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3/13/2009
My Wife and I have been married for 7 months now and we have our times that are bad but we get through them and until tonight when we watched the movie, I realized that we need to work together not as one and fight all the time. But now i have the understanding to help out with whatever i can do. I want her to know that I love her and cherish her with eery breathe that i take. I know that marriage is not just something that we do just to live together, marriage is about commitment to god and love of each other. I have seen my share of divorce's through my life and I never really knew how a woman was to be treated until i saw the movie tonight. I have Faith in myself and in my wife and I that we can do this together to live till we get old together. This movie has made such an impact on me and i want to learn to be a good husband like i vowed the day we said I DO. I hope that alot more poeple can benefit from this movie and i am going to go out and buy this movie just to share with other couple's and friends that i know need to know what i now know. Thank you very much for a movie like this. It truly does take CHRIST to find love that you need to have a great marriage in your life.
Greg
3/13/2009
Hello my name is Susie, I'm not married yet but will be coming end of June early July, I have wanted to see this movie since the first day i heard of it, I tried downloading it and it did not work, Well tonight was the first time i watched this movie and i cried, it gave me a whole new perspective about marriage, I and my Fiance watched it together and we both want to go buy the movie and also buy the book The Love Dare, I really think this movie will help a lot of marriages, as long as they let God be the center of it all....
Susie
3/13/2009
I had a couple that I worked with, particularly the gentleman, after 16 years of marriage and it was 'discovered' that he'd been caught up in porn, strip clubs and had several "affairs" and one night stands. We talked for over a year and he eventually decided that he was going to divorce his wife and marry his latest "fling mistress" that he'd met at a bar/club. I shared with him that I'd continue to pray which I did and that when this marriage began to crumble I'd be there and the Lord would be there, more importantly to help.
Just a few weeks ago he called me and said, "You can say I told you so as this marriage is a wreck and I think it best just to give up!" I stated that there was no way that I would say that and that we could work on this if he, and his current wife, were willing. He claimed he was but not sure about her.
It just so happened that I was preparing for one of my seminars and shared it with him. In the first weekly session (of 5) I begin by dealing with the Lordship of Christ in our lives and marriages and I show at the very beginning of the session the clip on Caleb and his father in the woods and then before the Cross as he realizes he must accept Christ and his forgiveness in order for any of this to really work and for him to truly understand Love!
After seeing this the gentleman that I refer to above immediately went out and bought the DVD with the intent of watching it with his wife. That created another difficult situation and confrontation so he decided to watch it himself. He called me and simply said, "After hearing what you said about Love and Lordship and then watching this movie, I realize that I don't have the option to walk away just because it's gotten tough again. I'm going to do everything I can to make this marriage work."
They have a long way to go and a lot to work on but thanks to the Lord and the influence of "Fireproof", I'm praying that they will make it and have a beautiful, fulfilling marriage in Christ!
Thanks and God bless in Christ!
3/13/2009
my wife and i watched the movie last night. we had been seperated last month for 3 weeks .the movie made me realize how much i had taken her for granted. saying bad things or just shutting her out. it made me realize how precious life and marriage is. so im going to live life as there is no tommorrow,love without prejudice,and be totally there for her.thanks to the writers of fireproof, for a great movie that helped me look at life with a new set of eyes. pray for us and god bless. gary b
gary
3/13/2009
I have been with my husband for a total of 14 years and 4 months and been married to my husband for almost 10 years. He is my High School sweetheart, since I was 15. We have 3 wonderful boys that range in age from almost 4 yrs to 2 months. I have watched, "Fireproof" numerous times because I just fell in love with the movie because it is so much like us, until the end. I am not blaming my husband for the faults or myself, but we are definetly on the verge of getting a divorce. I read the sample chapter of the, "Love Dare" book tonight and going to start day one tomorrow for sure. I want my marriage to last and I want Jesus by my side from the start.
I am so lonely right now and want to save this marriage, but we really need to make alot of sacrifices. My husband works a full time job and also the Chief of a Volunteer Fire Department, so his time is limited with us as a family or with myself. He has odd hours at work and when he is not at work, than he is on the phone, at the station, or at a call. I am a stay at home Mom and never leave the house, unless I or one of the kids have an appointment and/or on the weekend. We are constantly bickering at each other about something. I can't get it through too him that we miss him and want time for us as a family. My 3 year old son is acting out now because we argue so much. I can see it is having an affect on our kids now. I can't see myself without him and I don't want too either. I am just lonely and feel like I need to do this now before it gets worse. My husband watched the movie, but when I ask him to work at this...he just laughed. I know he loves me, but things have to change for the both of us. I want to be a better wife and Mom and I want a successful marriage. I know it will be hard, but I am going to put my everything into this marriage. Please pray for us and our children as we go through the challenge in life!
Wendy
3/12/2009
I am separated from my 2 year olds father. We were supposed to be married this august. I have been trying everything to get him back. He is the love of my life, the only man i want to spend the rest of my life with. I saw the movie and it gave me hope. he saw it too but said it was dumb. he does not pray or go to church. i however do and pray all the time that God will change his heart and mind and bring him home. we do spend a lot of quality time toghether and i can see it will work but he doesnt. he is refusing to give it a chance. i have done a lot to make it better including getting medicated for my bipolar and seeing counsellors as well as the praying. i hope by me doing the love dare, he will want to reconcile.
Julie Ann
3/12/2009
I rented the movie for us to view as a couple because we have been on the verge of ending our marriage. I ended up watching it alone. It was such a powerful movie. If I didn't know better, I would say that the writer's had eavesdropped on conversations that me and my husband have had and put them in the script!
I am three days into the Love Dare so far and it is already making a big difference in how we are interacting and talking to each other!
mary
3/11/2009
My wife and I have had a turbulent relationship for 7 years. Its been like a roller coaster ride. When we are hot, we are as one, thoroughly happy and thoroughly in love. But when we are cold, it is a living nightmare. Divorce has been threatened several times, by her and once she even moved out for a year. Even during the separation though, we could not stay apart. We remained intimate with each other throughout the whole separation.
We watched this movie together during a very good period. It was after an intensive marriage retreat in Montana. I was in tears, she was asleep. Now, we are having our first slip since that Montana retreat, and I have a brand new divorce threat on my hands. I remembered the movie, and watched it again today...by myself. So I am going to take the love dare, and do the unconditional thing. Just like Kirk in the movie, I am going to face alot of rejection for doing it. But as the movie pointed out...Jesus faces more rejection every day than I will have to endure...so the game is on. I am doing this. Pray for us!
Kennedy
3/11/2009
My husband and I married young thus bringing a lot of extra difficulties. We've been married almost 4 years includin a seperation for about 6 months. We've gotten back together trying to raise our 2 sons as Christians. My Grandfather bought this movie for us and suprisingly not only did it touch me but my husband as well. I bought the love dare book praying that it helps heal so many of these deep wounds we're carrying around. I'm ready to make it through this battle with God on my side. How can we expect to win if we never try? Please pray for us. Thank You
Dezirae
3/11/2009
This movie has changed me and I can't wait to start the Love Dare and hope to see a better change, path, and appreciation for our marriage. Go rent it, it will change the way you feel!
Erika
3/11/2009
Fireproof got me in the heart. I did not realize how deeply our words and actions can be so damaging. I want my marriage to grow, not whither away. Please pray for my husband and I.
Thank you,
Kathy W.
3/11/2009
I need to tell all of you who are committed to doing the Love Dare that it will change your life, the way you think the way live and most of all the way you love. My wife and I have been married for nearly 2 years and have been together for over 4years. We have had arguments just like Fireproof over and over. She has moved out in the past for a month and this Tuesday she will be moving out again for good. This time she wants a divorce. She has threatened a divorce in the past. I have always ran from or tried to fix relationships on my own and have been unsuccessful. It took me a long time to figure out that it can only be done when you open your heart to God, surrender and ask him to take over. I am on day 29. I get rejected daily and when I tell her I love her, she looks at me and says "OK". So men be prepared and don't quit. Love your wife like God loves you. God says keep fighting, I urge you to keep fighting for your marriage. When you feel like quitting just pray, visit with God daily. God is with you. Once God shows you and you choose to love her with agape love, your heart will be filled with joy even when she rejects you. My wife is the most beautiful woman I have ever set eyes on. I will love her like I vowed to, for better or for worse, for richer or poorer and each of you should do the same. Our marriages are under attack so take a stand and forgive, stop the warfare on marriage.
Dale
3/11/2009
My fiancee & I had started "The Love Dare" even before we saw the movie.
When we had finally saw it, it was an amazing experience.
Thank you Kirk.
God Bless
William
3/9/2009
My church just showed this movie at a marrage seminar, although we have been going for a few weeks, this movie really hit the nail on the head. For me, it was truely watching our marrage on the screen. As most people have said, I'm not sure how much he got out of it. He claims to be a believer, but I'm not quite sure. Please pray the Good Lord will change both our hearts, that our marrage will be pleasing to the Lord and a good example to our children!! I'm praying for all you out there. Thanks for sharing your stories and praise God for this movie. Hopefully it will start some healing.
Robyn
3/8/2009
My husband and I have been married for 15 years. Over the past few years we have often said to each other that we are tired of our lives together. We watched the movie together at church with other couples and it was a very moving movie for me. I am not sure of his feeling of the movie. I go to church with our children on a regular basis. I am an active member and he doesn't go with us. My husband would rather spend his free time fishing than to spend it with us at church or at home. I recently have put God first in my life. I have been a Christian for a long time but never really decided to surrender it all to him. I too have put the world before my faith and now want to put my faith and marriage first. Divorce has been spoken in heated arguments’ on numerous occasions but I really do not want that. I do love my husband and want to do what ever it takes to save our marriage. Please pray that I will have the courage and strength to take each day at a time and to continue to put God first in my life.
3/8/2009
My husband and I have been separated for over a year. I thought leaving would bring him to his senses. I tried everything to get his attention. After seeing the movie, I realized that when we love our spouse we love them even through their faults. I like many others who have seen the movie ran out in search of the book. I need guidance. I know without an inkling of a doubt that I love my husband. I gave him a copy of the movie to watch. I purchased a copy of the book for him too, but I did not give it to him. I figure it is my responsibility to exercise unconditional love. It is not easy, especially in the beginning when you're not getting anything in return.
I ask for the LoveDare community to keep us in your prayers. I don't know how to do this. I wish I would have found this movie a year ago. I have to keep my faith in God. I pray for strength especially now that I am so weak.
I will hold all of you in my prayers. This is the start to ending the war against marriage.
God Speed!
3/7/2009
My husband brought this movie home Thursday nite. We watched the movie not once but twice together. I am the more openly emotional one in the marriage. I cried like a little baby but my husband truly enjoyed the movie as well. The second go around we would stop/pause the movie at intregal parts and discuss what is going on and if this is happening to us.
We truly embraced the movie and the message that is being told throughout the movie. Thanks to the writers, actors, producers, and GOD for giving us a great movie to watch and get inspiration from.
Pamela
3/7/2009
I've been with my boyfriend for almost two years now. Some days it just felt like he was more into being a firefighter or being online than he was with me. My brother had rented the movie, and we decided to watch it also. I wasn't really expecting my boyfriend to actually be into the movie, (you know how some guys can be with a mushy movie). He sat there and watched the whole movie. not leaving or falling asleep. Whenever the actor would start to read a passage from the book, my boyfriend would look over at me. At the end of the movie, he told me that he now relizes how he has not really been that loving to me as he thought he has been. Both of us really want to try and make this work, and I'll tell you, I'm the last person to get help from anyone, but this book definately does solve problems for couples.
3/7/2009
I watched this movie with a girlfriend of mine a few weeks ago and it had a profound effect on me.
I have been separted from my husband of 13 years for two years now. We had tried a couple times during those 2 years to make it work, but it seems like one time he was trying and I wasn't or vise vera.
Since watching the movie I've called my husband and asked if he would meet me for a coffee. He did and I told him I still loved him and wanted to save our marriage. He told me he always has loved me and we've been seeing each other since.
My husband and I rented the movie again to watch together. I just bought the The Love Dare but we haven't started it yet. We are still living apart but plan on getting a place together in the near future.
This time both of us are willing to work to save our marriage, and I know we will succeed this time.
I am so thankful my girlfriend rented this movie even though she thought it would be like ladder 49. God does work in mysterious ways.
Marie
3/6/2009
I have been married for 10 years. A friend invited me to see the movie at her church. I am glad she did. I am here, looking to change my world. It is a great film and it makes you want to do better...
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