For this book reading, each day will contain three very important element;
First, a unique aspect of love will be discussed.
Second, you will be given a specific dare to do for your spouse.
Last, you will need a journal to log what you are learning and doing and how your spouse is responding by answering the 'question of the day'. These note will record your progress and should become priceless to you in the future.
The entire book will not be published but every chapter will be
previewed and I strongly recommend that you get a hard copy for future
references.
Ensure that you do not miss any part of this book reading. Enjoy!
Ensure that you do not miss any part of this book reading. Enjoy!
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
—Ephesians 4:32
Kindness is love in action. If patience is how love reacts in order to minimize a negative circumstances, kindness is how love acts to maximize a positive circumstance. Patience avoid problem; kindness creates blessing.
Love makes you kind and kindness makes you likeable. The Bibles keys in on the importance of kindness in Proverbs 3:3-4.
So let's break kindness down into four basic core ingredients:
Gentleness: When you're operating from kindness, you're careful how you treat your spouse, never being unnecessarily harsh. Tender. You speak the truth in love.
Helpful: Being kind means you meet the needs of the moment.If it's housework, you get busy. A listening ear? You give it.Kindness grace a wife with the ability to serve her husband without worrying about her rights.Kindness makes a husband curious to discover what his wife needs, then motivates him to be the one who steps up and ensures those needs are met-even if his are put on hold.
Willingness: Kindness inspires you to be agreeable. Instead of being obstinate, reluctant, or stubborn, you cooperate, you stay flexible.
Initiative: Kindness thinks ahead, then takes the first step. It doesn't sit around waiting to be prompted or coerced before getting off the couch. When acting from kindness, you see the need, then make your move. First.
Proverbs 31:26, How would your husband or wife describe you on the kindness meter?
But love in its truest sense is not based on feelings. Rather, love determines to show thoughtful actions even when there seems to be no reward. You will never learn to love until you learn to demonstrate kindness.
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.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
What discoveries about love did you make today? What specifically did you do in this dare? How did you show kindness?
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