Day 4: Love is Thoughtful
"CONTACT YOUR SPOUSE SOMETIME DURING THE BUSINESS OF THE DAY. HAVE NO AGENDA OTHER THAN ASKING HOW HE OR SHE IS DOING AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU COULD DO FOR THEM."
Remember when you first met your spouse? You could not stop thinking about him/her! You wondered what he/she was doing, reminisced about the previous time spent together, even laughed at their jokes! Socks on the floor? "How cute. I'll be able to help this person!" Then... (hear the Jaws theme song?) the signing of the notorious marriage license. Not so funny anymore.
Life got busy - work, kids, romance sizzled out along with a few unmet needs and expectations. You've been disappointed, hurt, and possibly angry - or really hacked! Time to make them pay, right? Not so fast (the patience thing). Love requires thoughtfulness - yes, even when undeserved. Love calls us to meet in the middle, respect, appreciate, and help our spouse.
VERSE FOR TODAY'S DARE: "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 139:18).
THOUGHT FOR TODAY'S DARE: Communicate your concerns, forgive the past, focus on good thoughts today. Today's thoughts can affect tomorrow's outcome. Make that call!
Blessings,
Dale and Susan
(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.)
