Preparing a Foundation

Before we launch right into encouraging our husbands I think it best to first prepare a foundation. Each of us are in different places in our marriages and our lives, some are in a place where they are happy to go forward with encouraging their husbands but their are some of us that are already thinking "Give me a break! I'm the one who needs the encouragement." It would be foolish to start this 21 day project with out first preparing our hearts for it.

Let's face it, as moms, wives and women in general we are typically at the bottom of the encouragement ladder. Which is why we need each other, not to compete with but to support and hold up. We also need to look to God's word for encouragement. Take a moment to read our MOPS Adventures in Mothering theme verse.

Ephesian 3: 16-20 new living translation

"I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit. And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love. And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Now glory be to God! By his mighty power at work within us, he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope. "

The Apostle Paul wrote this to encourage the early Christians in Ephesus. He reminds us that at all times God is with us and loves us in a way we can't even fathom and is working in our circumstances and in our hearts to strengthen us and build us up. He reassures us that nothing is impossible with God and because of this we have hope.

• Start today with thanking God that He is with you and loves you immeasurably.
• Next thank him that He is producing inner strength in you (strength you may need for tomorrow)
• Finally believe that He is able to do in your life and marriage more than you could even hope for.

Lord,

Help me to remember how valuable I am to you and how much you really do love me. Help me to place all of my fears and worries at your feet so that you can have the freedom to produce inner strength in me. Give me a peace and hope for the future.