Love Dare Journals Master Site Feed Comments http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com Shows all posts, comments, and pages from all blogs on this WPMU powered site Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:23:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en by: amyramey http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/bruno/2009/11/20/love-dare-40-love-is-a-covenant/#comment-25 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:23:12 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/bruno/2009/11/20/love-dare-40-love-is-a-covenant/#comment-25 I am so happy for you! I will continue to keep you and your wife in my prayers! I am so happy for you! I will continue to keep you and your wife in my prayers!

]]> by: edbiggs62 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/bruno/2009/11/18/love-dare-38-love-fulfills-dreams/#comment-23 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:01:41 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/bruno/2009/11/18/love-dare-38-love-fulfills-dreams/#comment-23 A friend of mine has four year old twins after having had a vasectomy about ten years ago. No surgery required, just a procedure involving extraction and a long needle (ouch!). Talk to your doctor. I am praying for you both, this is a major decision that definately need to have Gods blessing. You have been an inspiration to myself and others on here. May God bless both of you. Ed B. A friend of mine has four year old twins after having had a vasectomy about ten years ago. No surgery required, just a procedure involving extraction and a long needle (ouch!). Talk to your doctor.

I am praying for you both, this is a major decision that definately need to have Gods blessing.

You have been an inspiration to myself and others on here.
May God bless both of you.
Ed B.

]]> by: robinsdare http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/robinsdare/2009/10/31/day-7-2/#comment-36 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:47:00 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/robinsdare/2009/10/31/day-7-2/#comment-36 Thank you Bob! I was unfortunately involved in an automobile accident after my last post. I was rear-ended while I was at a complete stop. I am getting back on my feet and will keep posting. I appreciate your encouragement! We have contacted the church and will begin counseling next Wednesday. He has agreed to go. So I will continue journaling and letting you know how things are. I just finished writing my list of negative / positive. Tomorrow another day! I really want to complete the 40 days...its hard! Robin's Hope Thank you Bob! I was unfortunately involved in an automobile accident after my last post. I was rear-ended while I was at a complete stop. I am getting back on my feet and will keep posting. I appreciate your encouragement! We have contacted the church and will begin counseling next Wednesday. He has agreed to go. So I will continue journaling and letting you know how things are. I just finished writing my list of negative / positive. Tomorrow another day! I really want to complete the 40 days…its hard!

Robin’s Hope

]]> by: daisyseed http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/edbiggs62/2009/11/16/weekend-update-2/#comment-28 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:39:39 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/edbiggs62/2009/11/16/weekend-update-2/#comment-28 awwe... and HURRAY! the return of some things remembered is cause for a heart celebration! Ed, your consistency and faith in the Lord's timing is starting to fold back as a blessing and i am celebrating with you! awwe… and HURRAY!
the return of some things remembered is cause for a heart celebration! Ed, your consistency and faith in the Lord’s timing is starting to fold back as a blessing and i am celebrating with you!

]]> by: bob714 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/dare2love/2009/11/08/hospital/#comment-85 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:01:34 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/dare2love/2009/11/08/hospital/#comment-85 Rob, I am encouraged that you were able to spend some time together, even stroke her arm and cuddle a bit. But I know how hard it is that it ends there and you have to leave your home and leave your wife and leave your kids to go sleep somewhere that is not your home. I so believe that God will answer your prayers. Keep up the loving – you set a high standard for the rest of us to follow! Heavenly Father , I join Rob in payer for his marriage. We know you have all power and are in control of all things. We ask you, God, for a miracle, that J would once again turn her heart toward Rob, to offer forgiveness, and begin to love and respect him again. We thank you in advance for this, Amen Rob,

I am encouraged that you were able to spend some time together, even stroke her arm and cuddle a bit. But I know how hard it is that it ends there and you have to leave your home and leave your wife and leave your kids to go sleep somewhere that is not your home. I so believe that God will answer your prayers. Keep up the loving – you set a high standard for the rest of us to follow!
Heavenly Father , I join Rob in payer for his marriage. We know you have all power and are in control of all things. We ask you, God, for a miracle, that J would once again turn her heart toward Rob, to offer forgiveness, and begin to love and respect him again. We thank you in advance for this, Amen

]]> by: bob714 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/robinsdare/2009/10/31/day-7-2/#comment-35 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:33:10 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/robinsdare/2009/10/31/day-7-2/#comment-35 Robin, I really don’t have advice for you but you weigh heavy on my heart. I pray that God will be with you. I hope you have someone that you can talk to and get help from. Your situation is very serious. I don’t trust your husband either. He is acting so much like I did for many years. He has an answer for everything, and turns it back on you. You are doing right to seek God. Turn this over to Him. Pray. Continue to go through the Love Dare and work on the things you can. I believe as you seek God, He will reveal truth to you. Regardless of what that truth is, make God the center of your life. Please continue to journal every once in a while, even if you are not doing dares. Give us an update. We care about you and we want to pray for you. Your brother in Christ, Bob Robin,

I really don’t have advice for you but you weigh heavy on my heart. I pray that God will be with you. I hope you have someone that you can talk to and get help from. Your situation is very serious. I don’t trust your husband either. He is acting so much like I did for many years. He has an answer for everything, and turns it back on you.

You are doing right to seek God. Turn this over to Him. Pray. Continue to go through the Love Dare and work on the things you can. I believe as you seek God, He will reveal truth to you. Regardless of what that truth is, make God the center of your life.

Please continue to journal every once in a while, even if you are not doing dares. Give us an update. We care about you and we want to pray for you.

Your brother in Christ,
Bob

]]> by: bob714 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/myall4him/2009/11/12/getting-back-on-the-horse/#comment-33 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:16:16 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/myall4him/2009/11/12/getting-back-on-the-horse/#comment-33 Myall4Him Praise the Lord for the breakthroughs at the conference! Praise the Lord for the profound changes in your relationship; devotions, praying, time together, communicating in love! But as you recognize, it is critical that you stick to this. It is difficult for me to acknowledge, but there were times of opportunity in my past that I fell away from and now it may be too late. This is so encouraging to me; I am looking for the same type of breakthroughs with my wife. I cannot make that happen, of course, so I am praying and trusting God to work in His timing. Right now I am seeing more and more that I need to work on in myself. I appreciate your prayers and I will continue to pray for you Your brother in Christ, Bob Myall4Him

Praise the Lord for the breakthroughs at the conference! Praise the Lord for the profound changes in your relationship; devotions, praying, time together, communicating in love! But as you recognize, it is critical that you stick to this. It is difficult for me to acknowledge, but there were times of opportunity in my past that I fell away from and now it may be too late.

This is so encouraging to me; I am looking for the same type of breakthroughs with my wife. I cannot make that happen, of course, so I am praying and trusting God to work in His timing. Right now I am seeing more and more that I need to work on in myself.
I appreciate your prayers and I will continue to pray for you

Your brother in Christ,
Bob

]]> by: bob714 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/daisyseed/2009/11/13/dare-day-17/#comment-31 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:13:41 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/daisyseed/2009/11/13/dare-day-17/#comment-31 Daisy, You are handling this very well. I agree this falls under the category of dangerous to them or you. But at the same time, you do need discernment as to who/when etc. I am praying that you will sense God’s clear direction in this area; that God will create a safe and proper situation with someone who will listen without judging you; someone who will understand the truth, and can bring some relief from this situation. I know you love your husband, you do not want him punished for this, you want him to get help to be able to process his issues so he can be more like the husband and father God intended him to be. God loves you, Daisy, Bob Daisy,

You are handling this very well. I agree this falls under the category of dangerous to them or you. But at the same time, you do need discernment as to who/when etc. I am praying that you will sense God’s clear direction in this area; that God will create a safe and proper situation with someone who will listen without judging you; someone who will understand the truth, and can bring some relief from this situation. I know you love your husband, you do not want him punished for this, you want him to get help to be able to process his issues so he can be more like the husband and father God intended him to be.

God loves you, Daisy,
Bob

]]> by: bob714 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/bruno/2009/11/13/love-dare-36-love-is-gods-word/#comment-22 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:03:03 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/bruno/2009/11/13/love-dare-36-love-is-gods-word/#comment-22 Bruno, I celebrate your progress with you! I am so encouraged when I hear of Tonie reading the books & devotional with you. It is also encouraging that you can talk about your relationship and encourage each other and you know she wants it as bad as you do. You are doing very well at having an open mind and recognizing your shortcomings, and then working on them. That is a key in counseling. If you go wanting to hear what you need to change about yourself, you will get a lot of help. As you have observed, when you shift your focus from working on yourself to worrying about Tonie, the progress suddenly stops. I recognize this because up until about 5 years ago all I worried about was fixing the faults I saw in my wife. Guess what? ZERO PROGRESS. Then I finally decided to work on myself. I am working on being more Christ-like; more like God wants me to be. The more I learn, the more I see how much further I have to go. My family and friends all comment they see progress. My wife says nothing has changed. But I know that simply means that I have a lot more changing to do and someday soon I believe she will see the new me. Thanks for praying for me and my wife and I am praying for you & Tonie as well. Bob Bruno,

I celebrate your progress with you! I am so encouraged when I hear of Tonie reading the books & devotional with you. It is also encouraging that you can talk about your relationship and encourage each other and you know she wants it as bad as you do.

You are doing very well at having an open mind and recognizing your shortcomings, and then working on them. That is a key in counseling. If you go wanting to hear what you need to change about yourself, you will get a lot of help.

As you have observed, when you shift your focus from working on yourself to worrying about Tonie, the progress suddenly stops. I recognize this because up until about 5 years ago all I worried about was fixing the faults I saw in my wife. Guess what? ZERO PROGRESS. Then I finally decided to work on myself. I am working on being more Christ-like; more like God wants me to be. The more I learn, the more I see how much further I have to go. My family and friends all comment they see progress. My wife says nothing has changed. But I know that simply means that I have a lot more changing to do and someday soon I believe she will see the new me.

Thanks for praying for me and my wife and I am praying for you & Tonie as well.
Bob

]]> by: dare2loveyou http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/greensmurf/2009/11/13/bitter-sweet/#comment-21 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:39:17 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/greensmurf/2009/11/13/bitter-sweet/#comment-21 I am sorry that your marraige has ended this way. I am praying for you. I have been doing the Love Dare repeatedly for nearly 10 months, and somedays I am getting closer and somedays I am thrown out again. Nonetheless I envisage getting 'the papers' in February when our 12 months of separation rolls around. I take strength from your strength. God bless you. Rob. I am sorry that your marraige has ended this way. I am praying for you. I have been doing the Love Dare repeatedly for nearly 10 months, and somedays I am getting closer and somedays I am thrown out again. Nonetheless I envisage getting ‘the papers’ in February when our 12 months of separation rolls around. I take strength from your strength. God bless you. Rob.

]]> by: edbiggs62 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/edbiggs62/2009/11/09/monday-monday/#comment-27 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:44:51 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/edbiggs62/2009/11/09/monday-monday/#comment-27 Thank you for the encouragement and uplifting prayers. I agree, as does Stacey, that we have grown apart. I feel that it is taking everything I have to keep us from growing further apart. I know that only God can make this marriage work and that I am too weak to do it without him. I am also praying daily for God to show his love for Stacey, through me. To use me, and to allow his radiant love to shine from me. Thank you for the encouragement and uplifting prayers.
I agree, as does Stacey, that we have grown apart. I feel that it is taking everything I have to keep us from growing further apart. I know that only God can make this marriage work and that I am too weak to do it without him.
I am also praying daily for God to show his love for Stacey, through me. To use me, and to allow his radiant love to shine from me.

]]> by: bruno http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/bob714/2009/11/10/day-9-love-makes-good-impressions/#comment-33 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:29:34 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/bob714/2009/11/10/day-9-love-makes-good-impressions/#comment-33 Well as I look back at my own experience with this dare I sure learned different ways to apply this one to my relationship. I jumped right in and I love greeting the love of my life with a sweeping off her feet kiss and hug. I however have put a little twist on it. When I get home and the love of my life is already there I do not greet her. She often will tell me where is my kiss and I always tell her the same thing I am just waiting to see that you want one. When I first stopped gong to her she was hurt but I figure it is a good way of gauging her feelings for me. Now when She asks where did her kiss go I tell her only one thing. Halfway. She already knows that means I love you but I need to see that you want it by meeting me halfway. My sorry way of saying I will be here but sometimes you need to step up and show me that you really care. It has been a learning experience for both the love of my life and me. thank you for all the notes of encouragement. bruno Well as I look back at my own experience with this dare I sure learned different ways to apply this one to my relationship. I jumped right in and I love greeting the love of my life with a sweeping off her feet kiss and hug. I however have put a little twist on it. When I get home and the love of my life is already there I do not greet her. She often will tell me where is my kiss and I always tell her the same thing I am just waiting to see that you want one. When I first stopped gong to her she was hurt but I figure it is a good way of gauging her feelings for me. Now when She asks where did her kiss go I tell her only one thing. Halfway. She already knows that means I love you but I need to see that you want it by meeting me halfway.
My sorry way of saying I will be here but sometimes you need to step up and show me that you really care. It has been a learning experience for both the love of my life and me.
thank you for all the notes of encouragement.
bruno

]]> by: bruno http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/jenndares/2009/10/16/jenn-daresday-25-oct-1415and-16-2009/#comment-29 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:14:18 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/jenndares/2009/10/16/jenn-daresday-25-oct-1415and-16-2009/#comment-29 I know were you are. I have been there done that. I tried to my hardest through prayer and prompting. Nothing worked, so I decided I would just step up and confront the problem. The last night my wife worked at this job as a bar tender I went in and talked to her. She could not run she was the only one there running the place. I told her that I knew and I could give her details but I would rather take them to my grave. I told her that I could understand where she was even though I had never been there. I took responsibility for being the one that pushed her into another mans arms. Even though it was hard to admit that I could push the love of my life to that kind of personal betrayal I did it. I told the love of my life that even people that God consider great men hold records of failing in the same manner. King David faltered and his sin was compounded by murder. If someone whom God saw so much in could sin in this way whom am I to think that you are better. I told the love of my life that I know she still loves me and has loved me since before we married. That doesn't change the fact this thing has happened. I explained to the love of my life that I still love her and that if it was me who was in her shoes I would not be able to stand the pain of not only hearing myself let alone see the pain from the hurt in my loves eyes and heart as I told them of my mistake. We talked allot that night and as much as the love of my life wanted to throw the hurt out on the table she referenced it as since you know how do we keep this from ever happening again. That may very well be the closest I ever get to a confession or admittance of wrongs on this subject. I still Love my wife and we are working to reestablish our trust in each other. I am working on regaining her trust on the issues that drove her away. She is working on the issues that resulted from it. May God Bless and may you keep God the center of all you tough talks regarding these very hurtful subjects. I will be praying for you. Brun I know were you are. I have been there done that. I tried to my hardest through prayer and prompting. Nothing worked, so I decided I would just step up and confront the problem. The last night my wife worked at this job as a bar tender I went in and talked to her. She could not run she was the only one there running the place. I told her that I knew and I could give her details but I would rather take them to my grave. I told her that I could understand where she was even though I had never been there. I took responsibility for being the one that pushed her into another mans arms. Even though it was hard to admit that I could push the love of my life to that kind of personal betrayal I did it. I told the love of my life that even people that God consider great men hold records of failing in the same manner. King David faltered and his sin was compounded by murder. If someone whom God saw so much in could sin in this way whom am I to think that you are better.
I told the love of my life that I know she still loves me and has loved me since before we married. That doesn’t change the fact this thing has happened. I explained to the love of my life that I still love her and that if it was me who was in her shoes I would not be able to stand the pain of not only hearing myself let alone see the pain from the hurt in my loves eyes and heart as I told them of my mistake.
We talked allot that night and as much as the love of my life wanted to throw the hurt out on the table she referenced it as since you know how do we keep this from ever happening again. That may very well be the closest I ever get to a confession or admittance of wrongs on this subject. I still Love my wife and we are working to reestablish our trust in each other. I am working on regaining her trust on the issues that drove her away. She is working on the issues that resulted from it.
May God Bless and may you keep God the center of all you tough talks regarding these very hurtful subjects. I will be praying for you.
Brun

]]> by: bruno http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/ruru007/2009/10/20/day-29/#comment-14 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:54:53 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/ruru007/2009/10/20/day-29/#comment-14 It's Time: I love your verse it is one of my favorites in the bible there is a song from the same passage that I love. This scripture has a very special connection to me. I when the love of my life and I were first married worked in a foundry. One of my jobs was to tend the furnaces. I would stack the aluminum ingets on the sides of the crucible so the moisture could evaporate before the were slide in the furnace. moisture will cause the furnace to explode. After the bars are all melted I had to skim off all the dross (the impurities that float to the top. This was a pretty easy job there would only be a couple of scoops per furnace. I would dump the impurities in 50 gallon drums. Each furnace did not contain enough to make a real difference in the barrel. When the barrels were full we would put them outside where they would be picked up. The thing about the verse you mentioned is that although I never had allot off any one furnace to skim when the barrel was fill and put out side it could be smelled for 2 to three city blocks. I have prayed many times for God to purify me. Although I tend to think that my sins are often small I am sure that to God they are like those barrels that make people want to puke when they came to work. Working in a foundry I learned so much about God I just never put the two together at the time. Another example of the comparison between God and what I was doing every day for a living is for certain metals we would have to change the make up of the liquid aluminum. One way we would do this was to drop two or three potatoes in a full furnace. Just like the struggles we go through in life the are opportunities of us to be more useful for our savior. At any rate that is my take on the verse you posted. Thank you for reminding me. May God bless you in your journey. I am almost done with the first 40 dares then I will start over. I know that Lord willing the title of my blog will change from the fight of my life, to a title that resembles where God has taken us. Bruno It’s Time:
I love your verse it is one of my favorites in the bible there is a song from the same passage that I love. This scripture has a very special connection to me. I when the love of my life and I were first married worked in a foundry. One of my jobs was to tend the furnaces. I would stack the aluminum ingets on the sides of the crucible so the moisture could evaporate before the were slide in the furnace. moisture will cause the furnace to explode. After the bars are all melted I had to skim off all the dross (the impurities that float to the top. This was a pretty easy job there would only be a couple of scoops per furnace. I would dump the impurities in 50 gallon drums. Each furnace did not contain enough to make a real difference in the barrel. When the barrels were full we would put them outside where they would be picked up. The thing about the verse you mentioned is that although I never had allot off any one furnace to skim when the barrel was fill and put out side it could be smelled for 2 to three city blocks. I have prayed many times for God to purify me. Although I tend to think that my sins are often small I am sure that to God they are like those barrels that make people want to puke when they came to work.
Working in a foundry I learned so much about God I just never put the two together at the time. Another example of the comparison between God and what I was doing every day for a living is for certain metals we would have to change the make up of the liquid aluminum. One way we would do this was to drop two or three potatoes in a full furnace. Just like the struggles we go through in life the are opportunities of us to be more useful for our savior.
At any rate that is my take on the verse you posted. Thank you for reminding me. May God bless you in your journey. I am almost done with the first 40 dares then I will start over. I know that Lord willing the title of my blog will change from the fight of my life, to a title that resembles where God has taken us.
Bruno

]]> by: daisyseed http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/daisyseed/2009/11/06/dare-day-16/#comment-30 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:37:29 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/daisyseed/2009/11/06/dare-day-16/#comment-30 MyAll4Him, thank you for your encouragement and insightful comment. on good days, it's easy to say "Amen" to words such as yours. on bad, confusing days? not so much. and that is EXACTLY why we all need to keep our vertical relationship with our Heavenly Father in tip-top shape and expect our brothers and sisters in faith to keep us accountable. what an AWESOME God we serve! MyAll4Him,
thank you for your encouragement and insightful comment. on good days, it’s easy to say “Amen” to words such as yours. on bad, confusing days? not so much. and that is EXACTLY why we all need to keep our vertical relationship with our Heavenly Father in tip-top shape and expect our brothers and sisters in faith to keep us accountable. what an AWESOME God we serve!

]]> by: myall4him http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/daisyseed/2009/11/06/dare-day-16/#comment-29 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:22:21 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/daisyseed/2009/11/06/dare-day-16/#comment-29 Daisy, The man you're praying for today was the man I was about six months ago. Fortunately I was ignited for the Lord again and was shown the error of my ways. My wife was away from the Lord as well and she had a much more difficult time coming back. But I'm happy to say that nothing short of a miracle has taken place and my wife and I are serving the Lord as best we can, having daily devotions and truly communicating with one another again. I attribute it all to prayer and to the loving Lord whom we all serve. Praise God! Expect miracles, Daisy and never, never, NEVER give in. Love that man, lift him up to the Lord and give yourself to the Lord, following after him every second of every day. The Lord will throw open that window in your husband's heart... pray, believe and trust in the Lord. In Christ, MyAll4Him Daisy,

The man you’re praying for today was the man I was about six months ago. Fortunately I was ignited for the Lord again and was shown the error of my ways. My wife was away from the Lord as well and she had a much more difficult time coming back. But I’m happy to say that nothing short of a miracle has taken place and my wife and I are serving the Lord as best we can, having daily devotions and truly communicating with one another again. I attribute it all to prayer and to the loving Lord whom we all serve. Praise God!

Expect miracles, Daisy and never, never, NEVER give in. Love that man, lift him up to the Lord and give yourself to the Lord, following after him every second of every day. The Lord will throw open that window in your husband’s heart… pray, believe and trust in the Lord.

In Christ,

MyAll4Him

]]> by: myall4him http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/bob714/2009/11/10/day-9-love-makes-good-impressions/#comment-32 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:10:24 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/bob714/2009/11/10/day-9-love-makes-good-impressions/#comment-32 She is a GIFT from GOD! Love her as you know Christ has loved us. That's a HUGE command, isn't it?! But it's what the Lord commands us to do. Praise the Lord that you are enthusiastic and love her. Keep it up and stay humble before the Lord and your wife. In Christ, MyAll4Him She is a GIFT from GOD! Love her as you know Christ has loved us. That’s a HUGE command, isn’t it?! But it’s what the Lord commands us to do. Praise the Lord that you are enthusiastic and love her.

Keep it up and stay humble before the Lord and your wife.

In Christ,

MyAll4Him

]]> by: myall4him http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/edbiggs62/2009/11/11/avoidance-or-just-waiting-on-gods-timing/#comment-26 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:06:46 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/edbiggs62/2009/11/11/avoidance-or-just-waiting-on-gods-timing/#comment-26 Be still and know that I am God... Psalm 46:10 What a wonderful life verse, Ed! It holds personal significance to me for an amazing reason, which I won't get into here. I will share three other passages of scripture that have spoken to me as well, which I hope will encourage you too. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein. For then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then thou shalt have good success. Joshua 1:8 That verse is very deep and it cannot be understood truly without reading it at least a hundred times, memorizing and repeating it to yourself at least 500 times and meditating on it for a month. That's what I had to do and it spoke to me, and continues to speak to me, more and more each day. Next is a simple one... Col. 3:23 Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as unto the Lord and not unto men. And finally... Psalm 31. It's a great promise and a very uplifting chapter. :) Praise God for your work on The Love Dare, Ed... and remember, just because it says 'Day 17' in the book, doesn't mean we should only spend one day on it. Personally I take them as being figurative days in my journey through the Love Dare and have taken more than a week on some of them. In Christ, MyAll4Him Be still and know that I am God… Psalm 46:10

What a wonderful life verse, Ed! It holds personal significance to me for an amazing reason, which I won’t get into here. I will share three other passages of scripture that have spoken to me as well, which I hope will encourage you too.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein. For then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then thou shalt have good success. Joshua 1:8

That verse is very deep and it cannot be understood truly without reading it at least a hundred times, memorizing and repeating it to yourself at least 500 times and meditating on it for a month. That’s what I had to do and it spoke to me, and continues to speak to me, more and more each day.

Next is a simple one… Col. 3:23 Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as unto the Lord and not unto men.

And finally… Psalm 31. It’s a great promise and a very uplifting chapter. :)

Praise God for your work on The Love Dare, Ed… and remember, just because it says ‘Day 17′ in the book, doesn’t mean we should only spend one day on it. Personally I take them as being figurative days in my journey through the Love Dare and have taken more than a week on some of them.

In Christ,

MyAll4Him

]]> by: myall4him http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/edbiggs62/2009/11/09/monday-monday/#comment-25 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:41:35 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/edbiggs62/2009/11/09/monday-monday/#comment-25 Ed, No offense, but it sounds as though maybe you and Stacey have grown apart and are in bondage to the love of your kids as well as a few other minor things. I would encourage you (not you and Stacey, but YOU) to put your spouse on a pedestal and love her as Christ loves US. She is a gift from the Lord... meant specifically for you, pray for the Lord to channel His love through you to rain down on your wife and to fill your heart with a truly radiant love for her. I would also encourage you to google 'Family Life' and 'A Weekend to Remember' and visit with your wife about possibly attending one of the weekend conferences. I had doubts about the conference myself and thought it was going to be a waste of time, but it really spoke to both me and my beloved wife. It was truly a miracle for us, though in hind-sight I know it was always in my grasp, if I would have just DONE these things before. I'm lifting you and your family in prayer right now. Specifically for you to follow after the Lord and to know his path for you and for you to LOVE as He would have you love, with an unexpectant love, wanting absolutely NOTHING in return. In Christ, MyAll4Him Ed,

No offense, but it sounds as though maybe you and Stacey have grown apart and are in bondage to the love of your kids as well as a few other minor things. I would encourage you (not you and Stacey, but YOU) to put your spouse on a pedestal and love her as Christ loves US. She is a gift from the Lord… meant specifically for you, pray for the Lord to channel His love through you to rain down on your wife and to fill your heart with a truly radiant love for her.

I would also encourage you to google ‘Family Life’ and ‘A Weekend to Remember’ and visit with your wife about possibly attending one of the weekend conferences. I had doubts about the conference myself and thought it was going to be a waste of time, but it really spoke to both me and my beloved wife. It was truly a miracle for us, though in hind-sight I know it was always in my grasp, if I would have just DONE these things before.

I’m lifting you and your family in prayer right now. Specifically for you to follow after the Lord and to know his path for you and for you to LOVE as He would have you love, with an unexpectant love, wanting absolutely NOTHING in return.

In Christ,

MyAll4Him

]]> by: myall4him http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/edbiggs62/2009/10/31/day-2-day/#comment-23 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:31:16 +0000 http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/edbiggs62/2009/10/31/day-2-day/#comment-23 Ed, I too have read The Five Love Languages and thought it was absolutely brilliant. I had never seen a lot of the things going on as acts of love, but now I do and it's made a world of difference. My wife was never a 'self-help' book kind of person, thinking they were a waste of time, so I just took the survey in the book and started asking her the questions via email and on the phone. In the end I had an excellent idea of what her love language was and began giving that particular language more care. My love language is 'Words of Affirmation', followed closely by 'Physical Touch'... hers, oddly enough is 'Physical Touch' with nothing even remotely close for a second place. It's funny though, as her idea of physical touch and my idea of physical touch are much different. :) I am learning though, even after 24 years of marriage. Old dogs CAN learn new tricks. HA! Praying for you and yours... In Christ, MyAll4Him Ed,

I too have read The Five Love Languages and thought it was absolutely brilliant. I had never seen a lot of the things going on as acts of love, but now I do and it’s made a world of difference. My wife was never a ’self-help’ book kind of person, thinking they were a waste of time, so I just took the survey in the book and started asking her the questions via email and on the phone. In the end I had an excellent idea of what her love language was and began giving that particular language more care.

My love language is ‘Words of Affirmation’, followed closely by ‘Physical Touch’… hers, oddly enough is ‘Physical Touch’ with nothing even remotely close for a second place. It’s funny though, as her idea of physical touch and my idea of physical touch are much different. :) I am learning though, even after 24 years of marriage. Old dogs CAN learn new tricks. HA!

Praying for you and yours…

In Christ,

MyAll4Him

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