Daily Manna from Heaven

The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” Genesis 2:23

So you think you know your husband, your brother, or your boyfriend, do you? And you may well be right. You probably know him much better than he knows you. But how would you like to take three minutes to answer ten questions demonstrating how well you know him? Fine.

For a starter, may I ask a rather personal question? Does the man in your life still have his tonsils? If not, how old was he when he had them removed? And you thought you knew everything there was to know about him, right?

Question #2: Within five pounds, how much does your husband weigh? Or for a variation, do you think he knows how much you weigh, within the same range of variation?

Question #3: How many keys are on your husband’s key ring? If you’re within a couple, consider it a right answer.

Question #4: What’s your husband’s shoe size?

Well, how are you doing?

Question #5: If your husband raided the refrigerator at midnight to make himself a sandwich, would he cut it into a rectangle or just eat it whole?

Question #6: If your husband found a fellow employee stealing from his employer, would he a) do nothing at all, b) tell the employer, c) help himself to a bit of the booty.

Question #7: If your husband won the Irish sweepstakes or inherited a small fortune, would he a) quit working, b) keep on doing the same thing, c) or do something entirely different?

Question #8: When is the last time your husband prayed with you? Or prayed by himself?

Question #9: If your husband could do one thing to change you, what would he do? And one final

question– #10: If your husband should die and stand knocking at heaven’s door, and an angel should say, “Why should I let you in?” what would he say? Ouch! Did I touch on a sensitive spot?.

Three questions were physical, and about the same number were social, and several were spiritual in nature. Do you really know the man that you married? Does he really know you? Or do you both live in the same household day after day, month after month, year after year and play games?

Intimacy in marriage is far more than what takes place behind the bedroom door. It is sharing your likes and dislikes, your thoughts and fancies, your desires and even the spiritual burdens of your heart. Of course, there are dangers, and because of this some folks find it risky really to open up. There’s always the danger of being misunderstood, or considered eccentric. It is generally far more difficult for men to reveal feelings and emotions than for women.

Challenged by the fear of rejection, men hide things–at least, they think they hide them.
There is the possibility of rejection, of being thought odd or different, but when you really love someone and he loves you, intimacy is the glue that makes you one in thought and spirit as well as in body.

“For this reason,” says the Bible, “a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). That is the beautiful relationship that God intends the kind that you can have if you are willing to work at it.

Intimacy involves three definite areas your mind, your spirit, and your body: corresponding to the physical, the emotional and the spiritual. If you don’t touch each other at all three levels, you do not really have all there is. It’s work. Believe me, there is a price to intimacy, but it’s well worth the cost and effort.

Resource reading: Ephesians 5:21-33.

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