The 50 Day Challenge

Wednesday marks the last day of the 50 Day Challenge.  For those of you that were with us from the start, this was a challenge for men to help them grow closer to God, closer to their families, and develop as the spiritual leader of their household.  Although it was designed for and worded for men, women were invited to join via this blog, remind101 texts, facebook, and twitter.

The summary of the last 50 days is this:  Seek and pursue God on a daily basis by doing challenges 1, 2, & 3.  Be intentional about getting to know, spending time with, and serving your wife.  Be intentional about creating time to give attention to your kids at their peak hours.  Attend and get involved in your church and lead your family by serving others in the community.

90% of these Challenges you have heard of or probably even done before.  This isn't anything new, but sometimes we forget.  This 50 Day Challenge was designed simply to remind you with 6 weekly tasks or challenges to remember to be intentional about God and your family.

My prayer is that this made an impact on your life in some way and that you can use these 50 Challenges as tools to develop the most important relationships in your life.  Thank you for joining me on this Journey!

50 Challenges in 50 Days: Remember, these are not necessarily daily challenges but rather 6 or 7 challenges for each week.  Bold = repeat daily.  Italics = repeat weekly.

1. Pray Daily
2. Read God’s Word Daily
3. Listen to Christian Music/Podcasts Daily
4. Attend Church EARLY with Bible Weekly
5. Discuss sermon after church with family/friends
6. Take the survey @ 5lovelanguages.com with your family
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7. Find a new Scripture to memorize
8. Identify obstacles holding you back from full pursuit of God
9. Seek Accountability
10. Ask your wife to pray for you during these 50 days
11. Ask your wife “How can I pray for you this week?” – Follow up!
12. Do one thing for your wife/family based on their Love Language
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13. Tithe (Give 10% of your income back to God via your local church)
14. Develop and execute plan to get and stay out of debt.
15. Bless someone financially or using other resources.
16. Write out your blessings that you can use to bless others.
17. Write out your sphere of influence.  Pray for those in your care.
18. Use phone, e-mail or social media to encourage friends/others.
19. Ask your kids “How can I pray for you this week?” – Follow up!
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20. Share with someone how God has worked in your life this month.
21. Pray with your wife.
22. Plan & go on a date by next week.  Arrange all childcare.
23. Lighten your wife’s load by taking over a household chore.
24. Begin planning a romantic weekend getaway for later this Fall.
25. Share your scripture to memorize, accountability plan, get out of debt plan, sphere of influence, & blessings from weeks 1-3.
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26. Pray before all meals
27. Read a Christian Book or Listen to a Christian Podcast
28. Join or start a Small Group with your family
29. Spend time with your family at a park
30.  Leave love notes for your wife around the house*
31. Bless your wife at work with a drink, snack, or flowers
32. Survey your wife/kids about their favorite things.
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33. Leave notes for your kids around the house.
34. Pray with and over your kids.
35. Spend time with kids while your wife enjoys time w/ friends or doing something she likes.
36. Ask and share your favorite scriptures with your family.
37. Set up a meal with a mentor or someone you respect as a Christian/Husband/Dad.
38. Listen to/watch a podcast with your wife/family.
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39. Invite someone to church & challenge your family to as well.
40. Ask a friend how you can pray for them and follow up.
41. Pray as a family for your church, its leadership & congregation.
42. Find a ministry to be involved in or create one.
43. Talk to a coworker, neighbor, or stranger about church.
44. Encourage someone this week with the Word of God.
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45. Set up a double date and arrange childcare.
46. Serve in the community with your family.
47. Invite some neighbors over for dinner or a TV event.
48. Volunteer at your children’s school or neighborhood school.
49. Connect people in your church to people in the community.
50. Do something, make something, or get something that will help you remember how you have grown during the 50 Day Challenge.