Day 16: Love Intercedes
BEGIN PRAYING TODAY FOR YOUR SPOUSE'S HEART. PRAY FOR THREE SPECIFIC AREAS WHERE YOU DESIRE FOR GOD TO WORK IN YOUR SPOUSE'S LIFE AND IN YOUR MARRIAGE.
Day 16. First, a quick question - did you take on the challenge of the 40-DAY LOVE DARE to improve your marriage and become a better partner - or to change your spouse? (It's okay; we'll keep it between us.) Granted, if you carry out each dare your spouse will likely be affected, but we can't change them. That's God's job.
The "Love Dare" book uses the analogy of the "wise farmer." A farmer plants a seed into fertile soil - then waters, fertilizes, and pulls the weeds. After that, he turns it over to God to grow - to bloom - to produce a harvest. A wise farmer prays.
Prayer is powerful - prayer changes circumstances - prayer is a spiritual phenomenon that produces miraculous results. Been griping or nagging? How's that working for you? Pray instead.
VERSE FOR TODAY'S DARE: "Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers" (3 John 2).
THOUGHT FOR TODAY'S DARE: You know your spouse well - their needs, their faults, their dreams. Pray for them - intercede for them. Pray for a bountiful growth in your marriage.
Blessings for a great day of harvest,
Dale and Susan Crook
(Want to take it a step further? Purchase the “Love Dare” book by Stephen Kendrick and Alex Kendrick for additional information and to record your results.)
