DAY #8: Love Is Not Jealous
"Love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire"
"Love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire"
Song of Solomon 8:6
TODAY'S DARE:
Determine to become your spouse's biggest fan and to reject any thoughts of jealousy. To help you set your heart on your spouse and focus on their achievements, take yesterday's list of negative attributes and discreetly burn it. Then share with your spouse how glad you are about a success he or she recently enjoyed.
MY REFLECTION:
Do you ever have good intentions to do something and then let your flesh get in the way? That's what happened today. I let a moment of selfishness rob me of a potential good conversation with my husband. I had good intentions of bringing up some things that my husband had recently done that I was proud of. THEN... life happened! Attitudes. Someone said something one way, it was interpreted another way, one thing led to another... small argument.... I didn't feel like boosting my husband up at the end of that particular "discussion". So, I never got to tell him how proud I was of him. How many days have gone by that I have let a disagreement come in the way of telling my husband how proud I am of him, or how I honor him, or how much I love him? Today really made me think about how petty many of those disagreements have been and how I should never have let them rule my decision to keep such encouragements from my husband. He needs to hear them!! I burned my list of negative attributes with the decision that I will focus more on the good qualities my husband possesses versus the negative. Focusing on the negative can only rob us of the joy that God intended for us to enjoy today!
TODAY'S DARE:
Determine to become your spouse's biggest fan and to reject any thoughts of jealousy. To help you set your heart on your spouse and focus on their achievements, take yesterday's list of negative attributes and discreetly burn it. Then share with your spouse how glad you are about a success he or she recently enjoyed.
MY REFLECTION:
Do you ever have good intentions to do something and then let your flesh get in the way? That's what happened today. I let a moment of selfishness rob me of a potential good conversation with my husband. I had good intentions of bringing up some things that my husband had recently done that I was proud of. THEN... life happened! Attitudes. Someone said something one way, it was interpreted another way, one thing led to another... small argument.... I didn't feel like boosting my husband up at the end of that particular "discussion". So, I never got to tell him how proud I was of him. How many days have gone by that I have let a disagreement come in the way of telling my husband how proud I am of him, or how I honor him, or how much I love him? Today really made me think about how petty many of those disagreements have been and how I should never have let them rule my decision to keep such encouragements from my husband. He needs to hear them!! I burned my list of negative attributes with the decision that I will focus more on the good qualities my husband possesses versus the negative. Focusing on the negative can only rob us of the joy that God intended for us to enjoy today!
"Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep." Romans 12:15
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/2010/01/13/Love-Dare-Day-8.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/2010/01/13/Love-Dare-Day-8.aspx
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