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“If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. —Mark 3:25”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger. (James 1:19)”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“Anger almost never makes things better.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“Love is hard to offend and quick to forgive. How easily do you get irritated and offended? Some people live by the motto, “Never pass up an opportunity to get upset with your spouse.” When something goes wrong, they quickly take full advantage of it by expressing how hurt or frustrated they are. But this is the opposite reaction of love.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“Surrendering a battle may actually be the best way to greater victory.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“Your greater loyalty must shift from your parents to your spouse. It must also shift away from old flames and old friends to your mate. Everyone else must take a back seat and become properly emotionally distanced enough to give your union room to bloom. For without “leaving,” you cannot do the “cleaving” you need, the joining of your hearts that’s required to experience oneness.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“Simply put, one of the greatest priorities for your marriage should be daily cultivating your relationship with God while celebrating any spiritual growth in your spouse.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“Agape love is “in sickness and health” love, “for richer or poorer” love, “for better or worse” love. It is the only kind of love that is lasting, unchanging, true love.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“He who is slow to anger has great understanding,”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“Prayer really does work. It’s a spiritual phenomenon created by an unlimited, powerful God. And it yields amazing results.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“kindness makes you likeable.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16).”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“The bottom line is this: you either make decisions out of love for others or love for yourself.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“The only way love can last a lifetime is if it’s unconditional.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“Marriage has a way of altering our vision. We go in expecting our mate to fulfill our hopes and make us happy. But this is an impossible order to fill. So our unrealistic expectations breed disappointment. The higher your expectations, the more likely your spouse will fail you and cause you frustration.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“But we possess this unfortunate tendency to downplay our own negative attributes while putting our partner’s failures under a magnifying glass.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“I will listen first before speaking. “Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger” (James 1:19). The one who listens first consistently has the advantage in a fight. You should always approach sensitive issues by respectfully asking questions rather than making assumptions or unleashing accusations. I will deal with my own issues up-front. “Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?” (Matthew 7:3). If you quickly admit where you were wrong and apologize first, you disarm your spouse and neutralize the ammo they were using against you while leading the way for them to deal with their mistakes as well. I will speak gently and keep my voice down. “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger” (Proverbs 15:1). People tend to mirror their enemy in a fight. The more intense you get, the more intense they get. The more humble and tender you become, the more humble and tender they become. Let how you are speaking be laced with love regardless of what you are saying.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“when all else fails, the truth of God will stand.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“no one enjoys being around a rude person.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine. (Song of Solomon 6:3)”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“The truth is, love is a decision and not just a feeling. It is selfless, sacrificial, and transformational.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“So when it’s all said and done, the romance, intimacy, and enjoyment of your marriage is greatly dependent upon your mutual commitment to allow no unforgiveness to exist between the two of you. Great marriages are not produced by people who never hurt each other, only by people who daily choose to keep “no record of wrongs” (1 Corinthians 13:5).”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“If your spouse offends you, do you quickly retaliate,”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“Love is a choice, not a feeling. It is an initiated action, not an impulsive reaction. Choose today to be committed to love even if your spouse has lost most of their interest in receiving it. Say to them today, in words similar to these, “I love you. Period. And no matter what you do, I will never stop loving you.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“Great marriages are not produced by people who never hurt each other, only by people who daily choose to keep “no record of wrongs” (1 Corinthians 13:5).”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“Don’t wait until you feel like doing the right thing. Don’t wait until you feel in love with your spouse to invest in your relationship. Start pouring into your marriage and investing where your heart is supposed to be. Spend time with your spouse. Buy gifts. Write letters. Go on dates. The more you invest, the more your heart will value your relationship. This is what the Love Dare is all about—forty days of leading your heart back to loving your spouse.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. —Ephesians 4:32”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“What would happen in your marriage, husband, if you devoted yourself to loving, honoring, and serving your wife in all things? What if you determined that the preservation of your oneness with this woman was worth every sacrifice and expression of love you could make? What if you wisely navigated through conversations and misunderstandings in such a way to guard the unity between you?”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

“Our oneness can produce children, and our teamwork as a mom and dad can best raise them to health and maturity.”
― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare

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― Alex Kendrick, The Love Dare