Todays Dare: Demonstrate love by willingly choosing to gie in to an area of disagreement between you and your spouse. Tell them you are putting their preference first.
God's Word says: Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Philippians 2:4
Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:5
The wisdom that is from above is first pure, than peaceable, gentle, willing to yield. James 3:17
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I kinda did this yesterday without really realizing it...and now I see that it fits perfectly. We are going out on a date tonight with NO kids! (wahhooo!) I really REALLY wanted to see the movie Valentine's Day, but he just was going to see it for me. Instead, he really wanted to see Wolfman. So last night I told him we could just go see Wolfman instead and I'd rent Vday another time. Maybe today I'll let him know that I want to see Wolfman b/c it's what HE wants and will make him happy.
ReplyDeleteYou go Alicia, super sweet of you! I would not see that movie! Vday rocks, you will enjoy that rental.
ReplyDeleteThis one is hard, but a good lesson!.
I needed to go to the grocery store after dinner tonight. So I gave Chad the choice of going or staying home with the kiddos. He said whatever you want me to do. I told him whatever he "prefered". That did not go over well, he just wanted me to do whatever gave me a break. I told him it was all work to me so I juat wanted him to do what he "prefered".
He ended you going to the grocery store. Not a good way to demonstrate love on my part, giving him those 2 options, but that is all the could think of. So me of the stuff he got at the store was to make his favorite b-fast for tomorrow morning so I hope he feels loved by that!
Part of the ch reading that spoke volumes to me is " It's like a palm tree by the ocean that endures the greatest winds because it knows how to gracefully bend." and " It means laying down for the good of others what you have the right to claim for yourself". I want Richard to know I value him in every way to the full-if giving in is one way to show him that, then I'm in.
ReplyDeleteOkay ladies I'm playing catch up on the posting. Ben has been near me the times I had a chance to post and I'm trying to keep it on the DL. ;)
ReplyDeleteWell,for this dare I actually did this one earlier in the week.
Ben asked me Wednesday if he could go on a company hunting trip. It was not mandatory but the other VP's were not available to entertain clients on Saturday so Ben felt he needed to step up.
Being that the hunting trip was going to fall on the day of my big run (Cowtown 10K) I told him to not worry about my run and to go on the hunting trip. (When deep down inside I wanted to just cry because he wasn't going to be at the finish line waiting for me)
I really wanted him to be there with me but I knew he really felt that he needed to be there for his boss and help him out.
After telling him to go Ben emails me that his boss is giving us a 1 night stay at the Ritz Carlton.
I told Ben to be sure to tell his boss that he did not have to do that and his boss said he wanted to because he knew what a sacrifice it was for him (Ben) to not be there for my run.
With me just being selfless and not selfish a random act of kindness came about.
All I can say is Thank you! Thank you for including me in this Love Dare Journey and OPENING my eyes to the things I've been blinded by. (My SELFISHNESS) I love all you ladies!