‘Confess 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. ‘ James 5:16(NLT)
‘Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.’ 1 John 4:7-8(NLT)
‘So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. ‘ Colossians 3:5(NLT)
‘For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. ‘ Galatians 5:13(NLT)
Share your individual spiritual lives. Take five minutes to tell your partner how you’re doing in your relationship with Jesus. Share in detail what’s happening in your spiritual life.
- Descriptions of your daily quiet times
- Insights gained from your Bible reading
- Ways you’re applying the Bible to your life
- Spiritual victories
- Spiritual defeats
- Spiritual doubts and questions
- Areas of temptation
- Ways God is guiding you day by day
Be honest and be specific. Sometimes you’ll talk about the exciting, positive things God is doing in your life and how close you are to Him. Sometimes you’ll talk about how you are struggling with God and feel distant from Him.
Encourage and support each other. On your own you cannot experience significant spiritual growth. Real, deep spiritual growth always occurs in the context of relationship.
I think you can see that this kind of spiritual talk is very personal and intimate and requires courage. It will create a strong spiritual bond. It will also create a strong emotional bond through the interesting, stimulating, and revealing conversations it creates for the two of you. And your spiritual and emotional intimacy will lead to better-than-ever physical intimacy.
from Honey, We Need To Talk