Holy Sex

You probably don’t see those two words together that often, but that is God’s design and intention for a married couple to experience the act of physical intimacy as a holy act. It truly is a sacred part of our marriage. It should be something that is only ever experienced with our spouse. It is a gift and a treasure that needs to be treated as such. 

I don’t need to tell you that the world and Satan have tried to distort every beautiful aspect of sex between a husband and wife. I believe that we as believers need to reclaim what is ours, what is God’s gift to us. Sex is God’s idea, God’s creation and God’s plan. He gives us this powerful gift, that must be guarded because outside of its intended use, it can be destructive and deadly. 

I think a husband and wife do not ever need to settle for less than awesome in this area. I mean experiencing the oneness of physical intimacy with your spouse where you are free to enjoy, delight and savor the gift. We don’t need to think this is not important, it is. Now, of course there are times and reasons that this may not be able to happen, but for most of us, for most of the time, we need to be enjoying the gift of sex. 

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Sex is God’s idea, God’s creation and God’s plan.

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The sexual relationship between a husband and wife is sacred. It needs to be honored, and we need to allow it to be all it can be. This is the amazing way that God created that gives us the chance to experience the wonder of fully giving ourselves to another. The concept from the beginning in Genesis 4:1, “Now Adam knew Eve his wife”. This word “knew” (yada), means to know, to understand (sexual intercourse). It is meant to be this picture of an intimate, unveiled relationship. It goes far beyond just the physical aspect. It is the symbol and experience of our oneness. Just as growing in oneness as a couple takes a lifetime, so does exploring the beauty and depths of what God intended in our sexual relationship. 

One thing we need to guard against is making more or less of something God intends for us to enjoy in marriage. We don’t need to downplay it, or make it an idol. We need to allow it to have its rightful place in our marriages. It is a way that we honor, bless, and give to our spouses. It is a way that we truly give of ourselves in a completely unselfish way that says, I want to please you. I want you to experience pleasure. I want us to be together and to delight in each other. 

Maybe this is not where you are. But may I suggest that you ask God to give you a fresh set of eyes and a heart to see what your sexual relationship might be like if we start to think of it as this sacred gift that God has given us to cherish and treasure. 

~Carla