Challenge of March 4-10, 2010

Proverbs 31:10
"An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels."

"Excellent" is defined as "possessing outstanding quality."
"Worth" is defined as "usefulness or importance to a person."

This weeks focus is on this verse. I want to strive to be of outstanding quality so that my importance to my husband is beyond any riches or wealth he could ever know. I know he already feels this way about me to a certain degree, for he is always asking me, "How did I get so lucky? Why did you marry me?" But I don't always feel that I am an excellent wife. I am often selfish, stubborn, and proud. None of those describers should be used for a wife, and especially not a Christian wife.

How can I be of outstanding quality? I can love the Lord my God with ALL my heart, soul, and mind. When I am walking closer to God, I can be certain that He will keep my paths straight (prov. 3:5-6). This will help remove the selfishness, stubbornness, and pride in my life and allow me to be 100% faithful to Christ and my spouse. Therefore my goals for this week are the following:
~ A closer walk with Jesus
~ A closer relationship with my husband
~ A body that is more energetic and strong [general goal to keep the temple of the Lord pure and clean (1 Thess. 4:4; 1 Cor. 3:16-17)]

Challenges this week:
1. Spend time with God daily in Scripture and prayer.
2. Pray uniquely for my husband every day with a concept from "The Power of a Praying Wife" by Stormie Omartian.
3. Cook dinner for my husband every night he is home at dinner time.
4. Say nothing negative to my husband (taken from Day #1 in "The Love Dare" by Stephen & Alex Kendrick)
5. Workout daily as laid out in my monthly workout schedule.
6. Cut out all junk food this week. Only diet soda.

2010

Many people have new year's resolutions for 2010, but how many times do we act upon those resolutions long term? Probably not very often. I am setting out to do a lifestyle change. It will be both emotional, spiritual, and physical. I want to become a stronger child of God, hone my housekeeping skills in striving to be an excellent wife (by using Proverbs 31 as a guideline), and get fit and toned. I will set up weekly challenges for myself and hopefully comment on those areas as i go along. I hope to be able to meet my weekly goals, but if I fall, I will get right back up again. This blog is not for anyone else really, but for me. It is a way to put in black and white what I'm thinking and how I'm acting on a daily basis. It is a way to keep myself accountable. So I will begin my journey....