Author Archives: Intentional Faith

Do something special and out of the ordinary for your spouse.  Something you would not normally do or they would expect like wash her car or clean the kitchen.  Maybe you make his favorite dessert or watch that sporting event with him.  Do something that will say that they are special to you not forContinue reading “Love Dare Day 10”

Romans 5:8 (NLT) 8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. 1 John 4:10 (NLT) 10 This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. 1Continue reading “Scriptures for Day 10”

“A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly.” Proverbs 14:29 One of my all-time favorite school teacher stories is about a kindergarten teacher who at the end of an exasperating day had to put boots on all 31 of her students before she sent them out in the snow. As sheContinue reading “Study for April 30”

Ladies and Gentlemen This love dare is so critical that we will extend our coverage time.  Practice the meeting and leaving remarks and actions to your spouse.  Really make an effort for them and see how much better it makes your day go. Let this meditation carry you thru the day. Every morning I getContinue reading “Love Dare 9 Continues”

Whatever our hands touch-We leave fingerprints!On walls, on furnitureOn doorknobs, dishes, books.Smudges, showing we were there! Oh God, wherever I go todayHelp me leave heart prints!Heart prints of compassionOf understanding and love.Heart prints of kindnessAnd genuine concern.May my heart touch a lonely neighborOr a runaway daughterOr an anxious motherOr perhaps an aged grandfather.Lord, send meContinue reading “Fingerprints”

This is a critical love dare.  It has to do with how we meet and greet our spouse.  It is the first words in the morning and before we go to sleep.  It is how we receive our spouse when they come home or when we enter our home.  Those very first words, looks andContinue reading “Dare for Day 9”

1 Peter 5:14 (NIV) 14 Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ. Luke 15:20 (NIV) 20 So he got up and went to his father. "But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him;Continue reading “Scriptures for Day 9”

“You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.”   Hebrews 10:36 God purposes the timing and manifestations of His promises.  Though some seem a long time coming, they are not.  Though the wait may feel like God has forgotten, He has not. Continue reading “Morning Devotional”

Determine to become your spouse’s biggest fan and reject all thoughts of jealousy.  To set your heart in the right place, take the list of negatives you made yesterday and destroy it.  Then focus on a recent success or accomplishment of your spouse and tell them how glad and proud you are of them. GiveContinue reading “Dare for Day 8”

Song of Songs 8:6 (NLT) 6 Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as enduring as the grave. Love flashes like fire, the brightest kind of flame. Proverbs 27:4 (NIV) 4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but whoContinue reading “Scriptures for Day 8”