I saw the FIREPROOF movie. It was a good movie.
They have a book called the The Love Dare that is meant to be used by people that would like to salvage or help their marriage.
I knew about someone that wanted to use the book without first getting things straightened up in his life. He was very good at telling other people what they needed to do to be in line with what he thought was right and good but he was not very good at just doing the right thing himself. He had control issues. It was as though he thought he could use the book to get his wife to think once again that he was really trying to do the right thing. Her eyes were opened to see that he had no intention on doing the right thing he just kept going through the motions to try to make her believe he cared about her and the things of God.
They say the proof is in the pudding. Actions still speak louder than words. You can scream and shout and tell other people you care for them but until you are willing to do the right things your words will be empty.
I thought about the man in the movie. That man didn’t expect his wife to do anything for him by time he took the Fireproof challenge. He did the right thing to save his marriage no matter how his wife acted. That’s what the movie is all about. It’s a man doing what he knows is right no matter what anyone else says or does. He loved his wife enough to keep her by doing the right things. He changed his own life and realized he had to let her decide if she wanted her new & changed man or not.
When I found the copy of The Love Dare that I purchased I had many emotions go through my mind for a few minutes. The writing here is a result of what I saw.
If a man chooses to do the right things God will help him be blessed in a multitude of ways. Where God guides He does provide. If man chooses to continue to do things his own way he will not know the joy of following God with all his heart.
I also thought about the man that was once noted for saying that he wanted to quit going through the motions. What a sad life it is for people that are like robots just going through the motions. When you are led by the Spirit of God you are not like a robot living to please self or other people. God’s Holy Spirit leads you to do the right thing. Doing the right thing brings peace and contentment even if others do not follow.
Remember a cord of three strands is not easily broken. God’s love flowing through two people is the cord of three strands. If both people don’t apply God’s love the bond is shredded.
God can heal anything. God can fix or repair things man cannot fix. Learn the love of the Lord and learn how to show it and apply it to your life. Once you are able to do what you know is right you will begin to know what real life is all about.