This is the second time I have sat down to try to type something for this week. I guess I feel like Amos is pretty healthy and fit. He does seem to want to be stronger and faster. He doesn't eat unhealthy, but he's not a nut about healthy food either. I do try to get him to run when he's home and we go on family bike rides and walks. Encouraging and supporting a healthy lifestyle is important too. Praying for my husband's health has never really seemed like a top priority for me. I guess I pray more for his safety, and just kind of throw the health part in as a side note. But I don't think I pray for either of these areas very much.
And now I feel like a bad wife because my husband is on his way home from training today with burns on his ears. Him and another guy had to go to the hospital today for the burns they received while training in the burn room today. I guess I categorize health and safety in the same area because of my husband's job. If he is not healthy and fit he could be putting himself and others in danger. Although that has nothing to do with today's injury, it was just a serious reminder to me to be praying for the health and safety of our husbands. So many of us have husbands in dangerous fields and I don't ever want to take for granted that my husband is in the Lord's hands.
Lord, thank you for the safety and health of my husband. I pray that taking care of himself would be a priority to him knowing what an important part he is to our family. Help me to remember to pray for him in this area. Please also help him to keep himself physically fit for his job. Give him the motivation and discipline it takes to be a good steward of his body. Help me to create an atmosphere that supports his health and overall well being.
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Praying for my husband's health has always been at the top of my priority list. Mostly b/c Tony has had some health issues, so this topic is very near and dear to me. I fear that my husband's life may be cut short if he/we don't make healthy choices now. He is currently on blood pressure medication, so it is his/our goal to get him off of it! For past couple of months, Tony has really been trying to maintain healthy eating and exercise habits. But it seems like sometimes life gets so crazy that the first thing that is compromised is our physical health. We cut exercise out of our schedule and it is so much easier to just grab a quick bite to eat. As a wife, I am my husband's life partner and he is mine, which is why it is so important for me to do everything in my power to encourage a healthy lifestyle for us (including prayer!). And it really is a lifestyle, a permanent change that needs to be made. I also think that, to some extent, our physical health determines our mental health and therefore our spiritual health. They are all inter-linked, which makes it that much more important for us to focus on keeping our bodies healthy.
Dear Heavenly Father,
I pray that you would help Tony to make his physical health a top priority. Please re-new and re-store my husband's will power each and every day and show him ways in which he can better manage stress. Please help me to be a supportive wife and to guide him to make healthy choices and to maintain a healthy lifestyle for us. Help us to not let everyday stress and life compromise our health and no matter what life brings, please help us to stay on track. Lord, help us to create healthy eating habits and a consistent exercise routine. Show us how to make permanent and lasting changes to our lifestyle. Please protect Tony's heart and body.
Amen
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