Dare:
Look back over the dares from previous days. Were there some that seemed impossible to me? Have I realized my need for God to change my heart and to give me the ability to love? Ask Him to show me where I stand with Him and ask for the strength and grace to settle my eternal destination.
Well, I know where I stand and my eternal destination, but I have been attempting this dare thing on my own. It's worked fairly well, but I don't know if I could keep it up. Would I throw it all by the wayside the minute David becomes grouchy? In my strenght I would so I need to let God show His love through me. I need to give up control, not an easy thing for me. At first glance I thought, oh today is easy, but now I'm thinking I really, really need to pray and pray hard.
Results:
Not really anything to report, cause this is a heart changing thing. That doesn't always happen immediately but might be gradual. It takes practice 'cause hearts tend to follow the brain, which doesn't want to go back to what was comfortable. I will continue to pray, because this isn't something I can do on my own.
You are right Audrey--true love (unselfish love) is only possible through God! Excellent dare. PS: He answers those prayers on an incidental basis, too. There have been several times there has been some big (or seemingly big) problem between one of my children and I, and I realized if I tried to handle it on my own, I would really blow it--I was too angry or too confused, or both. So I prayed that He would guide and direct me in that moment--and He did! The result each time was so much better than what I would have achieved on my own!
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