LOVEBIRDS' DEVOTIONAL

Enriching Matrimonies

DON’T LET YOUR PASSION DIE!

Scripture:
‘LET HIM KISS ME WITH THE KISSES OF HIS MOUTH: FOR THY LOVE IS BETTER THAN WINE.’
(SONG OF SOLOMON 1: 2)

🌹♥️💕DON’T LET YOUR PASSION DIE!
​At the beginning of marriage, spouses are full of intense passion for each other. They have a seemingly insatiable desire and hunger for one another. No one pretends that loving the other romantically and sexually isn’t sweet and exhilarating. Neither spouse is hypocritical.

💕Dearly Beloved, that unforgettable state of affairs in the early days, weeks, and months of marriage is not accidental. It is by the deliberate design of God, and His purpose is for it to continue and intensify. The passion possessed by spouses at this time is a precious matrimonial resource and love energy.

💕​Unfortunately, many have no idea that their passion for each other is not a happenstance, but a costly matrimonial asset that they must keep, maintain, and jealously guard. Why? Because it can be lost. And sometimes, recovering it after it is lost may prove to be a herculean task.

🌹♥️💕​WHAT IS PASSION FOR ONE’S SPOUSE?
​Passion for one’s spouse is an intense emotional and physical desire. It is a strong romantic spark, deep devotion, and a powerful physical attraction that draws someone toward their husband or wife. It is divinely placed in spouses by God as a “LOVE MAGNET” to keep drawing them to each other.

🌹♥️💕​KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
​Please, note that passion for your spouse is completely different from lust, evil concupiscence, and lasciviousness, which are sins and works of the flesh. When you have an intense passion for your husband or wife, it is no sin. Why? Because you are both one flesh in marriage.

💕​Unfortunately, many spouses ignorantly see their mate’s expression of passion toward them as lust, evil concupiscence, or lasciviousness; they are therefore hostile and resistant to their mate instead of receiving them with open arms. Responding with hostility and harshness to a spouse’s innocent display of passion has led to many fallouts, including deaths. Yes, deaths!

🌹♥️💕​MANIFESTATIONS OF PASSION
​For instance, suppose you’re dressed up for an occasion in the neighbourhood to which your husband is not invited. You look yummy, attractive, and fragrant like the flower named “The Queen of the Night,” and your husband stands up to hug you. At that moment, don’t get offended and think he’s coming to ruin your immaculate look, or worse still, that he’s coming to strip and bed you. No. Passion has moved him to stand up and acknowledge your striking look with an embrace. What are you supposed to do? Smile, open your arms, embrace him, and top it off with a peck on his neck or forehead. That shows you are a civilized, married lover who understands marriage.

💕​Or suppose you’re marking a mountain of exam scripts, and your wife walks into your study and places her hands on your shoulders. Don’t call it Satan’s work, because it’s not. It’s that love-magnet called Passion at work. Receive her touch with a smile and praise. Softly appreciate her, and then politely add that the workload before you is enormous and that you need to meet a deadline. That is far better than roaring at her in anger and accusing her of allowing herself to be used as a tool by the devil to destroy your hard-earned reputation and career.

🌹♥️💕​DON’T LOSE YOUR PASSION FOR YOUR MATE
​Just as it is spiritually unhealthy for us to lose our appetite for the Word of God, it is matrimonially unhealthy for you to lose your passion for your husband or wife. No matter how they have hurt you, don’t shut down your passion for them.

🌹♥️💕​CONCLUSION
​The best way to keep your passion for each other alive is by practicing the elements of romance on a daily basis. These elements include: companionship, hugging, embracing, togetherness, kissing, admiration, cleanliness, attractiveness, and the many other forms of nonsexual interaction that we have taught in our past devotionals.

🌹♥️💕THOT: ​By all means, keep your passion for each other alive, robust, and ever-growing!🌹

💕♥️🩷Tonight’s Bedroom Assignment:Reread this devotional together just before bedtime and discuss it with open and sincere hearts.

✝️Altar Call:Jesus Christ is calling you! Come to Him today in genuine repentance. Believe in Him and be saved!

🌡️🧪⚗️Scientific Info To Boost Your Marriage:
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🌹♥️💕 HALLELUJAH!