When I was entering the seventh grade, my best friend and I tried out for the Junior Varsity cheerleading squad. Neither one of us made it and I never tried out again.
However, now that I am a wife, I am a full-time cheerleader - for my husband. I believe that one of my responsibilities is to encourage and assist him every day.
You can join me on the squad! Here are three ways we can help our husbands be winners in life.
- Be your husband's biggest cheerleader. Don't leave it to his co-workers to tell him when he's doing a great job; you be the one to applaud him for his achievements and build him up when he's facing tough decisions.
- Support him in whatever he does. Pray for him. Learn what you can about his occupation so that you can intelligently converse with him about the work he's doing.
- Listen when he wants to talk. Depending on your husband's personality, he may or may not want to discuss work-related issues in detail, but if he does, give him your full attention. Be a sounding board; ask questions if appropriate, share your thoughts if he asks, but otherwise, just listen.
I am seeking to be more diligent about praying for my husband throughout the day. I am sure he has challenges that I know little of, so I pray for his physical safety, for strength to overcome temptation, and wisdom for each situation he encounters.
Rather than applauding an athletic team, I'm now striving to support the man that God has given me to serve.
Have you found ways to be a cheerleader for your husband?
These are great ideas and some that I try to work on every day :)
ReplyDeleteYou didn't want to try out again? I was a cheerleader {shocker, right??} my junior & senior years in high school.
I think I considered trying out again, but, as I got older, I also came to the conclusion that my coordination was probably not what it needed to be!! I'm sure you were a great cheerleader!
DeleteHave a wonderful day!
Can I join the squad with you? I love this! This is so essential in a marriage. As we approach Valentine's, I'm going to devote some creative thinking on ways to incorporate more of this encouragement into my own marriage. Thank you for the inspiration, Tracey!! So, "let's go, let's go, L-E-T-S-G-O"! =)
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Katie
Katie,
DeleteOkay, if you weren't a cheerleader in your youth, you must have been one in a previous life! ;) I'll nominate you as captain for sure!
I needed to read this today. Thanks for writing this.
ReplyDeleteAmen!!!!!!! I love being my husband's cheerleader
ReplyDeleteThis is SUCH an important part of a marriage. It's difficult when his job absolutely bores you to tears, but I try very hard to be a good listener and ask the right questions and say the right things! :) There are other ways to encourage too, which I try to do - encourage him in his role as father and in the things he does around the house and yard, etc...
ReplyDeleteThis is an excellent reminder, Tracey - I appreciate it a lot.
Yay, this is a great post! It's so important, but it can be difficult when hubby doesn't communicate a lot. So I try to remember it's MY husband I'm adapting to, not the talkative one in books. So that means learning more about how he ticks...and that's not an easy matter. LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting. I wish you lots of success as you strive to meet your goals. My husband is not a goal guy (another way I need to adapt) so I set my own in areas I can.
Annie Kate