Love Takes Delight
The current theme in this book is that our feelings can't run our lives. We must lead our emotions with decisions and deliberation. If we allow our feelings to determine how strong our marriage relationship is, we're doomed!
The dare today is to lead your heart to delight in your mate. Enjoy your spouse through companionship and conversation! You delighted in your spouse when you first married. Recapture that emotion by leading your heart in that direction.
My wife recently took this dare. She accepted an invitation of mine to join me in going to see the Washington Redskins play last weekend. My wife isn't much of a football fan and she definitely isn't the type to yell loudly at exciting plays. But she made the decision to spend time with me and delight in me in an experience that wasn't exactly her cup of tea - just so we could be together.
We had a blast, though! It was so good to spend time with her in the car driving to and from the stadium. Towards the end of the game, she was even standing up and clapping her hands while I was shouting so loudly that I lost my voice!
The point is that she decided to delight in me. She endured one of my favorite pasttimes in order to spend time with me and share an experience with me. Our relationship was strengthened because not only did she choose me, but her choice resulted in a wonderful day!
I appreciate her decision, and I look forward to the opportunity when I can choose to delight in her for a day's event of her desire.
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