Building Sexual Intimacy with Your Spouse According to 1Corinthian 7:2-5

The issue of sex has been one very strong tool the devil has used to attack Christian marriage when he cannot get them in other areas. One of the footholds many Christian couples have given the devil is the lack of sexual intimacy in their relationship. In other words, in a marriage where sexual intimacy is lacking the devil is at work. He has also made the church to be silent about it. The church says little or nothing about it and a lot of marriage are breaking down due to lack of intimacy.

      

Sexual intimacy in marriage is very important to a healthy and happy relationship between husband and wife. It is a means of connection. If couples must be connected to each other, they must not trivialize the importance of their sexual life. This will help them to connect emotionally, sexually, and spiritually.

      

According to the above scripture, in a marriage where sexual intimacy is absent, sin is present. God so much take our sexual relationship seriously, that is why he said we should not deprive nor defraud each other. It is my prayer that the following truths will help you build sexual intimacy in your marriage in Jesus name.

WHY IS SEX IMPORTANT IN MARRIAGE: TRUTHS ABOUT SEX IN CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE

1.   SEX in marriage is created by God himself. (Gen. 2:18; 24-25; Pro. 5:18,19;            Mal. 2:15)

When God created them he created male and female, men and woman. For the purpose that the different sexes will come together to produce offspring.

2.   Sexual intimacy is a command. (1 Cor. 7:5.) Do not deprive each other of your bodies.

3.   It is a covenant. (Mal. 2:14.) When you took your marriage vows you stood before God and His peoples as witness to say” my body I yield to you”. Not having intimacy means not yielding your bodies to each other which is contrary to the vow you earlier took. That’s how a lot of us have broken the marriage vows of each other which God was a witness over and over again. Covenant breakers cannot enjoy the promise and the blessing of God. If you are always refusing or neglecting your spouse, you are a covenant breaker. You need to repent.

4.   Sex in marriage is holy. (Heb. 13:4.) Since God created it and everything he created was good. A holy God created what is holy. The marriage bed is your holy altar that is why it should not be defiled by having SEX with someone who is not your covenant partner. Keep your marriage bed pure by being sexually intimate with your covenant partner only.

5.   Sex in marriage is worship. Sex outside marriage is an abomination to God and even in our society. But Sex In marriage glorifies God. When having it with your marital partner do it to glorify God. (1Cor. 10:31)

6.   Sex promotes good health: in spiritual terms, sex is healer and prevents many diseases. It helps the body in many ways, for example; it reduce high blood pressure, improves cholesterol, it increase blood circulation in the body, it burns calories (30 minutes of sexual activity will burn about 200 calories), it boosts immunity, it is an anti-depression, it’s a natural pain killer, it increase your cognitive domain, it lowers the risk of heart attack and stroke, it reduces stress, it increase digestion.

 

A lot of very spiritual people still think that when they have sex with their spouse, they are sinning. God created it for the pleasure of husband and wife. It brings glory to God when husband and wife satisfy each other sexually.