The Love Dare

I was sitting around today, living my life as normal and I heard from God. Now when I hear from God I know I'm in for some perfecting. It's gonna make me better, but it's gonna take some work. Anyway, this time God was telling me I need to do the 40-day Love Dare, you know the thing from the movie, Fireproof. I'll be journaling my 40-day adventure, so if you have any desire to find out how it's working, feel free to read on.

Let me give you some background and I am going to try to be honest throughout the challenge.

First off, let me tell you that my husband is the most Godly man I know. I know he truly loves me and most of the time he treats me like his queen.

So why am I a frustrated wife? Because I'm married to an old man. David has had health problems for years which have affected his strength and stamina. I want to be able to go places and have fun, but I want to be with my husband. He walks really slow and can't walk very far. He tires easily and is often in pain. If he stays up until 9, that's past his bedtime. Well, I am not ready to be a senior citizen.

When he is in pain, he doesn't have much patience, especially with family and even more especially with me. Sometimes it hurts. David's memory is also slipping. He remembers conversations that just didn't happen.

Yet, he is the man I love with all my heart and I don't always treat him that way. So, that's why God spoke to me. I need to love David the way he deserves.

Well, Love Dare, here we go. I start with Day 1 tomorrow. The concept behind this is that I read a short devotion every day with a dare to do something specific that demonstrates love to my spouse.