How to Rebuild Intimacy With Seven Words
The arrival of Children and the day-to-day demands of everyday living can affect our marriage so much that we can become aliens in the same house.However,Brent Rinehart has opened our eyes to the following 7 words that will change our marriage on crosswalk.com and I really want us to study it:How to Rebuild Intimacy With Seven Words
- Initiate. Remember the courtship? Make an effort to woo your spouse all over again. So many marriages fall apart because people just stop trying.How to Rebuild Intimacy With Seven Words
“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it” (Proverbs 3:27). How to Rebuild Intimacy With Seven Words
- Prioritize.What is your top priority? It’s where you devote the majority of your time or energy. Turn off the television and put down your iPhone. Your email and updating your Facebook status can wait.
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves” (Philippians 2:3).
- Communicate.In a successful marriage, you have to fight the urge to sweep things under the rug. Don’t allow things to fester. Instead, keep an open line of communication. When we have “sounding boards” who aren’t our spouses, sure, we might feel a little better, but we are doing nothing to actually resolve situations or improve our relationship.
“From a wise mind comes careful and persuasive speech” (Proverbs 16:23). How to Rebuild Intimacy With Seven Words
- Listen. The most important part of communicating doesn’t involve speaking; it’s listening. Your spouse wants to be heard. How can you know what he or she is feeling if you don’t take the time to listen. All too often, many of us are too quick to interject before the person is even finished speaking. How to Rebuild Intimacy With Seven Words
“…let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger” (James 1:19).
- Forgive. Don’t hold onto things. You only harm yourself. When your spouse does something, refer to #3 and #4. Then, let it go. Forgive them and move on.
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts … and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive” (Colossians 3:12-13).
- Love.Without love, there is no marriage. And, that’s why we must keep the spark alive. This year, set aside more time to date your spouse. And, when you are out, try your best to make sure the kids or grandkids aren’t the primary topic of conversation.
“And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony”(Colossians 3:14).
- Pray. It has been said that a successful marriage consists of three people: husband, wife and God. Involve Him more, even in the so-called “little things.”
“Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!” (I Chronicles 16:11)
Let’s resolve together to focus on our relationships more than ourselves this year, and watch how God will bless the efforts. What words would you add to this list?
