The Love Dare - week 6 (and beyond)

Day 36: Love is God’s Word

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
—Psalm 119:105

TODAY’S DARE
Commit to reading the Bible every day. Find a devotional book or other resource that will give you some guidance. If your spouse is open to it, see if they will commit to daily Bible reading with you. Begin submitting […]

Day 37 : Love agrees in prayer

If two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father.
—Matthew 18:19

TODAY’S DARE
Ask your spouse if you can begin praying together. Talk about the best time to do this, whether it’s in the morning, your lunch hour, or before bedtime. Use this time to […]

Day 38 : Love fulfills dreams

Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart.
—Psalm 37:4

TODAY’S DARE
Ask yourself what your mate would want if it was obtainable. Commit this to prayer, and start mapping out a plan for meeting some (if not all) of their desires, to whatever level you possibly can.

Day 39 : Love endures

Love never fails.
—1 Corinthians 13:8

TODAY’S DARE
Spend time in personal prayer, then write a letter of commitment and resolve to your spouse. Include why you are committing to this marriage until death, and that you have purposed to love them no matter what. Leave it in a place that your mate will find it.

Day 40 : Love is a covenant

Where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.
—Ruth 1:16

TODAY’S DARE
Write out a renewal of your vows and place them in your home. Perhaps, if appropriate, you could make arrangements to formally renew your wedding vows before a minister […]