“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.” Eph. 4:29

Another way to describe the positive side of this “30-Day Encouragement Challenge” is by using the word “edify,” which means, “to build up.” Negative comments only discourage and tear down. Positive comments encourage and build.

Do you edify your husband before others, adding to his value in their eyes? This is especially important to other family members.

Do you praise your husband to his relatives, and yours? Does your husband’s mother know how much you love him? How about your dad? Perhaps you can drop a word of praise into a conversation or letter. Be creative in letting your relatives know that you respect your husband, love him, and support him - in spite of whatever flaws and weaknesses he may have.

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David’s parent’s aren’t the “letter receiving” kind of parents, but I would like to think they know how much I love him. I never say anything negative about him to them, or to him in front of them. I have said positive things and praised him in front of them. His dad is such a negative person most of the time, I don’t feeding into that, so I have always tried to take the opposite approach, esp. around them.