http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/lovedare Share Tips to Fireproof your Marriage Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:40:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/lovedare/week-1/day-1-love-is-patient/ Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. —Ephesians 4:32 TODAY’S DARE In addition to saying nothing negative to your spouse again today, do at least one unexpected gesture as an act of kindness. http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/lovedare/week-1/day-2-love-is-kind/ Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor. —Romans 12:10 TODAY’S DARE Whatever you put your time, energy, and money into will become more important to you. It’s hard to care for something you are not investing in. Along with restraining from negative comments, buy your ... http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/lovedare/week-1/day-3-love-is-not-selfish/ How precious also are Your thoughts to me. . . .How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. —Psalm 139:17–18 TODAY’S DARE Contact your spouse sometime during the business of the day. Have no agenda other than asking how he or she is ... http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/lovedare/week-1/day-4-love-is-thoughtful/ He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be reckoned a curse to him. —Proverbs 27:14 TODAY’S DARE Ask your spouse to tell you three things that cause him or her to be uncomfortable or irritated with you. You must do so without attacking them or ... http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/lovedare/week-1/day-5-love-is-not-rude/ He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city. —Proverbs 16:32 TODAY’S DARE Choose today to react to tough circumstances in your marriage in loving ways instead of with irritation. Begin by making a list below of areas ... http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/lovedare/week-1/day-6-love-is-not-irritable/ [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 ... http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/lovedare/week-1/day-7-love-believes-the-best/ Love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire. —Song of Solomon 8:6 NIV 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 ... http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/lovedare/week-2/day-8-love-is-not-jealous/ Greet one another with a kiss of love. —1 Peter 5:14 TODAY’S DARE Think of a specific way you’d like to greet your spouse today. Do it with a smile and with enthusiasm. Then determine to change your greeting to reflect your love for them. http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/lovedare/week-2/day-9-love-makes-good-impressions/ God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. —Romans 5:8 TODAY’S DARE Do something out of the ordinary today for your spouse—something that proves (to you and to them) that your love is based on your choice and nothing else. Wash her car. ... http://lovedare.bhpublishinggroup.com/lovedare/week-2/day-10-love-is-unconditional/