If there was something I had discovered when I became a Christian, it was that my marriage was the relationship I had, that sustained the most blow from my sinfulness. My husband received the most punches from my pride, the most swing from my selfishness and the most jab from my insolence. And so it is fitting that in my pursuit to fix my life after receiving Jesus Christ as my Savior, my marriage fell right on top of my very long list. I needed an overhaul and knew that I had to begin by becoming a better wife. I have been used to a lot of things but humility wasn't one of those and so I prayed to God for such, knowing that it wasn't innate in me. I needed lots of it in order to set things in motion.
I watched Fireproof before and I knew about the book Love Dare that was mentioned repeatedly throughout the movie. I just did not realize that years after seeing it, I was going to actually read the book, much less find it useful in the restoration and transformation of my own marriage. The moment I opened the book on November 5, 2013 I had mixed feelings. I knew I was in for a real challenge and a part of me thought it absurd. But then, a greater part of me was determined to take a stab at anything for the reparation of the damage my marriage suffered over the years because of my arrogance. Initially, I felt daunted as forty days seemed a long time to stay humble. But when God moves us and our hearts becomes resolved, we can do the unthinkable and the unexpected.
Thus begins my quest to be the wife I knew my husband truly deserves. Beginning tomorrow and the next forty days, I will be sharing to you my prayers for each of the days of the Love Dare Challenge. It is my hope and my prayer that as I do this, you will be urged to take the same steps and be up for the challenge, too; to experience clarity as I have as I went through the devotional; to be humbled to own up to your own mistakes that way I have; to "unfocus" on yourselves and to focus on your spouse for the next 40 days, to pray the same prayers I prayed to be sustained throughout the journey.
Daring you,
Tini
Purchase a copy of the book here.
I watched Fireproof before and I knew about the book Love Dare that was mentioned repeatedly throughout the movie. I just did not realize that years after seeing it, I was going to actually read the book, much less find it useful in the restoration and transformation of my own marriage. The moment I opened the book on November 5, 2013 I had mixed feelings. I knew I was in for a real challenge and a part of me thought it absurd. But then, a greater part of me was determined to take a stab at anything for the reparation of the damage my marriage suffered over the years because of my arrogance. Initially, I felt daunted as forty days seemed a long time to stay humble. But when God moves us and our hearts becomes resolved, we can do the unthinkable and the unexpected.
Thus begins my quest to be the wife I knew my husband truly deserves. Beginning tomorrow and the next forty days, I will be sharing to you my prayers for each of the days of the Love Dare Challenge. It is my hope and my prayer that as I do this, you will be urged to take the same steps and be up for the challenge, too; to experience clarity as I have as I went through the devotional; to be humbled to own up to your own mistakes that way I have; to "unfocus" on yourselves and to focus on your spouse for the next 40 days, to pray the same prayers I prayed to be sustained throughout the journey.
Daring you,
Tini
Purchase a copy of the book here.