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Project #13
On My Mind
Turning Your Thoughts Towards Him
Your Project:
Set up reminders during your day to think and pray for your husband. Let him know sometime during the day that he has been on your mind.
Thinking of Him, on Purpose
Your life is so busy that there are days when showering suddenly seems like an unaffordable luxury. Your to-do list makes you feel done-in (even though nothing ever seems to get done). I’m at a point in life where many of my days seem to be over before they really got started. I have grand plans of writing the great American novel, redecorating our bedroom, and cooking gourmet meals for my family. The reality? Most often it is writing an e-mail, making the bed, and mac-n-cheese. There are days when I could go for hours, so totally involved in the minutia of my own existence, I can totally forget to really think about, or pray for, my husband
Not that my husband is forgettable, by any stretch of the imagination. The problem is, he rarely needs a ride to Haley’s house, doesn’t have teenage dating drama and is able to self-monitor his computer time, unlike the other members of our household. He’s pretty self-sufficient, so it’s easy for me to let him cruise on auto-pilot while I meet what seem to be more pressing work and family needs.
The biggest problem in all of this is that I want and need to pray for Roger, and yet, that can get lost in all the daily drama of life.
My husband desperately needs my prayers. I know this – but it seems that on many days, unless I’m absolutely intentional about praying for him, my whole day can slip by with nothing more than a nod towards heaven on Roger’s behalf.
I can somehow find time to eat, read, and watch the occasional Gilmore Girls’ rerun, but prayer seems a little out of reach.
That’s why I must be sure to make prayer something other than a footnote in my day. Roger and I have made it a habit to pray for each other while he drives to work (who knew a key element to improving my prayer life would be Bluetooth technology?). It’s at this point that I can learn what’s pressuring him each day and how I can pray for him throughout his time at work. I also have an Outlook reminder on my calendar to remind me to lift him up throughout my days of working and carpooling.
What can you put in place to remind you to think about your husband throughout the day? Be creative. Maybe it’s a picture of him on your dashboard, or spraying his cologne on a scarf and keeping it in your purse. Whatever it is that reminds you of him, keep it around so you can call him later that day and say, “You’ve been on my mind all day.” Trust me, it will make his day.
Prayer for Today
Dear God, let me speak when words are an encouragement.
Getting Creative
* Set an alarm on your cell phone for every couple of hours today. Let this be a reminder to stop and pray for your husband throughout the day.
* Do you have a picture of your husband on your cell phone? Make sure you do so that when he calls, his cute face will show up. (Ask a techie teenager to show you how to program this on your cell.)
Project Reports
“The best way for my husband to know I’ve been thinking about him during the day is to have his iced tea brewed and ready when he comes home. Another phone call interrupting his day does not communicate love for him. I just have to leave a sticky note reminder for myself to remember to do it.”
Karymn
“I always check in with my husband because he leaves for work at 4 am. So I usually call him and say good afternoon around 7am. Then I go into talk about questions for the day etc. Well today I called him and sang to him over the phone our song. He laughed and thought it was really cute. He said thanks for the laugh.”
Strawberry
Actually when someone doesn’t understand after that its up to other
viewers that they will help, so here it happens.
I call my husband every morning to make sure he has gotten down Vasco Road safely. I do pray for him throughout the day but this sounds like one I would like to make more deliberate. I will be setting my alarm on my cel phone for every few hours throughout the day to remind me to stop and pray for him.
I got the fixins for my hubby’s favorite meal and my dd and I had it assembled and ready to eat by the time he got home. We then watched his favorite show and I even popped some of his popcorn instead of some of my lowfat kind. He finally said “what gives?” and I let him know that it was Daddy Day and that we thoguht about him all day long.
Yesterday when Patrick( my husband) came home from work…I had made the plan that he would recieve the best back rub and foot soak n rub. So I set out to clean the room put fresh sheets on the bed, added drops of lavender on the pillows, lite some candles an play his favorite jazz music.
And as i placed everything in order for my husband nite to relax. I ran down stairs an started dinner.
we nothing worked out the way I had planned. no,I did not cry nor did I pout .Instead i got his shower an clothes ready for church.
Waited for my husband to finish his Christmas project outside and when the night was over I loved him with a big hug an prayed for him before I said good night.
SO TODAY WHEN HE ARRIVES HOME FROM WORK…HE WILL HAVE ARROWS POINTING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE BED ROOM WHERE HE WILL TAKE A SHOWER N RECIEVE HIS BACK AND FOOT RUB.
I had read a book ( dont remember the title )
but it was about how we as woman can pray for our homes an ourselves while we are cleaning our home.
like doing the dishes…”Jesus , as I place my hands in the water an take this dish towel an wash this plate ..I just want to thank you for washing my sins away an as i scrub this pot from day old spaghetti sauce ..scrub my heart an attitude towards anyone or anything that i may have aught against. So that I will be shinning an clean and ready for the next day. Lord as I clean the windows to my home so that I may be able to allow the sunshine to shine through with warmth and beauty …clean my eyes and help me to focus solely you as I read the Word Of God later today.
When my husband arrives home an steps into his bedroom that will be prepared for his foot soak and foot and back rub…I will pray for my husband feet that God will guide him and direct all his ways an be the light unto his path so that he wont get lost in the chaos of daily living …work, co-workers discouraging him, the demands of teenagers to be rushed to the mall to purchase the next video game.
That he will not walk in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners or sitteth in the seat of the scornful….but his delight in the law of the LORD.
so bless my husband Lord and keep him safe from all harm.
while he is sitting and his feet are soaking, when i place my hands on his back and neck, I will pray that the Armour of God be placed on him strengthening him. the helmet of salvation to protect his mind, ears and eyes,
” For God has given a sound mind an a spirit of peace and not of fear but that of power and love.”.
the breast plate of righteousness over his chest and back so the he will be protected against the fiery darts of the enemy.
And having his lions grid about with truth …that God keep us committed to each other ..What God has joined together
let NO WOMAN/MAN separate. for I’m his help mate that has been chosen by God for his pleasure and this purpose and time.
Shod his feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace.
Giving him strength to lift up the shield of faith and to be quick with the sword which is the Word of the Lord.
So tonight before our cell group meeting an after our cell group meeting I will be liftin my husband up in prayer..as the leader of the cell group an the head of our home an the minister of new things to happen in our lives an those of our children.
I remeber to pray about my husband through out the day by silently praying for his safety while working. He is in sales and drives all day. If I get home before him, I make the bed. A small act, but he hates it unmade and it is one small thing he doesn’t have to do that day…
he call me once or twice a day to vent about issues at work so maybe today I will call him. His pic is already on my phone and his ring is his voice saying “Hey baby it’s me…”