Day Two -- Love is Kind
So yesterday went by with out much effort so since it was going easy I decided to take a question from the back of the book, these are questions to be used to help you get to know where your spouse is at. SO I chose to ask what is it that brings him the most joy in his life right now. And his response after some thought was when communication is clear and everything runs smoothly because of it. Personally I like the answer but I was ready for just about anything. My patience was slightly tried this afternoon, when Jon took an unexpected nap but I just let it be. So that brings us to today's dare.
"Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. -- Ephesians 4:32"
"Do not let kindness and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and man. Proverbs 3:3-4"
Patience is how you act to minimize negative affects, and kindness is how love acts to maximize positive circumstances.
Kindness is Gentleness, Helpfulness, Willingness, and Initiative.
Dare: In addition to saying nothing negative to your spouse again today, Do at least one unexpected gesture as an act of kindness.
So through kindness, I am to look at where I have given up. Where I have chosen that it is not my place to take care of it and do it cause it needs to be done and it will help someone else. I do not have to be asked to do something that will help another but specifically my spouse. I am to behave with patience and think of others needs before my own. I accept the dare.
"Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. -- Ephesians 4:32"
"Do not let kindness and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and man. Proverbs 3:3-4"
Patience is how you act to minimize negative affects, and kindness is how love acts to maximize positive circumstances.
Kindness is Gentleness, Helpfulness, Willingness, and Initiative.
Dare: In addition to saying nothing negative to your spouse again today, Do at least one unexpected gesture as an act of kindness.
So through kindness, I am to look at where I have given up. Where I have chosen that it is not my place to take care of it and do it cause it needs to be done and it will help someone else. I do not have to be asked to do something that will help another but specifically my spouse. I am to behave with patience and think of others needs before my own. I accept the dare.