DAY #7: Love Believes the Best
"Love believes all things, hopes all things." 1 Corinthians 13:7
TODAY'S DARE:
For today's dare, get two sheets of paper. On the first one, spend a few minutes writing out positive things about your spouse. Then do the same with negative things on the second sheet. Place both sheets in a secret place for another day. There is a different purpose and plan for each. At some point during the remainder of the day, pick a positive attribute from the first list and thank your spouse for having this characteristic.
MY REFLECTION:
WOW! To be honest, it was difficult to write both lists. I have attempted this love dare in the past and on this specific dare, the negative list has always been easier to write and much longer than the positive list. Not so this time around. I put a lot of thought into what I truly found desirable in my husband and on the flip side, the things that really detest me. This is the man I fell in love with, all of him, the good and the bad. So, even his negative attributes aren't so bad. They make him who he is. One of his positive attributes that I listed was dedicated and loves God. I recognize in my husband now, (too selfish to notice in the past), that he loves God and desires to change the negative things that influence his and my life. He honestly works on those things and has gotten so much better. I think that's why this dare was difficult. We all have negative flaws, and I hope that my husband sees that I work on mine every day and that I have a desire to be the woman that God has designed me to be so I can be a better helpmate for my husband. I'm a lot less inclined to point out his faults. We are all works in progress.
I told my husband that I loved that he is a dedicated man and strives to do the things that he thinks I like and that I love him for that!
"Love believes all things, hopes all things." 1 Corinthians 13:7
TODAY'S DARE:
For today's dare, get two sheets of paper. On the first one, spend a few minutes writing out positive things about your spouse. Then do the same with negative things on the second sheet. Place both sheets in a secret place for another day. There is a different purpose and plan for each. At some point during the remainder of the day, pick a positive attribute from the first list and thank your spouse for having this characteristic.
MY REFLECTION:
WOW! To be honest, it was difficult to write both lists. I have attempted this love dare in the past and on this specific dare, the negative list has always been easier to write and much longer than the positive list. Not so this time around. I put a lot of thought into what I truly found desirable in my husband and on the flip side, the things that really detest me. This is the man I fell in love with, all of him, the good and the bad. So, even his negative attributes aren't so bad. They make him who he is. One of his positive attributes that I listed was dedicated and loves God. I recognize in my husband now, (too selfish to notice in the past), that he loves God and desires to change the negative things that influence his and my life. He honestly works on those things and has gotten so much better. I think that's why this dare was difficult. We all have negative flaws, and I hope that my husband sees that I work on mine every day and that I have a desire to be the woman that God has designed me to be so I can be a better helpmate for my husband. I'm a lot less inclined to point out his faults. We are all works in progress.
I told my husband that I loved that he is a dedicated man and strives to do the things that he thinks I like and that I love him for that!
"If there is anything praiseworthy -- meditate on these things." Philippians 4:8
To read today's full dare from the book "The Love Dare" by Stephen & Alex Kendrick please copy and paste to your address bar the link posted below.
http://www.klove.com/blog/post/2010/01/12/Love-Dare-Day-7.aspx
To read today's full dare from the book "The Love Dare" by Stephen & Alex Kendrick please copy and paste to your address bar the link posted below.
http://www.klove.com/blog/post/2010/01/12/Love-Dare-Day-7.aspx
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