How can I rekindle love in my marriage? - Love - TouchPoints

How can I rekindle love in my marriage?

Hebrews 13:4Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.

Married couples should reaffirm an irrevocable commitment to stay married. Then when problems come, they will never look for a way out but only a way through.

James 5:16Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.

If actions or words have caused a rift between a husband and wife, the person at fault should confess the sin and ask forgiveness. We should pray for our spouse. Not only will it invite God to bless their life; it will also open our heart to loving them more.

Song of Songs 4:1You are beautiful, my darling, beautiful beyond words. Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair falls in waves, like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead.

We can rekindle love in marriage by giving compliments and affirmations to our spouse every day.

Song of Songs 2:10-13My lover said to me, “Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one! Look, the winter is past, and the rains are over and gone. The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air. The fig trees are forming young fruit, and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming. Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one!”

We can rekindle love in marriage by taking regular breaks together from our regular responsibilities and routines. We should make fun plans to enjoy life and one another!

Genesis 2:24This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.

Proverbs 5:18-20Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. Rejoice in the wife of your youth. She is a loving deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts satisfy you always. May you always be captivated by her love. Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral woman, or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous woman?

1 Corinthians 7:5Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Sex is a beautiful gift that God gives for husbands and wives to enjoy together. Through it, they bond with one another physically and emotionally. Withholding this gift weakens the marriage bond and invites opportunities for sexual temptation. Paul commands husbands and wives to fulfil each other’s sexual needs. However, this does not give license to one spouse for forcing sex on the other. A husband and wife should have agreed-upon expectations for how frequently they come together to share this gift.

Proverbs 12:15Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others.

We shouldn’t be afraid to seek the counsel of a pastor or therapist.