Daily Habits Of Marital Intimacy - 10 Day Reading PlanSample

Day 10: More Values of Marriage

Your marriage is what you make it. Commit to developing your US intimacy with Jesus. Do not neglect it. Then, taking all the grace and help of Jesus, create a beautiful love story.

Let’s look at four more marital values and some of their opponents. Desires (Expectations on Demand). Desire is good. Desires are good. You want to embrace the good of desire in the things that are important to you, to your partner, and to creating a fulfilling marriage. Holiness in Character Development (Negative Responses). God does desire your happiness in marriage, but the greater good is to make you holy in Christian character. Growth/Change (Comfort). Growth and change are necessary for spiritual and emotional maturity, as well as relational maturity. The pursuit of comfort will defy your growth and change and all that God has for your marriage. World Focus in balance with US focus. There's no greater way to express the gospel to the world than a marriage that puts on display the qualities of love, forgiveness, repentance, serving, listening, healing, wholeness, truth, trust, transparency, restoration, hope, harmony, and the list could go on and on. 

Reflection: Spend time together seeking ways to share in the good of your desires. Be reflective in the ways you can develop greater Christian maturity in your marriage. Pause for a few minutes and consider: where does my comfort prevent US growth? Be very mindful of growing your marriage in a way that puts God on display in His glory. List the ways in which you choose your US! Here is my prayer for you and your marriage. God, I pray death to the plans of the enemy to kill and steal, and I pray Your resurrected power and life to your plans of redemption, grace, and love to every couple as they create their beautiful love story.