I
asked my husband what area of the house he preferred I choose to organize
next. I was either going to organize the
nursery or the office area next. He preferred
I organize the office area next, so that is what I chose. Yesterday, I was supposed to have finished
organizing the master bedroom. I did get
a lot done last week on it. I have more
to go, but it shouldn’t take that long just the shelf in the closet about the
hangers, and I’m waiting on my husband to help me move the furniture in there ‘cause
he wants to fix something with the carpet.
I
was thinking recently about one of the ideas I had that would help us wives
prioritize our men more, and that is the idea about discipline. I could do so much more good to my husband if
discipline and routine with that discipline were VERY consistent habits. Self-control is something that helps so much
discipline and routine. Something about
self-control is that it hurts. Just
wondering, have you ever wanted to eat something unhealthy for you, and you
chose not to because you knew you shouldn’t?
That “no” I have told myself is really disciplining to my flesh, and it
hurts just a little, then it has been easier to say “no” next time my flesh
says “please?”
I’m
listing below examples in my home of things that I know that I need to say no
to. I know that if I had self-control to
say no to these things, I’d have a huge amount of time that could be used to
doing good to my husband rather than with these things.
Say
no to:
1.
Lots
of time on Facebook
2.
Staying
up late (this way I can get all sleep I know is good for me)
3.
Not
prioritizing dinner (saying no to things that keep me from starting dinner
early afternoon if necessary)
If
there are any Bible verses that come to your mind after you have read this
entry, please tell me! I need and
appreciate encouragement, and you just might encourage another follower to the
blog.
I
do not know of more than two consistent followers to my blog, but if you are
following my blog and are inspired by the passion I have to strive to be the
best I can be in my job in this world that is doing the best I can to my
husband, please comment below. Don’t be
afraid to be a wife striving to be her best for her man and please put out
your words of encouragement. I would
like to meet you. I
wanted to blog one last thing quickly for this entry that my husband and I have
recently had a wonderful communication, understanding each other. I like blogging and encouraging wives, but I
think the greatest encouragement a wife or husband can get is the encouragement
from each other. So while you may choose
to continue following my blog, I want you to not replace the sweet fellowship
and encouragement or potential for it you have with your husbands, with my
blog.
I definitely agree about discipline and routine being helpful or essential in giving our man our best. Starting on dinner early is a challenge I'm working in right now. I actually set an alarm on my phone that says "Prepare the Palace", reminding me to set aside my other projects and prioritize preparing the house and dinner for my husband's return. ;-)
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, self control is a painful but essential part of it all. Another area I've been working on is cleaning the house up at night and preparing the coffee pot, etc for the next morning. It's not always easy, especially if I'm really tired, but it's important for me if I want to get a good start on the next day.
Wow, that's really neat how you set your alarm that says "Prepare the palace!" :) Good to do the extra things in the evening to round up the day and prepare for a good tomorrow! I haven't been cleaning up the kitchen before dinner lately, but I have been getting dishes very faithfully done before the lights go out in the kitchen before bed. It does make for a better tomorrow. :)
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