SATURDAY Q&A – 1/19/13
Question #1. Is it wise to tell my spouse that I really need him/her?
Answer #1. Spouses that frequently and specifically verbalize their need for one another cement true partnerships. Yet somewhere between the wedding aisle and the fifth anniversary, a thief often makes off with such mutual admissions. How ironic that marriage, the ultimate admission of one person’s need for another, would end up being an accomplice to the thief!
Think back to those early days of romance and intrigue. She made you laugh. He made you feel secure and stable. She brought warmth into a room. His touch transformed a drab apartment into a home. You knew you needed your mate because he or she:
* stopped to smell the roses that you didn’t even notice were growing
* made art and museums come alive
* was organized and you weren’t
* shared openly and honestly about emotions, whereas you locked up your feelings
* listened when you really needed someone to hear you
But perhaps most importantly, you needed to feel valued and important, and here was another person who authentically admitted he or she needed to spend the rest of his or her life with you.
Recapture those days! You can’t afford not to.
NOTE: This article came from the book Family Life and Marriage Bible by Dennis and Barbara Rainey.
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LOVE YOUR SPOUSE 
I want to say that I have experienced such a breakthrough in my marriage! About almost a year ago I went through such a horrible time of my life my life was under attack and so was my marriage! Our church went on a fast and I was fasting for my marriage and for myself as a person from the way I think to the words that come out of my mouth! Restoration and conviction is what I prayed for daily and even mutilple times sometimes! I can say that I experienced god touch my mind my heart my soul brought healing and I can say that I don’t allow those negative thought take over my thoughts! I choose not to let them determine my feelings or my words it’s just the beginning but it’s brought so much joy upon my heart and I can say I want and need my husband now and not want to get even or remind him of what he did when I get upset! I’m fighting for my marriage and I took back every thing that the devil tried to take from me! Thanks for continuing these blogs and praying for our marriages! May God continue to touch many more marriages and get all the honor and glory he deserves!
Hi Basketball wife! Thanks so much for your encouraging comment. I am so proud of you! Prayer along with fasting always changes us and opens our eyes to so many opportunities to be used of God. Your marriage is so very important to God. Keep fighting the “good fight!”