Love Dare Journey Day 1 ~ Love is Patient
Welcome to the Love Dare Journey. I am so excited to have you all participate with me in this wonderful journey. Today I am posting the Day 1 Dare, along with some points in the chapter just in case there are some that haven't had a chance to get the book or some newbies that decided to join (in which case please sign the mister linky sticky welcome post here. Before I post the dare I will tell you a little about how I am going to do this on here. I will one day post the dare and the next day I will post my story on the previous days dare. In my story post I will add a linky for those who are blogging their journey's to link in my post and they just link that day's dare post to that mister linky. Then I will post another post with the next days dare and so on. Now moving onto Day 1. The info I post on the dare posts (not my story) are taken from The Love DAre book~Love is Patient~Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2Today's chapter talks about how love is life's most powerful motivator and has far greater depth and meaning than most people realize. It always does what's best for others and can empower us to face the greatest of our problems. Love is built on 2 pillars that best define what it is patience and kindness. The beginning of our journey begins with patience.Love will inspire you to become a patient person. When you choose to be patient, you respond in a positive way to a negative situation. Patience brings an internal calm during an external storm. No one likes to be around an impatient person. It causes you to overreact in angry, foolish, and regrettable ways. Patiences stops problems in their tracks. It is a choice to control your emotions rather than allowing your emotions to control you, and shows discretion instead of returning evil for evil.If your spouse offends you, do you quickly retaliate, or do you stay under control? Do you find that your anger is your emotional default when treated unfairly? If so, you are spreading poison rather than medicine. Anger is usually caused when a strong desire for something is mixed with disappointment or grief. It's often an emotional reaction that flows out of our own selfishness, foolishness, or evil motives.Patiences, however makes us wise. It doesn't rush to judgement but listens to what the other person is saying. The Bible says "He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick tempered exalts folly (Proverbs 14:29). As sure as a lack of patience will turn your home into a war zone,practicing patiences will foster peace and quiet.Patience gives your spouse permission to be human. It understands that everyone fails. When a mistake is made, patience chooses to give them more time than they deserve to correct it. Can your spouse count on having a patient wife/husband to deal with? What would the tone and volume of your home be like if you tried this biblical approach: "See that no one repays another evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another" (1 Thessalonians 5:15)Few of us do patient very well and none of us do it naturally. But wise men/women will pursue it as an essential ingredient to their marriage relationships. This love dare journey is a process, and the first thing you must resolve to possess is patience. 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 and to say nothing negative to your spouse at all. If the temptations arises, choose not to say anything. It's better to hold your tongue than to say something you will regret.Questions to ask yourself after completing this dare:Did anything happen today to cause anger toward your mate?Were you tempted to think disapproving thoughts and to let them come out in word?