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  The Love Dare: Day 40

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  Love is a Covenant
  Where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.  – Ruth...  moreDay 40
  Love is a Covenant
  Where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.  – Ruth 1:16
   
  
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  • March 10, 2016

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    Sylvia Todd Thank you so much, Deborah, Dion and I enjoyed it as well!

    • March 12, 2016
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    Mark Duell Again this book was written with guidance of the Holy Spirit. I know I will be buying copies for all the kids and one for my self. Like I have commented before, there are areas where this stuff applies in your daily life at work. Going back and rereading...  moreAgain this book was written with guidance of the Holy Spirit. I know I will be buying copies for all the kids and one for my self. Like I have commented before, there are areas where this stuff applies in your daily life at work. Going back and rereading these will keep you in perfect step with the Lord and your spouse. Thank you for listening to the Lord and providing this 40 day challenge, even though it took some of us longer than 40 days. lol  

    • March 13, 2016
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    Sylvia Todd Haha, Mark, it's a journey for a lifetime anyway, so it doesn't matter if it takes longer than 40 days . Thank you so much for all your participation! It was truly a blessing for us, and I know it will be for all who end up starting this journey later

    • March 13, 2016
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    Cheryl Wilson Although I'm single, I enjoyed each day of the Love Dare, thanks again!!

    • March 13, 2016
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    Sylvia Todd I think it's a great journey for a single person and may help prevent mistakes from happening in the first place, which is always best . Thank you for participating, Cheryl, God bless !

    • March 16, 2016
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  The Love Dare: Day 39

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  Love Endures
  Love never fails. – 1 Corinthians...  moreDay 39
  Love Endures
  Love never fails. – 1 Corinthians 13:8
   
  
  Of all the things love dares to do, this the ultimate. Though threatened, it keeps pursuing. Though challenged, it keeps moving forward. Though mistreated and rejected, it refus...  

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  • March 9, 2016

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    Dion Todd This is a very true article. God does not force us to love Him, nor will He force others to love us. The ball is in our court. We are to love, and be lovable. Then we will reap what we sow. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Be...  moreThis is a very true article. God does not force us to love Him, nor will He force others to love us. The ball is in our court. We are to love, and be lovable. Then we will reap what we sow. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Be blessed everyone!  

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    Audry Reddy Yes, God's love never fails and I am so grateful!  Early on in our marriage, my husband was distant for weeks and when the phone bill came, I opened it and was devastated by what I saw. Hours and hours of phone calls to a sex chat line. I was...  moreYes, God's love never fails and I am so grateful!  Early on in our marriage, my husband was distant for weeks and when the phone bill came, I opened it and was devastated by what I saw. Hours and hours of phone calls to a sex chat line. I was crushed and it was OVER!! I cried and walked to the park because I didn't want to be there when he got home from work. God knew what I had been through and adultry is the only reason for divorce. I was just praying and meditating and just numb from the pain, when my husband showed up at the park. He had seen that I saw the phone bill and there was no excuse. He just kept saying he was sorry and I told him it was over. He asked me to give him a second chance and I said I didn't know but that I didn't want to look at his face at that point so I left the park and walked home. On my way home ,on the sidewalk was a big shiny heart sticker looking up at me!! I just cried!! On our very first date when I went home after, ther was a big shiny heart on the sidewalk and I felt God put it there for me! So, when I got home ,I called a christian counselor and told her the story and she prayed for me while on the phone. When he got home I told him I would give him a chance (but it was God's love ) that i showed him because I had none to give of myself. He became a changed man and we have been married now for 12 years and God is #1 in our marriage!
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    Mark Duell Over the past month it has become so real to me how blessed I am to have the wife I have. She was especially hand picked for me. I have thanked the Lord day after day for allowing me the opportunity and responsibility to take care of her. He has...  moreOver the past month it has become so real to me how blessed I am to have the wife I have. She was especially hand picked for me. I have thanked the Lord day after day for allowing me the opportunity and responsibility to take care of her. He has entrusted her life (so to speak) in my hands. What more should I do to take this precious gift and to protect it with my life. Thank you Father. I don't deserve her, but I don't deserve your love either. It just because of who you are!  

    • March 13, 2016
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  The Love Dare: Day 38

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  Love Fulfills Dreams
  Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart.  – Psalm...  moreDay 38
  Love Fulfills Dreams
  Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart.  – Psalm 37:4
   
  
  What is something your spouse would really, really love?  And how often do you ask yourself that...  

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  • March 9, 2016

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    Jackie Tipton Amen

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    Mark Duell This one is going to take a lot of prayer!

    • March 13, 2016
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  The Love Dare: Day 37

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  Love Agrees in Prayer
  If two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by May Father.  – Matthew...  moreDay 37
  Love Agrees in Prayer
  If two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by May Father.  – Matthew 18:19
   
  
  If someone told you that by changing one thing about your marriage, you coul...  

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  • March 8, 2016

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    David and Dianna Wyles Amen!

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    Deborah Alexander Oh Wow! this message truly blessed my spirit. My friend and I have made it a point that even when we're on the phone prior to hanging up we must have Prayer and He says that he looks forward to us doing that.
    I truly love the Love Dare Devotionals

    • March 8, 2016
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    Sylvia Todd That's a wonderful practice, Deborah, I know it must be a blessing to both of you <3!

    • March 8, 2016
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    Mark Duell This is where our weak point is in our marriage. We individually pray on our own, do our own devotionals and bible studies and occasionally pray together. But on a daily basis together we fail. We will start and then life gets in the way. My desire as a...  moreThis is where our weak point is in our marriage. We individually pray on our own, do our own devotionals and bible studies and occasionally pray together. But on a daily basis together we fail. We will start and then life gets in the way. My desire as a husband for my one final request is to have that intimate spiritual relationship together with my wife. That we will so fall in love with God together that nothing will ever take our joy of that away. To infinity and beyond. My wife finds it more awkward and uncomfortable than I do. We both need to get over this and get on our knees together and fall more in love with Him than ever before. I feel this would be the best high in life so to speak before we leave this earth. Please pray that we overcome this stumbling block and get on our knees together hand in hand.    less

    • March 13, 2016
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  The Love Dare: Day 36

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  Love is God's Word
  Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.  – Psalm...  moreDay 36
  Love is God's Word
  Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.  – Psalm 119:105
   
  
  For some people, the Bible seems just too big to understand.  It’s like an impossible challenge.  They...  

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  • March 6, 2016

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    Carol Pady Amen! The Word is new everyday. I have learned I can read the same verse many times and it will have a different message depending upon my situation/circumstances at that time. Begining the day in the Word is the only way for me to start my day.

    • March 7, 2016
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    Sylvia Todd Amen, Carol, it truly is the Living Word!

    • March 7, 2016
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    Lisa Aldridge-Mathson I have always prayed that I would someday have a husband who would read Gods Word and pray with me. After years of waiting and one failed marriage behind me I had to start over again. This time I was not giving up. I was determined And I knew God had...  moreI have always prayed that I would someday have a husband who would read Gods Word and pray with me. After years of waiting and one failed marriage behind me I had to start over again. This time I was not giving up. I was determined And I knew God had given me the perfect husband so I went out and bought him a Bible. I still remember him laying it on the table beside the bed and it lay there for 3 years. I picked it up to dust it and put it right back down in its place. Disappointed but hopeful I kept praying he would crave God's Word.
     
    Then my father was diagnosed with lung cancer and I had to spend 4 months with him in another state. My husband drove every weekend 22 hours to spend with me and the kids which I thought was the most amazing thing. But little did I know the most amazing thing was revealed to me once I got back home and found my husband's Bible free from the packaging and laying open on his table. He began to share with me the readings he had found and how he believed each had a specific meaning for him and his life. It has now been exactly 4 years since this life changing event, and looking back I cannot believe how much our Bible reading and praying together have changed our lives. The way we think, the way we act, and the way we live is totally different. I praise God for always being right on time. I Praise God that although my first marriage being a failure hurt me deeply I was saved from another 22 years of nonchanging hell on earth. I praise God for having a plan for my life and for taking my hand and leading me to it. God is good and He is faithful.   less

    • March 7, 2016
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    Mark Duell Amen. So happy for the change of heart in your husband. Pray for only the best years to come for you two.

    • March 13, 2016