Love is patient
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient,
bearing with one another in love. —Ephesians 4:2 NIV
Today's Dare
The first part of this dare is fairly
simple. Although love is communicated
in a number of ways, our words often
reflect the condition of our heart. For
the next day, resolve to demonstrate
patience and to say nothing negative
to your spouse at all. If the temptation
arises, choose not to say anything. It’s
better to hold your tongue than to say
something you’ll regret.
The first day's dare, like the book says, is pretty easy. It was actually very easy for me to not say negative things to Nik on Sunday, which was the first day of our Love Dare. The movie "Fireproof" moved us both so much, that we were very gung-ho about doing the Love Dare and making our marriage stronger. We are not at the point of a divorce, or anywhere close to that, but we do have some problems showing each other how we really feel, and we definitely tend to say a lot of small, negative, bickering things to each other on a daily basis that tend to culminate into a big fight every few weeks or so. We have had fights before that are very similar to the big fight in "Fireproof" between Caleb and his wife, which is why the movie spoke to us so much.
I've been reading ahead some, and it looks like the dares coming up may get to be a little more tough. Wish us luck!!
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