Day 8.....30 day challenge

Are we almost done, yet??!!! Is that how you are feeling about this challenge right now???  If you are you aren't alone!  Focusing on being positve with out saying anything negative can be absolutely exhausting!!!!  We live in a negative/complaining culture.... it is part of our society.  We have been raised up and gotten in the negative habbit.  It takes a lot of effort and energy to break OLD habbits.... Isn't that were the saying comes from??  Fortunetly, I do believe that old dogs CAN learn new tricks!!!! The key to this challege is GRACE!!!  If we goof up and let a negative comment fly.... just ask God to forgive us and KEEP GOING!!!  Don't throw in the towel.... be persistant.... In Jesus name we will have victory to overcome the habbit of negativity and have positvie encouragment become the replacement!!!!! I am praying for you all (and myself)! We can do this!!!  Our husbands are worth it, our marriages are worth it, WE are WORTH it!!!! Have a BLESSED day, Heather PS... I had a comment left that this is getting expensive.  It is true that Nancy is giving us suggestions on gifts.  However, our budget is TIGHT and I haven't purchased him anything.... If your budget allows, GREAT, if not, don't worry about it!!!!!!  Don't let Money be a reason to not do or quit this challenge!!!!  I believe that the best things in life are free!!!! ____________________________________ From Nancy Leigh DeMoss: Day Eight: How are you doing with the "30-Day Encouragement Challenge"? In case you've forgotten, here's the challenge: * You can't say anything negative about your husband ... to your husband...or to anyone else, about your husband. * Say something that you admire or appreciate about your husband...to your husband...and to someone else, about your husband! "...but who can find a faithful man?" Prov. 20:6b Faithfulness is a wonderful but rare quality today, especially in regard to marriage. Do you understand how important this quality is?  Your challenge is to continue to root out all negative speaking, and plant seeds of encouragement instead. You may be amazed at what will grow. Contemporary culture often entices men to be unfaithful to their wedding vows and spiritual commitments. Appreciate your husband's faithfulness - how he is loyal to you. Let him know that you are glad he has "stick-to-it-iveness"  in your marriage. Appreciate his faithfulness to God. (If you have an unfaithful husband, this is a difficult area for you. Pray, speak the truth in love, remain faithful yourself, and discover ways to encourage faithfulness in your mate. The Bible says that  husbands may "...be won by the conduct of their wives" [1 Pet. 3:1]. You may also want to seek counsel from a mature, godly individual or couple.)

Posted: 07:29, Monday, April 23, 2007

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