I have never considered it a “duty” to offer my body to my lovely wife. I am always willing. One of the most important forms of communication between spouses is physical intimacy. In his book The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman says that physical touch a powerful, nonverbal way of communicating love, safety, and security, rather than just sexual desire. The Apostle Paul guided the believers in Corinth back to a God-honoring expression of sexuality by emphasizing the importance of a marriage context.
But because of sexual immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband. The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise the wife also to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise the husband also does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Stop depriving one another, except by agreement for a time so that you may devote yourselves to prayer,… 1 Corinthians 7:2-5 NASB
How appreciative of my spouse and I? How attentive to her needs have I become?
God, as this day begins- I thank you for my lovely bride. Help me be aware of her calling, desires, and giftedness. Together, may we find our sufficiency first in You and then in the wonderful gift of each other.
