That young, vibrant, energetic, go-getter bride that my Beloved married was now becoming a distant memory……. A road filled with the sting of life. This laying down of my life. Surrendering my all to the Lord.
Sexual Intimacy in Marriage is a Gift
After all those years of being a chronically ill wife, my husband became chronically patient. The Lord was shaping him into the servant-leader that Christ desires a husband to be. On the other hand, the Lord was fashioning my natural, take-charge, self-sufficient personality into a woman who now naturally follows and relies on her husband. In the breaking of my physical body, Christ was chipping away my will.
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The Potter was fashioning His clay giving me what I needed in order to have the glorious marriage that I desired. The one flesh in our marriage grew stronger as a result of our trials. Through the unbearable journey that the Lord took me through, the original Gift Giver knew what we needed in order to draw closer to Him, as well as to one another.
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Of course the Gift Giver is very generous! Christ allowed my husband and I to endure incredible financial hardship over a span of 5 yrs.
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It was the Gift Giver who came up with the concept of marriage. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. But God has given us a gift…. God has answered my prayers; prayers to be more like Him. Oh friend, no matter your trials, heartaches, or the uncertainties you may be facing, I encourage you this Christmas season to bask in the presence of the Gift Giver and enjoy the marital present He has blessed you with! Jolene, I can relate to your story so much! A few weeks into my marriage I developed debilitating migraines and panic attacks.
Now, as I look back on that time not too fondly I am so grateful for the man God put in my life to handle these attacks and for where the Lord has brought us together as a couple since that time. Marriage, for better and for worse, is such a wonderful gift. Thank you for sharing! It is sensuous and erotic between two lovers but never dirty.
They go back and forth complimenting each other and telling each other what they would like to do as lovers. There is no shame or guilt in their pleasure and desire for each other. It is about the emotion that the other lover evokes in them. Sex is the most physically intimate act you can do with another person which is why it was intended for marriage. Which is the most holiest of unions on earth.
In the moment you are truly one flesh as God intended. You are trusting your body with your spouse and being vulnerable and open with your physical desires. Sex then is also the most emotionally intimate act you can do with your spouse. You are both giving yourself to each other for pleasure and joy. What an amazing gift to your spouse! When sexual intimacy is not viewed as a gift from God or to your spouse it creates a chasm in your marriage.
Think about when you were trying to conceive. When the focus of sex got shifted to becoming pregnant as the primary purpose?
Did it turn into a duty or a chore? Did other areas of your marriage become tense, too? My heart reaches out to couples who struggle with fertility issues. Not only do they have to endure the pain of not being able to get pregnant but their joy and gift in sexual intimacy often alters and changes. Sexual intimacy is also so closely tied to other areas of our marriage.
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When we are not feeling connected in others ways we may not want to be physically connected. At the same time, if we are not experiencing regular sexual intimacy, you may not feel connected to your spouse and other areas become less connected as well. It becomes a cyclical issue. So take the time to enjoy your spouse physically. Get to know what makes them feel best. I pray that this post meets you where you are today. Now check your email to download your FREE chapters.
Don't forget to check your spam folder just in case! Can I love this a million times! Sex was created by God to be a holy act between married couples. Having a healthy sexual relationship is key in marriages. I never realized how much I would be talking to married couples about sex as a Christian mental health therapist. It has become so skewed and tainted. Thank you for reading and commenting! I went into marriage expecting sex to be great and it has been! Yet you are right, it the very act that is created by God to help bring husband and wife together.
The sociological evidence shows conclusively that the opposite is true — a couple is far more likely to divorce if they cohabited before marriage, and children born to a married couple are twice as likely to live out their childhood with both their natural parents as those born to cohabiting parents. If any government is serious about tackling family breakdown they should have the courage to unashamedly privilege marriage rather than maintain the pretence that marriage and cohabitation are equivalent lifestyles.
What faith do you need for marriage? In , the newly elected Labour government, eager to be seen as supportive of marriage and families , was evidently so alarmed at the high divorce rate that it commissioned a series of reports into the causes of marriage breakdown and the ways in which it could be tackled. Topics Marriage Cif belief.
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