Erotic bible study for couples11/5/2023 ![]() If you are no longer having sex due to bigger issues that you are grappling with as a couple, it’s time to take action. Just get the ball rolling again and you both will reap the benefits! Most women need conversation to have good sex and most men need sex to show up enthusiastically to have conversation. More sex leads to more connection and conversation. With time and practice, you will get the hang of it again. It may feel just as strange as the first time but it is like riding a bike. Then commit to making sex apart of your routine again. If you have just fallen out of the habit of having intercourse due to young kids or other life commitments, then awkwardly make a point to start doing it again!īring your desire to connect sexually to your spouse and chances are they will be feeling the same way. Bringing up sex with your partner can feel awkward-but it is such an important conversation to have especially if it’s about the lack of sex happening between you. I grew up in the era where talking about sex was not something I was taught to be comfortable with. When my husband asks me about sex and I often look at him cluelessly with blushing red cheeks. How Do We Talk about Our Sexless Marriage with Our Spouse? All too often we hear the stories of how once innocent friendships become affairs because a marriage’s sex life had been neglected for too long. Sexual temptation lies in wait everywhere all we have to do is open our browser and sin can lure us in. If that need goes unmet for too long our willpower is tested and temptation to betray the trust of our spouse arises. When we aren’t connecting sexually we open more ways for the enemy of our soul to tempt us to stray in our commitments to our spouses. When sex is no longer a part of the picture, we should be calling in all the help we can get because it’s a signal that relationship disaster is currently unfolding between you and your spouse. Beyond exhaustion and lack of connection, many other more painful breaks in a relationship can steal its intimacy.īroken trust, infidelity, continual marital strife all can zap our willingness to be sexually available to our partners. Sexual intimacy needs to be a priority in order to keep a healthy marriage.Ī sexless marriage also can be a sign of a marriage in crisis. Yet, passing too often can be dangerous to our marriages. Sex can easily become one more item on your already too long to-do list. Relaxation is not easy when your body and mind are spent by the end of the day! Typically for women, we need to have the ability to relax before we are able to truly enjoy sex. If you are sleep-deprived with young kids or overburdened at work in many cases sex is the easiest task to take off your plate. My joking but half-serious response was that we’d have to pass along our three kids to someone else. If you aren’t talking then there is a good chance you aren’t connecting in the bedroom either.īusyness and exhaustion can easily steal all the joy from your sex life! My husband, not too long ago, asked me what would make me more enthusiastic about our sex life. In this story, the Bible paints a picture of what the road to intimacy should look like. Sex can go to the wayside when you feel aren’t feeling loved and appreciated by your spouse. What Causes Sex to Evaporate from Marriages? Sex is an important part of his design for married life. There is some mystery that lies in the power of this act that is hard to understand but scripture makes it clear that intimacy and sexuality go hand and hand. Proverbs 5:18-19 is one of many verses of the bible (along with the entire book of Song of Songs) that celebrates sexuality in marriage. He created sex and much of the Bible celebrates it as a meaningful act of love. The Bible explains that sex is a good gift that God has given us to enjoy. Why does Paul give this seemingly very personal advice? Because he knew that sex is a vital part of keeping our marriages alive. ![]() One major “red flag” for married couples is too much time passing between your sexual interactions.ġ Corinthians 7:5 instructs us not to withhold sex from one another in marriage unless you have agreed to abstain for a set time frame for the purpose of prayer and fasting. Our sex life can wax and wane over time but for us to remain feeling close we have to commit to regularly having sex. One sign of a disconnected marriage is a sexless one. Married life can come with a lot of highs and lows.Īs life brings us new responsibilities, children, and all kinds of other stressors our connection to one another can suffer.
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