Sex is awesome (I thought I would get your attention with that).
By the way, that word "awesome" has been quite overused in the last 25 years of our culture, but in this case, the word applies. Sex is awesome! It is a marvelous gift from the One who made us. No matter what you may have heard, God designed sex--and He did it for our pleasure and benefit. Among the many great things about sex is that it brings two people together in a way that can bond them for life. That's why it's so important to reserve the ultimate expression for the one to whom you are truly committed.
But, actually, I'm not here to talk about sex on this particular post. There is something that has just as much power (or more) to bind you together--and that's prayer. Prayer is also awesome! If you want to really connect with the one you love, pray with that person. In prayer, amazing things happen in the process of doing it--things that are independent of even what you thought you might be praying about.
When two people pray together, they grow in intimacy, to say the least. Over time, those two people will share things deep in their heart that they didn't even know resided in them. I can't tell you how many times I (Brett) have blurted out things in prayer that I either didn't necessarily intend to share with my wife or I had no idea they were down in the recesses of my mind and heart. It's pretty powerful stuff! Praying together makes love and commitment grow.
Praying together may sound a little intimidating at first--particularly to a lot of men. That's okay. You can take your time on this one and go slowly. The importance is to move forward on prayer together. Take baby steps. You may just start out praying silently together. Little by little start trying to say some little bits of prayer audibly. You can read things off of a list--maybe add a line here and there. It really doesn't matter how you do it. One couple started by having the wife pray out loud, while the husband just held her tight during the prayer. She was thrilled.
When you pray, don't worry at all about what God thinks! He already knows everything about both of you--whether you pray to Him or not. But it is clear from scripture that the Lord wants us to pray, He desires us to pray. The best way that I can describe that is how each day I long to have conversation with each of my two kids. It is such a thrill to hear what's going on in their world, in their minds, in how they think and feel. It's one of the great pleasures in life. How much more does God want to spend time with His own creations--each one of us. I believe nothing gives Him more pleasure than hearing our humble prayer expressions.
Add to that the fact that God can do some unbelievably great things on our behalf, and you've got quite an inspiring case for prayer. So, as you take the steps to begin praying together, know that you are getting into something good. And, by doing it, you are dramatically increasing the statistical odds of preventing divorce or decay in your lifelong relationship together. And, believe it or not, it will make your sex life better! You'll just have to take my word on it. I encourage you to take a chance on prayer ASAP....even before your wedding day. It will make that glorious wedding experience and your lives in the future together that much richer, deeper, and permanent.
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