Eyes of Grace!!

Today's verse: "With all lowliness and gentleness, with long suffering, bearing with one another in love."
Eph. 4:2

Today's challenge is to take a look back and check if you are encouraging your husband and saying positive things to him and about him.  We need to remember that God is the only one who can meet all of our expectations.  We need to look at our husbands through "eyes of grace."  We need God's help to see that grace.  Thank your husband for what he is already doing.

How appropriate this challenge is today since Father's day is tomorrow!!  I have been planning on how to thank him for his wonderful job as a father.  Today I have thanked him for more then just being a loving father.  My prayer after today is that I remember that griping about past incidents, nagging, and passive aggressive behavior WILL NOT change any situation.  Thanking my husband for what he did do instead of being upset for what he didn't do is how I can look at him with "eyes of grace."  Conversation is so important in our marriage and if I can talk to him about problems instead of nag and complain then we are more likely to solve the problem instead of carry it on and make it more of a problem.  I believe this challenge has more to do with my attitude then anything Cory can do.  I have to learn to be slower to anger or at least know to walk away for a while and then come back and address the situation.  I would ask that you would pray for that need in my life for me.

Thanks for reading!!