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Your Question:
How do we keep love burning when life gets busy?
Answer:
As someone who has been married for 19 years, I've learned that keeping love burning when life gets busy requires commitment. It's not just about the emotions, but about a commitment strong enough to move us to glad, non-begrudging, sacrificial service of another person even during the inevitable seasons when the emotions are dry or cold. This kind of love grows out of a comprehensive attraction to the person's character, future, and mission in life. In our marriage, my wife Susan and I have had to work through tough times and wait for love to be resurrected. We've had to go through the pain to get to the joy, and it's not always easy. But we've learned to trust that what has swarmed around our relationship - pain, indifference, and selfishness - can be restored. We've had to decide if we want our marriage to work, and if we want it badly enough to do whatever is necessary, within healthy parameters, to see it happen. For me, faithfulness has been a key ingredient in keeping our love burning. When life gets busy, it's easy to get caught up in our own desires and neglect our partner. But faithfulness seasons the marital bed in many delightful and profound ways. It's not just about physical intimacy, but about entering fully into life together, and finding joy and passion in our relationship. It's a commitment that requires effort and intention, but it's worth it to build a love that lasts a lifetime.
Sources:
right thinking in age of chaos
john macarthur
power of a praying wife
stormie omartian
sacred marriage
gary thomas
meaning of marriage
timothy keller
depression
edward welch
introduction biblical ethics
robertson mcquilkin
1 corinthians
thomas schreiner
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