The Countdown: 7-Day Devotional for the Soon-to-Be HusbandSample

LIFE

After today we have one more day together!

It has been an honor to take the role as your honorary best man.

Today, I want us to really focus on this word, “Life”. Question: what brings you life? What gets you so excited that your alarm clock doesn’t even have to ring to get you up in the morning? One of the most important things I challenge you to think about is the purpose of your life and the calling God has for you to do on this Earth. Some people even call this your “why”. Remember this, we all have a similar purpose which is to bring God glory and to bring Him joy. Now, how you decide to do that will take prayer and seeking God's face.

No matter what career path you choose, whether in the tech industry, retail, corporate, government, healthcare, entrepreneur, entertainment, or even church, every position is important to God. He wants our lights to shine in each industry. You want to do something that also brings you joy and life. Not just doing something that makes all the money. Remember, 1 Corinthians 10:31 which says,“So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (ESV)

The second “life” I challenge you to really think about is the life with your spouse. What I mean is not thinking about a way out of marriage. You must decide to take divorce off the table. Remember, this is for life and this is not a contract that you can just rip up but a covenant. Covenant means a divine agreement between you, your future wife, and God. There are spiritual repercussions when we break a covenant that can cause generational curses on our lives and our legacy through the bloodline.

If you are having a traditional wedding in a few days you both will be saying “as long as we both shall live.” This means that you are promising to build, grow, and nourish your relationship until death. But it starts with you. If something is off, you first should go to the Father and see if your relationship is strong with Him and then to your wife. Create a habit of always going to the Father because the vertical relationship affects the horizontal ones.

Prayer

Father, thank You for Life! I am thankful that I get to serve You each and every day. Also, thank You for the life I am about to build with my future wife. Please help me see that my purpose is to bring You glory and joy. Guide me on how I can best serve You in my work, career or any other venture You want me to take on. I pray for my future wife’s purpose as well. I pray for our future covenant and rebuke and revoke any thing, person or unclean spirit that tries to come between our union in Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.