Love Dare - Day 40
Write out a renewal of your vows and place them in your home.
Ruth 1:16
Where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.
Date: 3/25/2009
Love Dare - Day 39
Spend time in personal prayer, then write a letter of commitment and resolve to your spouse. Leave it in a place where you mate will find it.
I Corinthians 13:8
Love never fails.
Date: 3/24/2009
Love Dare - Day 38
Ask yourself what your spouse would want if it was obtainable, then map out a plan for meeting some (if not all) of their desires.
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Date: 3/23/2009
Love Dare - Day 37
Ask your spouse if you can begin praying together.
Matthew 18:19
If two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father.
Date: 3/22/2009
Love Dare - Day 36
Commit to reading the bible every day. If your spouse is open to it, see if they will commit to reading with you.
Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Date: 3/21/2009
Love Dare - Day 35
Find a Christian marriage mentor. Ask God to direct your decisions and discernment.
Proverbs 15:22
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisors they succeed.
Date: 3/20/2009
Love Dare - Day 34
Verbally commend your spouse about a recent time when they demonstrated Christian character in a noticeable way.
I Corinthians 13:6
Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth.
Date: 3/19/2009
Love Dare - Day 33
Tell your spouse that you desire to include them in your upcoming decisions, and that you need their perspective and counsel.
Ecclesiastes 4:11
If two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?
Date: 3/18/2009
Love Dare - Day 32
If at all possible, try to initiate sex with your spouse today (in a way that honors them).
I Corinthians 7:3
The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband.
Date: 3/17/2009
Love Dare - Day 31
Commit to God and your spouse to make your marriage the top priority over every other human relationship.
Genesis 2:24
A man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.
Date: 3/16/2009
Love Dare - Day 30
Ask the Lord to reveal anything in your own heart that is threatening oneness with your spouse and, if appropriate, discuss it openly and seek God for unity.
John 17:11
Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are.
Date: 3/15/2009
Love Dare - Day 29
Before you see your spouse again today, pray for them by name and for their needs.
Ephesians 6:7
Render service with a good attitude, as to the Lord and not to men.
Date: 3/14/2009
Love Dare - Day 28
Purpose to do what you can to meet the greatest need in your spouse's life right now.
I John 3:16
He laid down His life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers.
Date: 3/13/2009
Love Dare - Day 27
Think of one area where your spouse has told you you're expecting too much, and tell them you're sorry for being so hard on them about it.
Psalm 25:20
Guard my soul and deliver me; do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.
Date: 3/12/2009
Love Dare - Day 26
Ask for God's forgiveness for your areas of wrongdoing, then humble yourself enough to admit them to your spouse.
Romans 2:1
When you judge another, you condemn yourself, since you, the judge, do the same things.
Date: 3/11/2009
Love Dare - Day 25
If there is anything you haven't forgiven in your spouse, forgive it today.
2 Corinthians 2:10
What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes in the presence of Christ.
Date: 3/10/2009
Love Dare - Day 24
Identify every object of lust in your life and remove it.
I John 2:17
The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever.
Date: 3/9/2009
Love Dare - Day 22
Choose to be committed to love even if your spouse has lost most of their interest in receiving it
Hosea 2:20
I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness. Then you will know the Lord.
Date: 3/7/2009
Love Dare - Day 21
Make time to pray and read your bible today.
Isaiah 58:11
The Lord will continually guide you, and satisfy your desire.
Date: 3/6/2009
Love Dare - Day 15
Dare to take God at his word and trust Jesus Christ for salvation.
Romans 5:6
While we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
Date: 3/5/2009
Love Dare - Day 19
Ask God to show you where you stand with him, and ask for the strength and grace to settle your eternal destination.
I John 4:7
Let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
Date: 3/4/2009
Love Dare - Day 18
Prepare a special dinner at home and focus this time on getting to know your spouse better.
Proverbs 3:13
How blessed is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding.
Date: 3/3/2009
Love Dare - Day 17
Determine to guard your mate's secrets and pray for them.
Proverbs 17:9
He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
Date: 3/2/2009
Love Dare - Day 16
Pray for three specific areas where you desire for God to work in your spouse's life and in your marriage.
3 John 2
Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.
Date: 3/1/2009
Love Dare - Day 15
Choose a way to show honor and respect to your spouse that is above your normal routine.
I Peter 3:7
Live with your wives in an understanding way… and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life
Date: 2/28/2009
Love Dare - Day 14
Purposefully neglect an activity you would normally do so you can spend quality time with your spouse.
Ecclesiastes 9:9
Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days for your fleeting life.
Date: 2/27/2009
Love Dare - Day 13
Talk with your spouse about establishing healthy rules of engagement and resolve to abide by them when the next disagreement occurs.
Mark 3:25
If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand
Date: 2/26/2009
Love Dare - Day 11
What need does your spouse have that you could meet today? Example: Choose a gesture that says “I love you" and do it with a smile.
Ephesians 5:28
Husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies.
Date: 2/24/2009
Love Dare - Day 10
Do something out of the ordinary today for your spouse.
Romans 5:8
God demonstrates His own love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Date: 2/23/2009
Love Dare - Day 12
Demonstrate love by willingly choosing to give in to an area of disagreement between you and your spouse.
Philippians 2:4
Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.
Date: 2/23/2009
Love Dare - Day 9
Think of a way to greet your spouse today to reflect your love for them, and then do it with a smile and enthusiasm.
I Peter 5:14
Greet one another with a kiss of love.
Date: 2/22/2009
Love Dare - Day 8
Share with your spouse how glad you are about a success he or she recently enjoyed.
Song of Solomon 8:6
Love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire.
Date: 2/21/2009
Love Dare - Day 7
On a sheet of paper, write out positive things about your spouse. At some point during the day, pick a positive attribute from the list and thank your spouse for having the characteristic.
I Corinthians 13:7
Love believes all things, hopes all things.
Date: 2/20/2009
Love Dare - Day 6
Choose to react to tough circumstances in your marriage in loving ways instead of with irritation.
Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.
Date: 2/19/2009
Love Dare - Day 5
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.
Proverbs 27:14
He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be reckoned a curse to him.
Date: 2/18/2009
Love Dare - Day 4
Contact your spouse sometime during the day and ask how he or she is doing and if there is anything you could do for them.
Psalm 139: 17-18
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.
Date: 2/17/2009
Love Dare - Day 3
Buy your spouse something that says, "I was thinking about you today."
Romans 12:10
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor.
Date: 2/16/2009
Love Dare - Day 2
Do at least one unexpected gesture to your spouse as an act of kindness.
Ephesians 4:32
Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.
Date: 2/15/2009
Love Dare - Day 1
Resolve to say nothing negative about your spouse today.
Ephesians 4:2
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Date: 2/14/2009
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