影片《消防员》中,在熊熊大火中奋不顾身的烈火英雄卡利波,工作中的座右铭是:“永远不要把同伴抛在后面”。许多次,卡利波为了保护战友都冒着生命的危险。但是,他这句格言却没有应用在妻子的身上。回到家里,与妻子的婚姻处于水深火热中,救火英雄面对自己即将倒塌的婚姻却一筹莫展。只能眼睁睁的看着自己与妻子的关系随着时间慢慢的恶化、疏远。终于,他们夫妻决定了离婚。
卡利波的父亲知道这个消息后,为帮助儿子的婚姻死灰复燃,父亲给了他一份手写的40天计划,叫为爱情大胆尝试(LoveDare)。在父亲的劝说下,卡利波勉强同意了这个计划。虽然屡遭妻子的拒绝,父亲仍然鼓励他,向他解释:这份爱是上帝赐予我们的礼物……终于,卡利波成功了!你也可以,为什么不试试呢?
挑战第一周
第一天
Love Dare - Day 1
Resolve to say nothing negative about your spouse today.
今天,请努力,不说有关配偶的坏话 (负面的评价),是的,一句也不说。
** 相关圣经启示
Eph 4:2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
以弗所书4:2 凡事谦虚、温柔、忍耐、用爱心互相宽容。
第二天
Love Dare - Day 2
Do at least one unexpected gesture to your spouse as an act of kindness.
至少做一件让配偶意想不到的事情,来表示你对配偶的好意和善心。
** 相关圣经启示
Eph 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
以弗所书4:32 并要以恩慈相待、存怜悯的心、彼此饶恕、正如神在基督里饶恕了你们一样
第三天
Love Dare - Day 3
Buy your spouse something that says, “I was thinking about you today.”
给配偶买点东西,来表述心意说:“我今天想着你!”
** 相关圣经启示
Rom 12:10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
罗马书12:10爱弟兄、要彼此亲热。恭敬人、要彼此推让
第四天
Love Dare - Day 4
Contact your spouse sometime during the day and ask how he or she is doing and if there is anything you could do for them.
给配偶打个电话或留个言,问个好,看是否能帮他/她做点什么。
** 相关圣经启示
Gen 2:18 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
创 世 纪2:18 耶和华神说、那人独居不好、我要为他造一个配偶帮助他。
第五天
Love Dare - Day 5
Askyour spouse to tell you three things that cause him or her to beuncomfortable or irritated with you. You must do so without attackingthem.
询问配偶,让他/她告诉你三件事,三件你让配偶在平时生活中感觉不爽的事情。 请千万留意你不要因此而反击你的配偶。
** 相关圣经启示
Pro 27:14 If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.
箴言27:14 清晨起来、大声给朋友祝福的、就算是咒诅他。
第六天
Love Dare - Day 6
Choose to react to tough circumstances in your marriage in loving ways instead of with irritation.
请选择用友爱的方式,而不是用怒火来应对婚姻中的礁石。
** 相关圣经启示
Pro 16:32 Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.
箴言16:32 不轻易发怒的、胜过勇士。治服己心的、强如取城。
第七天
Love Dare - Day 7
Ona sheet of paper, write out positive things about your spouse. At somepoint during the day, pick a positive attribute from the list and thankyour spouse for having the characteristic.
在一页纸上,罗列出配偶的优点。然后,时不时地从中找出一两项,来赞扬和感激配偶的这些优良品质。
** 相关圣经启示
1Co 13:7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
歌林多前书13:7 凡事包容、凡事相信、凡事盼望、凡事忍耐。
挑战第二周
第八天
Love Dare - Day 8
Share with your spouse how glad you are about a success he or she recently enjoyed.
告诉你的配偶,你为他/她最近引以为豪的成就,感到由衷的快乐和喜悦。
** 相关圣经启示
Son8:6 Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; forlove is as strong as death, its