We become one physically by the sexual bonding of our bodies and the gifts of physical joy given one to the other. This kind of intimacy is costly. It costs you time, effort to communicate and listen, the sharing of dreams and agendas, pains and struggles, physical tenderness and compassion. Now that's a word which is foreign to many marriages. Honor marriage by letting God shape his design for true oneness into your relationship.
True intimacy is costly.
It costs our privacy, our self-centered scheduling, our individualistic economics, and our scheming to be in control. Give The Gift Of Self To Your Marriage. After almost 30 years of marriage there aren't too many wedding day gifts that have survived. All of the silver rimmed glasses got dropped and broken during the course of three pregnancies. And any bathroom towels that remain are now used in the basement workshop.