Day 20: 30-Day Husband Encouragement Challenge

"And be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you." Eph. 4:32

from Revive Our Hearts

It's time for some heart examination. As you continue in this 30-day challenge, have you found any roots of bitterness that are contaminating your relationship with your husband? Do you understand that as long as you are unwilling to forgive your husband - by God's grace and in His power - you will not be able to encourage him? Your own resentment will keep getting in the way. Now is the time to deal with any unforgiving attitudes. Forgive him, even as God has forgiven you.

Is your husband a forgiving man? Does he keep short accounts of your problems? Express your thankfulness for such a man.

This is something I definitely should work on. My memory tends to be way longer than it should be and I have been known to keep accounts that I shouldn't. Daniel has a much shorter memory of my transgressions. One of the most detrimental things to any relationship is when you start arguing and then you bring up things long done and over.

If this is a problem for you, pray that God will help to change your ways in this area.