If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. — Mark 3:25 Conflict? In a marriage? Yes, it’s inevitable (and normal). After all, we’re dealing with two different personalities from two different backgrounds—and potentially two different viewpoints. So…
Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. — Philippians 2:4 He is standing his ground. She is standing her ground. Neither will budge. He says that he is right and…
Husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. — Ephesians 5:28 If your older car breaks down and requires major repairs for it to be road-worthy again, would it be reasonable to use the funds to…
God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. --- Romans 5:8 This is one of those days that The Love Dare has a lot to say. . . and that’s…
Greet one another with a kiss of love. — 1 Peter 5:14 I once heard a professional counselor speak who declared that she could tell a lot about the health of a marriage by how a couple greets one another.…
Love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire. — Song of Solomon 8:6 Jealousy is one of those things that can be a bad thing if demonstrated in a non-loving way.…
Love believes all things, hopes all things. — 1 Corinthians 13:7 Today we’re going to get very specific. The lesson and dare today are going to take you into two rooms—the “Appreciation Room” and the “Depreciation Room.” If you needed…
Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city. — Proverbs 16:32 (NLT) I really appreciate the authors’ definition of “irritable” in Day 6 of The Love Dare. They write, “People who are irritable…
He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be reckoned a curse to him. — Proverbs 27:14 Do you know people who are intentionally rude in their behavior? Or perhaps they are rude…
How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. — Psalm 139:17,18 When you were dating, perhaps you said to your…