(Song of Solomon 5:16b)(Prov. 27:12)
Friends can be completely honest with each other, but friendships are strained when truth is not spoken in love. How are you speaking to your beloved? Are you so “used” to him that you don’t appreciate the wonder of his friendship? That is your challenge today. Is your sweetheart your best [...]
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A prudent man foresees evil, and hides himself; the simple pass on, and are punished. (Prov. 27:12)
As you near the end of your Encouragement Challenge, take time to think about your husband’s responses to the wickedness of the culture, the media, etc. Does your husband recognize and avoid evil? Does he regularly turn his back [...]
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The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility. (Prov. 15:33)
Sometimes, when we just “know” we are right and our husbands are wrong, it takes great humility to honor them. It is difficult to speak well of our husbands when our own hearts are puffed up with pride.
As part [...]
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Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the LORD. (Ps. 31:24)
You have almost completed the “30-Day Encouragement Challenge.” Perhaps it has taken you a tremendous amount of courage to speak words of encouragement consistently to your husband. Courage comes as we place our trust in God. Have [...]
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And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. (Luke 2:52)
If you have faithfully encouraged your husband, you will no doubt have seen some changes in his life . . . and your own life, as well. Encouragement is a wonderful habit that we hope you will continue for the [...]
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Seek peace, and pursue it. (Ps. 34:14b)
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. (Isa. 26:3)
Before you consider whether these verses describe your husband, consider your own presence in the home. Do you promote an atmosphere of peace, or do critical words often flow from [...]
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Posted in 30 Day Husband Encouragement Challenge, tagged encouragement challenge, father, husband, love, love dare, marriage, parenting, save marriage, wife on November 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. (Eph. 6:4)
Children can be quite a challenge to the marriage relationship. A wise wife will support her husband’s leadership in the home as much as possible, and will praise him for his fathering [...]
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Let your speech always be with grace. (Col. 4:6a)
You’re moving toward the home stretch of your 30-day challenge! Just a reminder of what you’ve committed:
“You can’t say anything negative about your husband . . . to your husband . . . or to anyone else, about your husband. “Each day, say something that you admire [...]
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Let your speech always be with grace. (Col. 4:6a)
Focus today on how you represent your husband in your home, your church, and your community. In this challenge to encourage, ask: “If all my family and friends knew about my husband came from a filter of what I’ve said about him, what would they think of [...]
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Posted in 30 Day Husband Encouragement Challenge, tagged marriage, love, husband, wife, love dare, save marriage, spiritual leader, encouragement challenge, values on November 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. (Matt. 6:33)
If we are living in light of eternity, everything we think, do or say is seen from an eternal perspective. We will someday give an account for our failure to speak words of love [...]
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