The Love Dare is a book that is featured in the new movie Fireproof with Kirk Cameron. The book essentially dares someone to spend 40 days focusing on improving a marriage by enhancing one's ability to love better and more Biblically.
I'm going to go through each of the forty days in hopes that we can journey together and learn how to love more deeply, more effectively and more Biblically!
Day 1-
Love is Patient
We've all probably heard the words written by Paul to the Church at Corinth that are so often quoted in weddings: "Love is patient." We've all heard that patience is a virtue and some may be familiar with the instruction that patience is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. While most are familiar with these concepts, it's another thing to actually practice patience deliberately in our lives.
In a culture that is saturated in instant gratification, patience is not something we're accustomed to practicing on a regular basis - particularly when it comes to something we really want. The Love Dare states that "Patience is where love meets wisdom.... It understands that everyone fails." When you stop to think about it, that's truly profound.
Do you come home from a long day at work and snap at your spouse for the mistakes he/she makes - not because the mistake is significant, but because your impatience doesn't want to deal with yet another issue?
Does an inappropriate attitude erupt inside when your spouse is enjoying a TV show when you think he/she should be mowing the lawn or doing the laundry?
Patience is difficult, and none of us are perfect at it. If love and wisdom are your goals, then patience will be an attribute you'll pursue, knowing that a small dose is attainable in your own strength, but the necessary dose is attainable only through a submission to the Holy Spirit.
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