30 Day Husband Challenges - Intro

Today I'm starting a 30 day challenge. Well, 2 of them really, I’m just going to combine them.

Thankfully, my husband doesn’t read my blog (at least, I don’t think he does) so I don’t think he will find out. I want to do these things just to honor him because I love him, and it is what God has called me to do, not because I want something from him in return (even if it is just ‘thanks!’).

The first challenge is the “30-day Honor your Husband Challenge”. It’s supposed to begin July 1st and continue throughout the month of July, but I’m getting started a little late. A neat thing though – the 30th day from today just happens to be Scott’s birthday, August, 14th.

You can find more info about the challenge here.

From the website: “Honoring and respecting our husbands is at the heart of our marital responsibilities as godly wives. We are called to do our husbands “good and not harm” every day, but often our husbands are not the first priority. Even when they are our first priority, we can always do more to show them how we appreciate and honor them as the head of our family. No matter the circumstances in your life right now, how long you have been married, how buys you are, or how many kids you have, now is a great time to make respecting your hubby a top priority!”

I don’t think that I dis-honor or disrespect my husband (though he may disagree), but I want to go above and beyond to show him that he is the most important person in my life, second only to God.

The second challenge is the “30-day Husband Encouragement Challenge”. The website where I found this challenge says that the decision to accept this challenge means that you truly want to be a blessing in your home. That’s what I want! I want to make sure that my husband, my ‘home’, isn’t just getting what is left of me at the end of a long day, I want to give him my very best! So, for the next 30 days, I can’t say anything negative about my husband, either to him or to anyone else. Also, for 30 days I have to say something that I admire or appreciate about my husband, to him and to others!

I think the first part will be harder than the second; it’s easy to criticize without even realizing it. My prayer is that God will show me clearly the impact that my words/actions have on people – not just my DH, but everyone I interact with.

Find out more about this challenge here.

This is my intro post - my plan is to post daily on things I am doing and saying to honor my husband, and any effects I see. I am hoping this will help keep me more accountable, at least to myself, and I’m anxious to see what God is going to do in our lives and our marriage through this. I’m also anxious to see the effect on our friends and family. I want our marriage to be a great witness to them as well, an example of Christ and His love for His Church, His Bride.

Please pray for our journey.