DAY 1

The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so
he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Prov. 31:11-12

I have been thinking of some things I can do throughout the month to show honor and respect to my DH. Here are some things I will do:

1. Dishes - Although today is my first official day of the 'Honoring your Husband' challenge, I have been trying to do a few things over the past week. One of those things is something that I KNOW Scott appreciates – the dishes.

The dishes are a pain! We don’t have fights over them, like I know some families do, but neither of us like doing them. If we make dinner, we will watch a movie, or do something afterwards, then we are both ‘too tired’ to do them before bed. Usually, Scott can’t stand them around, so they are done by the time I get home from work the next day – washed, dried and put away. I LOVE that he does this – but I don’t love that he hates it.

I am going to wash all the dishes. For thirty days. I will even dry them and put them away. I did this for a couple of nights this week. No mention of it, no discussion, I just got up and did them. It feels good to do something for him to make his day easier!

2. Work on me – Sounds kind of selfish, huh? This one is like a bonus coupon. Another thing I started this week was doing a daily devotional. I have been going through a book my aunt gave me “40 days in God’s Blessing”. It’s pretty good – each day is a reminder of different blessings and promises God gives us when we become His. It’s nice to be reminded of that.

How is this honoring to my husband? By drawing nearer to God, I am drawing nearer to my husband. I am becoming more and more the woman God wants me to me, and that is a woman who is noble, a confidant, brings him good and not harm, works hard, helps provide, is diligent, wise with time and money, strong, kind, gracious, beautiful, giving, wise, loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle, and has self-control. (Proverbs 31:10-31; Galatians 5:22-23).

Wow, that a lot to live up to. Most days, I don’t think I can get a gold star for even one of those things – but that is what I want my obituary to say. This is want I want my life to reflect. I want my husband to have ‘no lack of gain’. I want to make him proud and grateful of the woman God is making me. I want to honor him with my life.

3. My Husband Rocks – It's true! I kind of stole this idea from another blogger I follow, but I am going to buy one of these tee shirts and wear it as much as possible. I want the whole world to know that I do think my husband rocks! I want to put my love for him on display.

4. Rubs – Back rubs, foot rubs, head rubs… I know one of Scott’s primary Love Language is Physical Touch. I forget this easily, which is odd since I think it may be one of mine (unless I’m mad, then you better not touch me). Rubs are a special treat, and I want him to know he is special to me.

5. My Big, Strong, Manly Man – I want my husband to know, in all ways, that he is my big, strong, manly man!! I’m going to tell him and show him my appreciation (and my need) for everything he does in our marriage and in our home that only he as my husband can do for me. Encouraging me, taking care of our home and our finances, planning activities, dealing with people/issues when I can’t handle it, and especially for loving me more intimately that anyone ever can, both physically and emotionally. I want him to know how much he is needed, and how I appreciate his manly-ness!



*DAY 1 ENCOURAGEMENT CHALLENGE:

Thank your husband for ‘choosing you’ above all other women. Let him know that you are glad God let 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. Start each day making sure he is confident in your love and respect for him.