidelines the longer you do them.

30-Day Wife Encouragement Challenge: Day 1

The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’ Genesis 2:18 (NIV)

This challenge might take you down paths you haven’t been before. It will require contemplation, vulnerability, and action. Some steps along the way may be scary because you haven’t thought these thoughts or spoken these words in a long time, but the thoughts and feelings are there and both you and your wife need to hear and experience them.

Even if you are not a Christian, you must know that men and women bring to the marriage different strengths, gifts, and outlooks on life and love. Think about some ways that your wife is “good” for you, ways in which she makes you and/or your life better.

Is she the one that brings color to your life by decorating the home and making it enjoyable to come home? Does she inspire you to try new things that you wouldn’t have tried otherwise? Do you still get that warm, gushy feeling when she looks at you and smiles to tell you that she is glad you chose her?

Make a list of ways your life is better because of your wife
Share the list with your wife and tell her how good it is that she is your helper and that you are not alone

These words, coming from the most important man in her life, will bring great joy and encouragement to your wife.

Yours for the celebration of marriage,

Claudia

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85 Responses

on October 8, 2008 at 2:47 am BRENDA LAMBERT

PLEASE SEND ME THE 30 DAY CHALLENGE FOR WIVES AND FOR HUSBANDS IN A WORD DOCUMENT.

THANKS
BRENDA
on October 9, 2008 at 8:32 am theanniversaryshop

Thank you for your request. I trust that marriages will be strengthened as husbands and wives learn how to be each other’s best friend.
on October 16, 2008 at 10:52 am Jenel

PLease send me the 30 day wife encouragment. Thanks!!!!!
on October 16, 2008 at 11:57 am theanniversaryshop

Hi Jenel,

Thanks for requesting the pdf of the 30 Day Wife Encouragement Challenge. The pdf has been sent.

Claudia
on October 23, 2008 at 12:06 pm asuquo

hi, pls sent me the 30 days wife encouragement.
thanks and God bless you.
daniel
on October 23, 2008 at 12:46 pm theanniversaryshop

The 30 Day Wife Encouragement Challenge has been sent.

All the best to you.
on October 27, 2008 at 5:50 am Jeff

PLEASE SEND ME THE 30 DAY CHALLENGE FOR WIVES AND FOR HUSBANDS IN A WORD DOCUMENT.

Thanks
on October 27, 2008 at 9:48 am jennifer roberts

I have the 30 day Husband Encouragement Challenge and am doing that. Can you send me the Wife Encouragement Challenge in Word, Word Perfect or PDF format? I’d like to print it off and give it to my husband so we can do this together….
on November 1, 2008 at 11:00 pm Heather

Please send me the 30 day wife encouragment challenge. Thanks!!!!!
on November 2, 2008 at 8:09 am theanniversaryshop

Heather, The challenge has been sent. Thanks for your request.
on November 2, 2008 at 9:22 pm DEAC.Edwards

please send me the pdf version of the wife challenge
I know it will be a blessing to her
I need to know if there is enough of the Holy Spirit working in me to succeed in this task.
on November 4, 2008 at 8:54 pm Larry Carvajal

please sene me the pdf file of the wife challenge to my e-mail: LAC.05@hotmail.com
Thank you.
on November 20, 2008 at 3:43 pm Raymond Day

please send me the pdf version of the wife challenge. thanks
on November 20, 2008 at 7:24 pm theanniversaryshop

Raymond,

I have sent the pdf. I pray your wife and your marriage will be blessed.
on November 24, 2008 at 4:01 am Avi

Please send me the 30 day wife encouragment challenge for Husbands. Thanks!!!!!
on December 4, 2008 at 10:53 pm Melanie

Please send me pdf 30 day wife encouragement challenge. Thanks so much and God bless!
on December 30, 2008 at 12:59 pm Megane

Please send me the 30 day wife encouragement challenge. I have the one for husbands and I want us both to start together. Thanks and God bless!!
on December 31, 2008 at 11:24 am robyne lindley

Can you send me the 30 day wife encouragement challenge in PDF format please?
on January 5, 2009 at 10:14 am carol

Please send the 30 day wife and husband encouragement challenges. Thank you!
on January 9, 2009 at 3:09 am Lorena Contreraz

Greetings!
I already have the 30 day wife challenge. I need the 30 day challenge for the husband. If I may have it in Pdf format that would be great!
Blessings,
Lorena :0)
on January 16, 2009 at 11:46 pm Dan

Please send me the 30 Day Wife Encouragement Challenge in pdf or Microsoft word.

Thank you.
on January 22, 2009 at 1:47 am Jason Brooks

Please send me the 30 day challenge. I would like it in the PDF format please! 12yrs blessed with my wife.

I hope God blesses you for your time and encourgement.
Thank you!
on January 22, 2009 at 8:04 am Claudia

Jason,

The mail system would not deliver the pdf to you. Not sure if the email address is wrong or if there is some other problem. Contact me at claudia@theanniversaryshop.com and I’ll send the pdf to you.

Claudia
on January 22, 2009 at 11:12 am Connie

Please send me pdf 30 day wife encouragement challenge for husbands. We are going to do them together. Thanks you for continuing to be a blessing. May God Bless You Always!
on January 22, 2009 at 6:22 pm Dee Dee

Please send the 30 day wife challenge. Would love to do this in small group.
Thank You!
on January 28, 2009 at 4:56 pm Jennifer

Please send me a PDF of the 30-day challenge for both spouses. I appreciate it! Would like to share it on a discussion board to strengthen marriages.
on February 4, 2009 at 1:29 pm Alicia

Please send me pdf 30 day wife encouragement challenge for husbands. I already have the pdf 30 day husband encouragement challenge for wives. We are doing this at a marriage night on Valentine’s Day! Thank you and God Bless
on February 9, 2009 at 5:34 pm Andrew

Hello,
Could you please send me the 30 day wife encouragement challenge.
Thank you,
Andrew
on March 6, 2009 at 1:19 pm Raquel

Please send the pdf version of the 30 day Husband and Wife Encouragement Challenge. Thank you!

Raquel
on March 6, 2009 at 11:22 pm Mo

Hi Claudia,
I would appreciate your sending me the pdf version of the 30 day Husband and Wife Encouragement Challenge! Thanks!
on March 9, 2009 at 2:29 pm Chad

May I please have a copy of the Husband and Wife Encouragement Challenge. Thank you for providing help. Every marriage needs God and daily encouragements in this troubling world.
on March 12, 2009 at 2:08 pm Padraic

Please send me the wife encouragement challenge, I would love to do this for my wife
on March 23, 2009 at 11:30 am leia mason

Can you please send me the 30 day encouragement challenge for you wife, so that I can give it to my husband to read. Thank you
on April 1, 2009 at 5:07 pm Andrea

Please send me a PDF copy of the 30-day Wife Encouragement Challenge to the email address above.

God bless!
on April 4, 2009 at 7:44 am john

pls send me the 30 day challenge for men and women in word documents. thankx
god bless
John
on April 7, 2009 at 1:37 pm Denise

I have already requested the Wife Encouragement Challenge but can you also send me the Husband Encouragement as well.

Thanks
on April 24, 2009 at 7:53 pm J Payne

Please send me the pdf version
I know it will be a blessing to my wife
on May 4, 2009 at 5:21 pm Kris

PLEASE SEND ME THE 30 DAY CHALLENGE FOR WIVES AND FOR HUSBANDS IN A WORD DOCUMENT.

THANKS
on May 19, 2009 at 1:49 pm Val Campbell

Please send me the 30 day challenge for wives and for husbands.

thanks,
on June 7, 2009 at 9:23 pm ED Harding

Please send me the 30 day challenge for men and women in word documents.
Thank You and God bless
EDH
on June 10, 2009 at 6:37 am Claire Meintjes

Hi

I have done some of the husband challenge and it has made such an enormous difference even though I have not done it in 30 days or constantly but try to apply it regualrly.

It has givien me so much from my husband I thought I would never get as I did not do many if the items the challenge required.

Can you please send me the 30 day encouragement for wifes so we can implement that as well?

Thank you

May God bless you even more!
on June 17, 2009 at 7:28 am Eason

Hi, I’d like a copy of the 30 Day Wife Encouragement Challenge in a Word document. thanks
on June 29, 2009 at 9:41 pm Joshua

Please send me both 30 day programs. Thanks alot!
on July 26, 2009 at 8:53 pm Mommyishome

Please send the PDF format of this resource to my email. Thank you!
on July 26, 2009 at 8:53 pm Mommyishome

mycreativityjournal (at) gmail (dot) com
on August 31, 2009 at 7:30 am Michael

Hello,

Could you please send the PDF format of the 30 day challenge as soon as possible. Thank you in advance!
on September 3, 2009 at 2:23 am Cassandra

Please send the PDF format of the 30 day Wife Encouragement Challenge. I have the 30 day Husband Encouragement Challenge and want to see if this will bless our marriage even more.
on September 27, 2009 at 10:59 am Torrey

Please send me the 30 Day Wife Encouragement Challenge. Thanks
on February 10, 2010 at 6:54 am Jim

Shalom, please send me a PDF copy of our 30 Day Wife Encouragement Challenge. to bless our merriage and to be a blessing to others too.
God bless.
on February 18, 2010 at 11:10 pm Ashley

please send both 30 day challenges for husband and for wife!
on April 10, 2010 at 9:13 am Diane

Hi! Could I please get a copy of both the husband and wife challenge? I have a friend who told me about them and we can’t wait to get started!

Thanks!
on April 14, 2010 at 3:29 pm Renea Simmons

Can I please have a copy of this!! I want this for my husband and I to do together
on May 20, 2010 at 8:44 am Lancelot Smith

Hello

Can I get a copy of the full Challenge Pleaseeeeeeee!!!!!
I would be very greatfull

Thanks in advance
on July 1, 2010 at 12:50 pm Josh

could I get a copy of this emailed to me?
on July 20, 2010 at 10:00 pm Shane

Please send both challenges to shane(dot)t(dot)trimble @ gmail.com! Thanks!
on July 22, 2010 at 5:13 pm lacey thomas

please send me a copy of the 30 day wives challenge for husbands. Thank you:)
on July 23, 2010 at 2:01 am Claire

HI This is so awesome! I even have friends who are doing it now too. Do you know of anything like this that we could use for children?
on July 27, 2010 at 9:46 am Tiffany

I would like to recieve the 30 day Wife Encouragement Challenge for my spouse I have the one for my husband already thank you!!
on August 6, 2010 at 9:53 pm Jimmy

Please send me the ’30 Day Wife Encouragement Challenge’
on August 15, 2010 at 3:16 pm Victoria

I would like to recieve the 30 day husband and wife encouragement challenge.
on August 29, 2010 at 8:24 pm Sylvia Morrison

Please send me the challenge for both husband and wives I want to pass it on to couples in prayer on tommorrow night
on September 2, 2010 at 7:56 pm Veronica

Please send the 30 day wife challenge in PDF. I have been doing the 30 day husband challenge for 22 days and God has moved miracles. Thank u!
on October 4, 2010 at 4:42 pm Duane Miller

Please send me both of the 30 day challenges… Thanks!
on November 21, 2010 at 3:25 pm Amanda

Please send the 30-Day Wife Encouragement Challenge in PDF. Thank you!
on December 14, 2010 at 5:52 am Eddie

Can you please send me the complete PDF 30 day Husband and Wife Encouragement Challenge. Thank you.
on January 14, 2011 at 3:18 pm Victor Garcia da Rosa

I would like to receive the whole 30 days series. Thank you.
on February 5, 2011 at 1:09 pm Marie

Please send me the in word document the 30 day challenge for Husband and Wife Encouragment.

Thank you
on February 8, 2011 at 10:16 pm Clarence Yau

Please send me the PDF file for men. Thank you.
on February 9, 2011 at 1:09 pm david corey

I constantly fail to find the right words to say to my wife…therefore I have started saying nothing. This can’t be the right course to follow. I need help to begin making habits to change my speech to one of encouragement
on February 16, 2011 at 10:07 am Harriet Alexander

My Women dept at church will be using the 30 day Husband enouragement challenge for wives and I would like for our Mens dept to also participate. Could you send me the 30 day Wife enouragement challenge for husband.

Thank you
Harriet
on February 20, 2011 at 4:14 pm Bryant

This is awesome!!
on March 6, 2011 at 11:25 pm Cheryl Domer

Please send me a pdf on encouraging your wife. My friend and I are doing the husband encouragement and our hubbys will do the wife one if you send it to us. Thank you so much Cheryl Domer
on April 14, 2011 at 11:36 am Hope Smith

Please send me a PDF file on encouraging your wife. I have read the 30-day encouraging your husband and I truly enjoyed it.

Thanks
on April 28, 2011 at 2:47 pm Vee Dayvus

Hello,

I would love to have the 30 day challenge for both husband and wife in PDF format. Thanks in advance!!
on May 1, 2011 at 6:30 pm robert

Please send me the 30 day challenge
on May 23, 2011 at 9:54 am debbie england

Hi please send me the husband and wife 30 day encouragement challenge. thank you so much for your service to our Lord.
on May 29, 2011 at 8:16 pm Keisha Middleton

Please send me the 30 day challenge. Thank you
on July 29, 2011 at 1:29 am Marianna

Hi Please send me a pdf of the 30 day wife encouragment challenge for husbands thanks!!
on August 17, 2011 at 9:25 am Angela Williams

pLEASE SEND ME THE CHALLENGE FOR MEN AND WOMEN.
on September 1, 2011 at 10:01 am Jamie Mills

Please send me the 30 Day Wife Encouragement Challenge for Husbands and the 30 Day Husband Encouragement Challenge for Wives. Frankly, I am interested in all your .pdf files regarding husbands/wives/marriages/conflict/communciation, etc.. If you have any additional ones, please send them as well. Thank you
on October 6, 2011 at 10:43 am Jim Bard

Could you please send me the 30-day Wife Encouragement Challenge for Husbands. Thank You, Jim
on October 11, 2011 at 10:00 pm brandy

Please send me the 30 day wife encouragement challenge for husbands and the 30 day husband encouragement challenge for wives. i would really appreciate it!
on October 17, 2011 at 3:54 am Nomer Salamat

Hi please send me the husband and wife 30 day encouragement challenge.
on October 17, 2011 at 2:55 pm Stacey McWhorter

Please send me the 30 day Wife Encouragement Challenge for Husbands in your pdf files. Thank you very much
on October 20, 2011 at 6:40 pm rochelle taylor

please send me a copie of the wife challage for my husband… thank u rochelle taylor

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