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Trisha Hartman
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A recent study sponsored by
The National Marriage Project at
the University of Virginia reported
that married couples who had
one-on-one couple time at least
once a weekwere over three times
more likely to report being very
happy in their marriages, highly
satisfied with sex, and highly
satisfied with communication. Is
that how your friends rate their
marriages? How about you? With
local divorce rates exceeding 60
percent, having a regular date
night might be just what your
relationship needs.
Relational by design
God has created us as
relational beings. In Genesis 2:18,
God said, “It is not good for man
to be alone.” He wired us with a
longing to be connected to both
him and each other. He created a
special union for marriage that
Jesus warned us not to tear apart
(Matthew 19:6). Science provides
evidence of this supernatural
union in the form of oxytocin, a
hormone that the body releases
during sex that creates this bond.
Some call it relational superglue.
Marriage is so special to God
that he uses it to describe the
relationship he desires to have
with his church. In Ephesians
5:25-28, Paul teaches that
husbands are to love their wives
as Christ loved the church. When
you consider that Jesus died for
the church, it proves the depth of
his love for us, and what he
expects us to model in our
marriages.
Love drugs
For several years after
couples begin to date, the body
produces a number of hormones
which are among the most
addictive drugs known to
mankind. Being in love is
effectively a drug-induced state of
Good News - Broward Edition
30 September 2013
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