Love Dare, Day One

For the next forty days, I will be taking the 40-day love dare challenge.  I will blog about it and share what experiences thrive or dive from them.  I am sure many are wondering why I am even bothering to blog about it.  I have always been a writer by heart.  The best way a writer can connect to their readers is through observation and experience. However, I am going to be optimistic.  I know something positive will come out of this challenge! Even if the first dare didn't prove so positive. 


I will say upon starting the love dare, clear your schedule. That is, if you are like me and lack in the area of patience. I feel like I am stuck in a rut on wanting to attempt to finish the rest of the 39 other dares because the first did not go as planned. My husband and I both failed and let the devil try our patience.  The first dare is to resolve to demonstrate patience and to say nothing negative to your spouse at all. It's better to hold your tongue than to say anything negative at all that you will regret. 


I think we all have different struggles in our marriages. As believers we we are at different stages in our walk and we may have different convictions. Not once, but three times yesterday my husband pushed my buttons that triggered angry words and thoughts about him. Later on the devil got the best of me and I unleashed and let the word vomit out of my big mouth. I tried to remember the challenge of the day. But it was hard. I had already lost my patience and my tempter with him. I did not voice my opinion to my husband in a Godly manner. I'm not proud of how I reacted to the particular situation. Today I have done nothing but reflect on the situation and now I leave it in Gods hands. I'm leaving it at that. 


Thank you Jesus. We made it through the first challenge. I'm praying that the Lord will show me how to practice the act of patience. I need to learn it plays a big role in our marriage. I want our marriage to stand tall on the two pillars of patience and kindness. AMEN.

1 Corinthians 13:13

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.

Ephesians 4:2

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 

Love is life's most powerful motivator!

Love changes our motivation for living.

Love is built on two pillars: Patience & Kindness

Love will inspire you to become a patient person.

Patience brings an internal calm during an external storm.

Patience stops problems in their tracks.

~Quotes from The Love Dare