Day 18: Love Seeks to Understand
PREPARE A SPECIAL DINNER AT HOME, JUST FOR THE TWO OF YOU. THE DINNER CAN BE AS NICE AS YOU PREFER. FOCUS THIS TIME ON GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SPOUSE BETTER, PERHAPS IN AREAS YOU'VE RARELY TALKED ABOUT. DETERMINE TO MAKE IT AN ENJOYABLE EVENING FOR YOU AND YOUR MATE.
We can safely assume that all of us have some kind of an education - accomplishing diverse degrees at various levels. What level would you say your education is regarding your spouse? When you dated, you spent numerous hours doing your "homework" to develop a deeper level of knowledge and understanding. Have you continued with your studies? Have you gone beyond the "elementary" stages?
If we get a new phone, we educate ourselves on how it works. We master new tools, new career assignments, search through parenting magazines or recipe books - honing our skills until we get things just right. We didn't learn everything we needed to know instantly. Education and understanding is a journey, a process. Study your marriage syllabus, embrace changes, do your homework, and enjoy the life-long learning process.
VERSE FOR TODAY'S DARE: "How blessed is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding" (Proverbs 3:13).
THOUGHT FOR TODAY'S DARE: What would your marriage report card reveal? Don't let your marriage fail. Sharpen your marriage pencil, study your spouse, pass the tests, and make the grade. Advance to the next level!
Blessings for an "A+" day,
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.)
PREPARE A SPECIAL DINNER AT HOME, JUST FOR THE TWO OF YOU. THE DINNER CAN BE AS NICE AS YOU PREFER. FOCUS THIS TIME ON GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SPOUSE BETTER, PERHAPS IN AREAS YOU'VE RARELY TALKED ABOUT. DETERMINE TO MAKE IT AN ENJOYABLE EVENING FOR YOU AND YOUR MATE.
We can safely assume that all of us have some kind of an education - accomplishing diverse degrees at various levels. What level would you say your education is regarding your spouse? When you dated, you spent numerous hours doing your "homework" to develop a deeper level of knowledge and understanding. Have you continued with your studies? Have you gone beyond the "elementary" stages?
If we get a new phone, we educate ourselves on how it works. We master new tools, new career assignments, search through parenting magazines or recipe books - honing our skills until we get things just right. We didn't learn everything we needed to know instantly. Education and understanding is a journey, a process. Study your marriage syllabus, embrace changes, do your homework, and enjoy the life-long learning process.
VERSE FOR TODAY'S DARE: "How blessed is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding" (Proverbs 3:13).
THOUGHT FOR TODAY'S DARE: What would your marriage report card reveal? Don't let your marriage fail. Sharpen your marriage pencil, study your spouse, pass the tests, and make the grade. Advance to the next level!
Blessings for an "A+" day,
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.)
