Day 25: Love Forgives
WHATEVER YOU HAVEN'T FORGIVEN IN YOUR MATE, FORGIVE IT TODAY. LET IT GO. JUST AS WE ASK JESUS TO "FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS" EACH DAY, WE MUST ASK HIM TO HELP US "FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS" EACH DAY AS WELL. UNFORGIVENESS HAS BEEN KEEPING YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE IN PRISON TOO LONG. SAY FROM YOUR HEART, "I CHOOSE TO FORGIVE."
Hang on - this is a tough one. In fact, we could safely say this is the toughest LOVE DARE of all. Counselors verify, ministers confirm - forgiveness must happen or a marriage won't succeed. But, how can we forgive those scandalous acts? Jesus is a perfect example.
Will forgiveness exonerate your spouse; get them off the hook with no repercussions? Let's allow God to handle that one. (He's fully qualified.) In the meantime, forgiveness breeds peace and empathy - a "weight" lifted off your shoulders. That's a "diet" of true love and acceptance - acceptance not of the behavior, but of God's will for your marriage.
VERSE FOR TODAY'S DARE: "What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes in the presence of Christ" (2 Corinthians 2:10).
THOUGHT FOR TODAY'S DARE: No marriage is exempt from hurtful actions, wrongdoings, or damage done, but great marriages keep "no record of wrongs" (1 Corinthians 13:5).
Blessings for a "forgetful" 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.)
WHATEVER YOU HAVEN'T FORGIVEN IN YOUR MATE, FORGIVE IT TODAY. LET IT GO. JUST AS WE ASK JESUS TO "FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS" EACH DAY, WE MUST ASK HIM TO HELP US "FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS" EACH DAY AS WELL. UNFORGIVENESS HAS BEEN KEEPING YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE IN PRISON TOO LONG. SAY FROM YOUR HEART, "I CHOOSE TO FORGIVE."
Hang on - this is a tough one. In fact, we could safely say this is the toughest LOVE DARE of all. Counselors verify, ministers confirm - forgiveness must happen or a marriage won't succeed. But, how can we forgive those scandalous acts? Jesus is a perfect example.
Will forgiveness exonerate your spouse; get them off the hook with no repercussions? Let's allow God to handle that one. (He's fully qualified.) In the meantime, forgiveness breeds peace and empathy - a "weight" lifted off your shoulders. That's a "diet" of true love and acceptance - acceptance not of the behavior, but of God's will for your marriage.
VERSE FOR TODAY'S DARE: "What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes in the presence of Christ" (2 Corinthians 2:10).
THOUGHT FOR TODAY'S DARE: No marriage is exempt from hurtful actions, wrongdoings, or damage done, but great marriages keep "no record of wrongs" (1 Corinthians 13:5).
Blessings for a "forgetful" 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.)
