For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.(Galatians 5:13)
How did you do yesterday with your first day of blessing/thanking your husband? Was it easy? Was it hard to hold your tongue when you wanted to say something negative?
I hope you're off to a good start! If you did mess up... don't give up! Start again today! There are so many practical things you can praise, if you look for them.
Today, think of a way that your husband is serving you or your family. Does he help around the house? Take care of the family car? Fix things that are broken? Tend to the yard work?
Maybe your husband's not a handyman, but does he run errands for you? Help with the kids? Let you go first? Take care of you when you are sick? Help you make decisions? Working overtime to supply the extras? Making a mad rush to the corner store when you realize the milk has run out?
Praise him for his willingness to serve others... even the small things that may normally get overlooked. Pick one, two, or five of these things today and let him know that you see his unique service as a great strength!
While praying for your husband today, ask the Lord to open his ears so he may hear God speak, his eyes so he may see God's leading, and his heart so he may receive God's wisdom. Pray that your husband’s relationship with God and His Word will bear fruit in his life. Pray that he will be a man of wisdom and understanding, loving and fearing of the Lord.
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power.
(Ephesians 1:17-19)
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
(Proverbs 3:7)
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
(Proverbs 9:10)
Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
(Psalm 112:1)
Whether your husband already has a strong root in doing these things, or is an unsaved sinner running from God, prayers seeking these things with selfless humility will uplift and encourage him to become or continue to be a spiritual leader and guardian of the home as God has designed him to be!
Just a reminder about this 30 Days of Covering Our Husbands in Prayer:
Each day for 30 consecutive days, I will be posting a husband related topic, devotion, motivator, and/or encouragement here on my blog. Please feel free to access this prayer challenge any time you feel ready to start, or even to re-do the challenge to enforce the strength of the Lord in your marriage. You can click here for a printable calendar to view each day when going to prayer for your husband. Each day provides specific biblical prayer topics with bible verse references that seek God to touch the lives of our husbands.
In addition to specific prayer each day, there is a daily two-part challenge for you that will build up your husband through your own spoken (and unspoken) words:
Feel free to join me at any time in this prayer venture over your husband. You can always refer to my blog archives (the beginning post is May 24, 2012) if you're starting day one while my posts are further ahead in the challenge. If you have a blog, you're welcome to take the "30 Days of Covering Our Husbands in Prayer" graphic above and link it back to this topic's starting post (here), to encourage others to meet the Lord in prayer over their husbands too. If you decide to make this a goal for the next month in your life, whether you have a blog of your own or not, please comment or send me a message, I would be honored to pray for you by name as you seek God through the journey... regardless of when you begin it!
See you tomorrow for Day Three!
May your marriage be blessed!
Prayer studies are adapted from ©Revive Our Hearts and ©Diving Deeper Ministries.
Used with permission.
