Roesner - The respect dare: 40 days to a deeper connection with God and your husband

PRAISE FOR THE RESPECT DARE

Ninas insightful steps in The Respect Dare help you along the path to a better marriage. Walk along this successful path traveled by many women to find growth and fulfillment. Take the first step, I dare you.

DR. KEVIN LEMAN, AUTHOR OF HAVE A NEW HUSBAND BY FRIDAY

Believe it or not, most men need respect so much that, if they had to, they would give up love to get itand respect empowers them to be the caring man you most need. One of the most important things you can ever do for your manand thus for yourselfis to read this book. From the first page you are an active participant as you go through daily scripture, self-reflection, prayer journaling, and lots of now I get it! examples. Think Nike slogan Just Do It: each day you find yourself DOING respectnot just thinking, praying, talking, or reading about itbut DOING it. You will find your habits seamlessly changing into new ways of relating that will feel as wonderful and life changing to you as to him.

SHAUNTI FELDHAHN, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF FOR WOMEN
ONLY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE INNER LIVES OF MEN

Heres a novel idea: instead of reading and studying about respect, just do it! The Respect Dare study is NOT a self-help program but rather walks women through the process of personal reflection, repentance, prayer, and doing the daily dares, which develops a changed heart that wants to respect your husband. We all agreed in our study that a natural by-product of the daily dares is a new level of unity and sweetness in our marriages. At the end of the study, we realized we were experiencing better marriages not because our husbands had changed, but because we had changed. The weekly group meetings were vital to encourage and pray for each other and celebrate progress. The Respect Dare study: Just Do It. We did itone day at a time for 40 days, with other women, by the power of the Holy Spirit... will you? We dare you.

LINDA CREWS, THE RESPECT DARE STUDY GROUP
LEADER HELD AT PERIMETER CHURCH

After eleven years of higher education, a masters degree, and a doctorate, God called me to be a wife and mom. I found myself in unfamiliar territory and life was far from easy. My husband and I hit some very rocky road. I remember thinking, God, I dont know if I can ever love him again. When I found The Respect Dare and started reading it, I thought, Okay, God, even if I cant love him, Ill try to respect him. Thats fair. From that moment on, God has blessed my marriage. Working my way through this book I have fallen in love again... with God, with my husband, and with being a wife.

DR. JEANNETTE KENNEDY

The Respect Dare is a game changer. Women now have clear teaching from the Bible and a practical how to manual that will deliver their marriages. Nina instructs us on how to be women of strength and dignity in all our relationships with men!

BETH SMITH, PRESIDENT OF PROVIDENCE
EXTENSION MINISTRIES, INC., WWW.PEP1.ORG

Nina Roesner has captured some great, practical ideas for wives to build up their husbands. So often in our church, the women are hungry to be led by their husbands. Without such leadership, women can be paralyzed. With Ninas 40-day challenge, theres actually something wives can do to encourage male leadership in the home whether its active or not.

ALAN SCOTT, LEAD PASTOR OF CUMBERLAND
COMMUNITY CHURCH, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

I recommend The Respect Dare especially for those women who cant find a reason to respect their husbandsfor the women who have been hurt the most deeply.

COURTNEY M. DRAUGHON, PASTORS WIFE

The Respect Dare offers a resource that feels like an intimate conversation at the coffee shop. It is challenging, insightful, and painfully practical with a clear sense that the material was developed in the context of real relational challenges and successes.

CHAD HOVIND, LEAD PASTOR OF HORIZON COMMUNITY
CHURCH AND AUTHOR OF GODONOMICS AND FAST TRACK

I highly recommend the [respect] challenge for all women who love their men.

PASTOR KEN R. DUKE, FIRST ASSEMBLY
OF GOD, COQUILLE, OREGON

This book is truly an inspiration.

SARAH HOLMES

The Respect Dare is a book of devotional exercises to help a woman practice the art of showing her husband respect. If you are a person desiring personal growth, this is a book for you.

DEBBIE COLLINS

Women want to be loved and cherished, and men want to be respected. I thought this book was fabulous. It helped me to better understand my husband, and to better meet his needs. And as a result, it has helped to improve our marriage.

CINDY GARMAN

The questions for each days dare will require no more than twenty minutes, and the impact of answering them is lasting. The Respect Dare is not for the stagnant woman unwilling to grow or learn or change. The Respect Dare is not intended to create doormat wives, either. Its for the dynamic woman who, flawed as she may be, wants to love and be loved.

KRISTA NUNEZ

Awesome book! The Respect Dare contains a marvelous program for wives who want to learn what it means to respect their husbands and to put their knowledge into action. The program is of benefit regardless of where you are in your marriage (newlywed versus married a long time; happily married versus struggling, etc.).

MARILYN JOHNSON

Its really encouraging to see Gods faithfulness in renewing my heart and marriage so quickly now that Im allowing my husband to lead. Our husbands really need our respect. So grateful for Ninas insight.

BROOKE BYERS

As a disciple of wives struggling with troubled marriages, I took on The Respect Dare with great expectations. Because my husband of twenty-six years is no longer with me, I chose to follow Isaiah 54:5, For your Maker is your husbandthe LORD Almighty is his Name. What an incredible experience, to do the dares with God as my husband! Through this study Im coming to know my God in more ways than I could have believed or even imagined were possible.

PATRICIA EVANS

When I married a disabled man, I was determined to improve his quality of life by treating him as my husband and not as a patient. I found a vital piece of instruction in Ephesians 5:33 where wives are told to respect their husbands. The Respect Dare helped me learn how by doing the daily dares. I wish you could see my husband then and now. He has a newfound purpose in life!

SHARON COHEN

The
RESPECT
DARE

2012 by Nina Roesner

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