Our 4th week Libido
Key, Ezekiel 36:26, talks about having a stony heart.
I DO NOT believe you have hearts of stone, ladies. Your hearts are full of the utmost compassion
because you are reading this and trying to bring fulfillment back to your
marriage bed. This verse from Ezekiel is
regarding the ‘stiff necked’ Israelites.
My emphasis here is the RENEWAL of the heart and Spirit through God’s
action.
Our
positive thought only has one sentence because I believe this one sentence is
powerful. It is more than enough for
some of us who haven’t had the spark in a very long time. Whatever the reason for your lack of sexual
energy, remember marital sexual intimacy has a spiritual nature and as I say
each week, is God-ordained.
Week 4
“I’ll give you a new heart, put a new spirit in
you. I’ll remove the stone heart from
your body and replace it with a heart that’s God-willed, not self-willed. I’ll put my Spirit in you and make it
possible for you to do what I tell you and live by my commands,” Ezekiel 36:26
(the message).
“I will
give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart
of stone and give you a heart of flesh,” Ezekiel 36:26
(Holman
Christian Standard Bible).
“A new heart
also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of
your flesh and I will give you a heart of flesh,” Ezekiel 36:26
(King
James Version).
I
give myself permission to be a sexually charged wife.
From
the archives at onefleshmarriage.com, “Do I Want the Libido Fairy toVisit?”
This is so critical! Far too many women have been denied permission by parents, the chruch, and so on. I suspect this is one of the top reasons women don't want or enjoy sex.
ReplyDeletePaul, thanks for confirming my suspicion! I will probably revisit this throughout the year. Those weeks will always be a one-sentence weeks because it's a powerful and difficult concept.
DeleteThank you so much for the depth of what you are offering here! I haven't personally figured this area out in my life as a wife and mother of 8 children- and I look forward to all the healing God will do through your teachings!
ReplyDeleteSarah, your words are so encouraging. But, if you find any bit of truth here, it's from the Lord! I'll be praying with you for redemption and healing. Give yourself permission!
DeleteTogether with four women-friends, I began a journey through the Bible and we are through Genesis and Matthew.Our human nature and how we are inclined to act, and react is there in the ancient books. I thank God I live today. That we live in a day like this, helping each other through the web and in our marriages. Thank you Pearl for the loving way you write these weekly challenges. Darina
ReplyDeleteDarina, Soaking in His Words through Bible study is one of the best decisions anyone can make. I, too, am so glad to live now under Jesus' grace! Your words are such an encouragement to me! I'm praying that the Lord continues to reveal what He wants me to write. Blessings to you, sweet sister.
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