March 20, 2011

  • Love Dare, Week 5

    Sacrifice.  Leading your heart.  Putting your spouse's needs ahead of your own.  There's a theme in this whole Love Dare...

    I chose him to be the love of my life.  I can choose to love him the rest of my life. 

    We are not powerless to the whims of our hearts.  We are not powerless to our feelings. 

    You've seen it.  I've seen it.  One spouse falls in love with someone else.  Gets caught in the affair.  Separation and divorce ensues.  A brief time later said person marries new "love".  Someone says, "Dude, Way to follow your heart!"   And that, friends, makes me want to puke. 

    It's foolish.  The world says, "Follow your heart!"  This is the philosophy of new age gurus, self-help seminars, and romantic pop songs.  Because it sounds romantic and noble, its sells millions of records and books.  The problem is that following your heart usually means chasing after whatever feels right at the moment whether or not it actually is right.  It means throwing caution and conscience to the wind and pursuing your latest whims and desires regardless of what good logic and counsel are saying.  The Bible says, "He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but he who walks wisely will be delivered" (Proverbs 28:26). 

    Purpose to lead your heart and not foolishly follow your feelings. 

    Fellow Love Dare-ers, we're 21 days into our dare.  Only 19 left.  Stay the course! 

    lovedare