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One of our greatest obstacles to prayer is ANSWERED prayer. We assume we know how God will answer - how He will work -- that because He has answered in a specific way in the past -- He will do thus now. We must seek what God *will* do, not just on what He *has* done. If we prayer for what we think God can answer, we limit Him to our own imagination instead of being open to *whatever* HE will do or however HE will answer and lead.

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The Love Dare Journal — Day 6

Love is not Irritable.
This chapter begins with a verse from Proverbs 16.32
And then continues, “Love is hard to offend and quick to forgive.”

To be irritable means ‘to be near the point of a knife.’ Not far from being poked.  People who are irritable are locked, loaded, and ready to overreact.”

I know I get irritable when there’s a deadline and I’ve not adequately prepared for it… when I don’t feel well and don’t have a quick solution… when I don’t have a [...]

The Love Dare Journal — Day 5

Today’s “Dare” begins:  Love is not rude.

Once again, I find it difficult to carry out the dare of the day.  I say this because I genuinely feel as though I am never rude to my husband.   In fact, from the beginning of our marriage, courtesy and manners have been something we’ve continually practiced.  But I am determined to go through this book and so I read the chapter and considered the definitions, thoughts and suggestions.  And then I [...]

The Love Dare Journal — Day 2 — Love is Kind

The Love Dare — Day 2 — Love is Kind

   Today’s Dare was much like (in my mind anyway) yesterday’s dare — except it was more “outward” or “tangible” instead of passive, personal or inward.  Whereas yesterday’s dare was a “be careful, little mouth, what you say” sort of thing,  I think today’s dare was more: be careful caring, little hands, what you do.   However, that said, being kind (as with being patient) also requires great emotional and verbal restraint from [...]

The Love Dare Journal Day 1 ~ Love is Patient

This is going to be some journey as I attempt to follow the ‘rules’ and go through each of the forty days’ suggestions.  I cannot, however, resist making a few comments.

I’ve skimmed through the book — but I’ve intentionally not read through the whole thing… so that I will approach each day with an open mind.   I understand why the authors have chosen some of the headings or topics – as they follow 1Corinthians 13 in presenting  some of the days [...]

The Love Dare

I’d like to share another sort of journey with you.  Wes bought me The Love Dare book.  And so, I thought it would be sort of neat to share observations along the way as I go on the journey through the Love Dare book.    I’ve read the preface, introduction and Day 1.  Tomorrow I’ll write about “Day 1 – Love is Patient” and I will entitle each blog entry with the day and the heading.  I know I won’t [...]

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