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I Choose Wisdom – Declarations of Wisdom from the Book of Proverbs
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...draw people into the inspired, dynamic, life-changing Word of God, so that His Word can be implanted into their hearts.Love Dare for Families
I am very excited about this challenge! Putting a twist on the popular "Love Dare" book from the movie Fireproof, join me as we walk through a love dare for FAMILIES.
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31 Days to Clean
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True Woman Makeover Challenge
Praying Proverbs 31 – Prayers for a Daughter’s Virtue
We walked through nine weeks of daily prayers for our daughters using Tracy Glockle's book, Praying Proverbs 31 - Prayers for a Daughter's Virtue. Read my intro post here or buy the book here. Join our Facebook page here.
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Love Dare for Families – Day 40: Love is a Covenant
Day40: Love is a Covenant
Today’s Challenge
By virtue of being a family you are in covenant with one another, a God given covenant. Create a family covenant and print it out to hang in your home.
Verses to Memorize
Where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God. –Ruth 1:16
He has remembered His covenant forever. Psalm 105:8 Continue reading
Love Dare for Families – Day 39: Love Endures
Day 39: Love Endures
Today’s Challenge
Spend time in personal prayer, then write a letter of commitment and resolve to your family. Include why you are committing to this, and that you have purposed to love them no matter what. Leave it in a place that your family will find it.
Verses to Memorize
Love never fails. 1 Corinthians 13:8
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. Luke 21:33
He delights in unchanging love. Micah 7:18 Continue reading
Love Dare for Families – Day 38: Love Fulfills Dreams
Day 38: Love Fulfills Dreams
Today’s Challenge
Ask yourself what your family would want if it was obtainable. Commit this to prayer, and start mapping out a plan for meeting some (if not all) of their desires, to whatever level you possibly can.
Verses to Memorize
Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Chris died for us. Romans 5:8
God is able to make all grace abound to you. 2 Corinthians 9:8 Continue reading
Love Dare for Families – Day 37: Love Agrees in Prayer
Day 37: Love Agrees in Prayer
Today’s Challenge
Pray together. Talk about the best time to do this, whether it’s in the morning, your lunch hour, or before bedtime. Use this time to commit your concerns, disagreements, and needs before the Lord. Don’t forget to thank Him for provision and blessing.
Verses to Memorize
If two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by May Father. Matthew 18:19
In the morning my prayer comes before You. Psalm 88:13 Continue reading
Love Dare for Families – Day 36: Love is God’s Word
Day 36: Love is God’s Word
Today’s Challenge
Commit to reading the Bible every day. Find a devotional book or other resource that will give you some guidance. Commit to daily Bible reading with your family. Begin submitting each area of your life to its guidance and start building on the rock.
We use Smith Wigglesworth Devotional and read it as a family each night.
Verses to Memorize
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105
Whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction. Romans 15:4 Continue reading
Love Dare for Families – Day 35: Love is Accountable
Day 35: Love is Accountable
Today’s Challenge
Find a mentor—someone who is a strong Christian and who will be honest and loving with you. If you feel that counseling is needed, then take the first step to set up an appointment. During this process, ask God to direct your decisions and discernment.
Verses to Memorize
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. Proverbs 15:22
In abundance of counselors there is victory. Proverbs 11:14
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man is he who listens to counsel. Proverbs 12:15 Continue reading
Love Dare for Families – Day 34: Love Celebrates Godliness
Day 34: Love Celebrates Godliness
Today’s Challenge
Find a specific, recent example when your family members demonstrated Christian character in a noticeable way. Verbally commend them for this at some point today.
Verses to Memorize
[Love] does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. – 1 Corinthians 13:6
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth. 3 John 4
I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart. Psalm 101:2 Continue reading
Love Dare for Families – Day 33: Love Completes One Another
Day 33: Love Completes One Another
Today’s Challenge
Recognize that you are an integral part of your family’s future success and they yours. Let them know today your desire to be included in there decisions and include them in yours, seek one another’s perspective and counsel when possible. If you have ignored their input in the past, admit your oversight and ask them to forgive you.
Verses to Memorize
If two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone? Ecclesiastes 4:11 Continue reading
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Love Dare for Families – Day 32: Love Initiates Intimacy
Day 32: Love Initiates Intimacy
Today’s Challenge
Closeness and familiarity as a family honors God. Truly know your family.
[Today's excerpt from the Love Dare couldn't be re-written for the family today, as it deals with sexual intimacy between a husband and wife. Today will be short and sweet!]
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Love Dare for Families – Day 31: Love and Marriage
Day 31: Love and Marriage
Today’s Challenge
Is there a “leaving” issue you haven’t been brave enough to conquer yet? Confess it to your spouse today, and resolve to make it right. The oneness of your marriage is dependent upon it. Follow this with a commitment to your spouse and to God to make your marriage the top priority over every other human relationship.
Verses to Memorize
A man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:24
May they all be one, as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You. John 17:21 HCSB Continue reading
Beginning the day declaring truth and promises from God’s word will strengthen your family’s spirit. Speaking the Word aloud with our children is the greatest blessing we can give them. 
Discover and experience God’s design and calling for your life! Join me as we walk through Nancy DeMoss’ True Woman Makeover series.
The Word of God is opened up to me in such depth with the amplified version. I like that I have the NASB right there as well. So blessed!
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The Three R's
One Habit that Radically Changes a Family
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Teen Commandments
Children Learn What They Live
50 Ideas to Inspire Your Husband
11 Rules That You Won’t Learn in School About Marriage
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The Parable of the Donuts
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The Gospel in Genesis
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