Love and all that jazz...

Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. —3 John 2 TODAY’S DARE 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: Love intercedes

—1 Peter 3:7 TODAY’S DARE Choose a way to show honor and respect to your spouse that is above your normal routine. It may be holding the door for her. It might be putting his clothes away for him. It may be the way you listen and speak in your communication. Show your mate that he or she is highly esteemed in your eyes. Day 15: Love is honorable Live with your wives in an understanding way . . . and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life.

Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your fleeting life. —Ecclesiastes 9:9 HCSB TODAY’S DARE Purposefully neglect an activity you would normally do so you can spend quality time with your spouse. Do something he or she would love to do or a project they’d really like to work on. Just be together. Day 14: Love takes delight

—Mark 3:25 TODAY’S DARE Talk with your spouse about establishing healthy rules of engagement. If your mate is not ready for this, then write out your own personal rules to "fight" by. Resolve to abide by them when the next disagreement occurs.If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. —Philippians 2:4 TODAY’S DARE Demonstrate love by willingly choosing to give in to an area of disagreement between you and your spouse. Tell them you are putting their preference first. Day 12: Love lets the other win

　 Day 5: Love is not rude He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be reckoned a curse to him. —Proverbs 27:14 TODAY’S DARE Ask your spouse to tell you three things that cause him or her to be uncomfortable or irritated with you. You must do so without attacking them or justifying your behavior. This is from their perspective only.

　 Day 4: Love is thoughtful —Psalm 139:17–18 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. 　 TODAY’S DARE   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.

　 Day 3: Love is not selfish —Romans 12:10 TODAY’S DARE Whatever you put your time, energy, and money into will become more important to you. It’s hard to care for something you are not investing in. Along with restraining from negative comments, buy your spouse something that says, "I was thinking of you today." Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor.

　 Day 2: Love is kind   Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. —Ephesians 4:32 TODAY’S DARE In addition to saying nothing negative to your spouse again today, do at least one unexpected gesture as an act of kindness.

　 Day 1: Love is patient —Ephesians 4:2 NIV TODAY’S DARE The first part of this dare is fairly simple. Although love is communicated in a number of ways, our words often reflect the condition of our heart. For the next day, resolve to demonstrate patience and to say nothing negative to your spouse at all. If the temptation arises, choose not to say anything. It’s better to hold your tongue than to say something you’ll regret Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

Have you ever felt like your relationship is slipping through your fingers and there is no way to fix it.I have and so ever so now and then I try to use my secret weapon and I have taken time out today to share it with my readers.If you argue all the time and it seems both or one of you just want out.Don''t give up yet! I challenge you to do the love dare for 40 days and then decide. So I will be loading a dare everyday and if you wana join me -you have nothing to loose and everything to gain.Love and a beautiful relationship ,the type you have always dreamed of . Tips: Before starting watch the movie Fireproof