Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are.
—John 17:11
How many decisions do you make in a day? How many opinions do you have in a day? How many questions do you answer?
Every single one of those is an opportunity to have a disagreement with your wife! No wonder some people fight all the time. They have so many oportunities it's just easier to fight than not.
But those are also opportunities to grow closer to one another. Anything that has the potential to tear you down will make you stronger if you endure it.
So you have to decide. Do you want to fight or do you want to grow closer? Love has already decided. Love wants to grow closer and looks for those opportunities to do so. That's a lot of what this whole 40 day dare is about. Let's pay attention to all the opportunities we have daily to grow closer and stronger.
TODAY’S DARE
Isolate one area of division in your marriage, and look on today as a fresh opportunity to pray about it. Ask the Lord to reveal anything in your own heart that is threatening oneness with your wife. Pray that He would do the same for her. And if appropriate, discuss this matter openly, seeking God for unity.
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