The Love Dare: Journal

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The Love Dare: Day 01

love is patient

Love is patient

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
  —Ephesians 4:2 NIV

Did anything happen today to cause anger toward your mate? Were you tempted to think disapproving thoughts and to let them come out in words?

The Love Dare: Day 02

Love is not selfish

Love is kind

Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. —Ephesians 4:32

What discoveries about love did you make today?  What specifically did you do in this dare?  How did you show kindness?

The Love Dare: Day 03

Love is not selfish

Love is not selfish 

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor.
  —Romans 12:10

What did you choose to give your spouse?  What happened when you gave it?
 

The Love Dare: Day 04

Love is thoughtful

Love is thoughtful 

How precious also are Your thoughts to me....  How vast is the sum of them!  If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand.  —Psalm 139:17-18

What did you learn about yourself or your spouse by doing this today?  How could this become a more natural, routine, and genuinely helpful part of your lifestyle?

The Love Dare: Day 05

Love is not rude

Love is not rude

He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be reckoned a curse to him.—Proverbs 27:14

What things did you spouse point out about you that need your attention. How did you handle hearing it. What do you plan to do to improve these areas?