The Respect Dare: 40 Days to a Deeper Connection with God and Your Husband

This book can challenge any woman to do what God challenges us to do. If you are struggling in your marriage or even happy it makes women aware that men desire respect over love. God challenges us to Respect our husbands. Most women cringe at the thought. If you are a Christian woman and married, I challenge you to get this book. A lot of the book is about looking at our thoughts and expectations as wives not being a doormat. This book is nothing about letting our men walk all over us. God challenges men to love us, we are challenged to respect our men. There are 40 dares and Bible passages to go through. It is the female version of The Love Dare. It starts off asking us to throw away all our expectations of what we think we need or want from our husbands by writing it down and hiding it for 6 months. This way we have a clean slate to start off with and give our husbands to God and let God work on our hearts and show us what we need to see, how we need to talk and react to our husbands. Some men might love to cook and that works for your family, some men might want to just have a nice meal and that is what works for that family. It is about each individual couple and the wife really looking at what Christ wants her to do and be for her husband that she made vows too. It is a fun read, some days are more hard than others but if you want a better marriage get this book, take the challenge.

The biblical command, "...wives respect your husbands..." is such a necessary aspect of a healthy marriage. Unfortunately, I had NO IDEA how to put it into practice.This book is a blessing. It contains 40 days of practical ways I can show respect to my husband. I have noticed such a difference in my marriage. My husband is happier, less stressed, and is able to hear God in the absence of all my 'noise'. It's not that I've lost my voice, it's that I am learning to speak 'man' and helps my husband hear me more.I would recommend this book to any married woman, but especially to newly married women. Getting these concepts integrated into your marriage early will save you a world of hurt.For Valentine's Day this year, instead of getting my husband something he didn't need or care about, I told him that I was going to work on learning to show him respect. As a result of my obedience to God, my husband has begun daily devotionals on his own, he has started reading the Love Dare (to do for me!), and I can tell just by his advice that he is listening to God and praying more.Wives, if you are frustrated with your husband's lack of connectivity to you, I DARE YOU to start this book. You won't be sorry!

I started this book with a friend in September 2013. in October 2013, another lady wanted to join us, so we started the book over. God put us together, three ladies who did not know each other very well, and each living in a different state. We worked this book via 3-way call one night a week until we finished it today, July 29, 2014. There were weeks we could not meet due to events or family situations, but we decided in the beginning, we started as three and we would finish as three, and we did. We only met if all three of us was available.Thank you Nina for following the inspiration to write this book. It was exactly what I needed to work through re-learning to respect my husband after a huge marital issue we experienced. As my husband did his work, I prayed for God to work on me and He placed this book in front of me right here on Amazon as I was searching for something to read. As we have studied this for about 9 months now, (it took us a little longer than usual), God has changed my heart and my mind as I have followed and participated in each dare. I learned to focus on God and what He has for me and to look at my husband through His eyes instead of just my own. I see my husband differently now and have learned to trust and respect him as he grows in the Lord. I still have room for improvement and I look forward to using the tools I have gained from following the The Respect Dare to reach those goals.I highly recommend this book for anyone who has issues with respecting their husband for any reason. This book is about working on yourself, your negative qualities and turning them around through grace and obedience to God's plan for you.

I recommend this book study for any woman struggling in her marriage. It’s not for the weak. It’s for those who are ready to make a change in their marriage! Changed my marriage so much I actually do this study with different groups of women. Recommend highly!

This is an excellent book and wonderful companion to the whole "Love Dare" book/movie/challenge.I, as a woman, know how to love my husband unconditionally. I know how to show him this love... but I struggle with showing him the respect that God commands me to offer -- again unconditionally.This book is laid out like the LOVE DARE -- certain "to do" item each day to show respect. It was nice to have a gameplan to follow and new things to try to show the respect. It also helped me define respect better in my head and helped me understand what my husband sees/feels as disrespectful... things I had never thought of might be offensive to him.Worth a look at for women of Faith who are seeking a day by day guide to showing respect = all for the sake of fulfilling our commitment to new habits.

If you give it your all and do what it says, it's a game changer for you marriage. I had to put my pride down and accept my flaws too. We were on a road to divorce, but this book helped me get closer to God and to see my husband ❤️ in a whole different way.

I saw a change in myself and in my husband who did the 40 day love dare.. I am so happy…. FYI there will be falls from you and your spouse but because God did a number in our life he will help to put the pieces together. We aren’t perfect but God still loves you.

Highly recommend this book. A must read for every wife in any season of marriage. Praise God for His design in marriage and instruction is perfect IF we choose to follow Him!

This was a great book which helped me become less me focused and more hubby focused. It helped me to remember that we are a team!

This book has transformed my thinking ... I honestly can't recommend it enough! After reading many books on marriage and respect ... This to date has made the most significant difference in my marriage and my thinking!!!

Really nice book with a specific to women view of the Love Dare. She also has a great blog/email list

Dare to be challenged in your view of how you treat and respect your husband. This is a brilliant book with practical advice to change my attitude and see how I can respect my husband better. Was just what I needed and already I am seeing an improvement in our relationship.