Day 11 - Love cherishes

My dare today was to meet a need my husband has, to do something that says "I cherish you" and I had to do it with a smile. 

I found myself very prideful during this dare because when I read it, I found myself thinking, "seriously?  What need don't I meet?"  His clothes are clean, his bills are paid, he's fed.  Obviously, there are intimate needs but given the public nature of blogging, I'll stay with that.  Point is, I was all up in my ego on this one.  I kept thinking "what about my needs?" - and that, all by itself, shows how we fall so deeply into the pit of "self" - ugh!  How to climb out of the "what have you done for me latelys!" 

So I worked on "what else can I do for him?" - I was still feeling a grudge about it, and somewhat stubborn but that's one of the blessings I've found by doing this dare now for almost 2 weeks, I ponder.  I ponder a lot.  I revisit and mull and ponder, and as I am doing that, I have found God whispers to me.  He reminds me what I am doing and why.  My fervent prayer during this Lenten season has been for God to move me out of the way...out of my own way...and to fill me up with Him and His love so that I can share that with my husband and family, and of course, He is so faithful because he does just that. 

What did you choose to do that shows you cherish your mate?

I didn't choose any new need to meet today.  I just instead chose to meet the needs I already meet with a smile.  Not just any smile but with a true heart for giving and a genuine smile. 

What did you learn from this experience? 

I learned that meeting my husband's needs with a smile shows him that I love him, and that keeping score makes me a loser.