Saturday, January 25, 2014

LOVE DARE DAY 15

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~DAY 15~ LOVE IS HONORABLE~
Live with your wives in an understanding way...and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life ~ 1 Peter 3:7

hon·or[on-er]
noun: high respect, as for worth, merit, or rank: to be held in honor.
verb: to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.

To honor someone.  To value them as something special.  If you honor someone, they matter - and they know it by the way you treat them.
 
Your spouse should not feel as if he is common or everyday.  He should feel special and unique.  He should know that he holds a special  place in your heart.
It’s marvelous, of course, when a husband and wife are joined in this purpose, when they’re following the biblical command to be “devoted to one another” in love, when they’re giving “preference to one another in honor” (Romans 12: 10). “Marriage should be honored by all,” the Bible says, “and the marriage bed kept pure” (Hebrews 13 :4 NIV). 
But when your attempts at honor go unreciprocated, you are to be honorable just the same, seeking ways to give honor to your mate. That’s what love dares to do— to say,
“Of all the relationships I have, I will value ours the most . Of all the people for whom I’m willing to sacrifice, I will sacrifice the most for you. With all your failures, sins, mistakes, and faults— past and present— I still choose the God-honoring way to a better marriage and a better life. I choose to love and honor you.”

~TODAY'S DARE~
  CHOOSE A WAY TO SHOW HONOR AND RESPECT TO YOUR SPOUSE THAT IS ABOVE THE NORMAL ROUTINE.  IT MAY BE HOLDING THE DOOR FOR HER.  IT MIGHT BE PUTTING HIS CLOTHES AWAY FOR HIM.  IT MAY BE THE WAY YOU LISTEN AND SPEAK IN YOUR COMMUNICATION.  SHOW YOUR MATE THAT HE OR SHE IS HIGHLY ESTEEMED IN YOUR EYES.

How did you choose to show honor?
What was the result?
What are some other ways you could demonstrate honor in the coming days?

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