Series Questions: Round #8
So, we kicked off this series two weeks ago and the response has been unreal. So many of you had questions about marriage/relationships according to God & the Bible- that we decided to do an entire week of the series based on your questions. Carrie and I are going to spend all week looking at your questions and answering the rest we didn’t get to on Sunday. Alright, it’s time for Round #8…
What do you do to rekindle the passion?
Answer: “Have way more sex.” – Jason ( “I apologize for my husband a lot, but I’m good with this answer. I’m turning three shades of red, but I’m okay with that.” – Carrie).
On a serious note (Jason), just like your relationship with God, your performance at work, your parenting skills, the fact that you can juggle four fully functioning chainsaws (I’m not sure if you can, but that would be cool)… all those things take a lot of work. You have to keep to keep at it, allow things to grow, mature, and make the effort. Especially when it comes to having kids. We promised ourselves we wouldn’t be “that couple.” We were going to have date nights every week, put the kids to bed early, stay up late talking (and other things, ha). Um, yeah… it was six months after Chloe was born before we had our first date night (we talked about her the whole time too). Passion takes work and practice. No to mention, you have years to work at it- so get to it.
What should my list of non-negotiables include when dating?
Answer: I’ll (Carrie) take this one. I would look for someone who loves God. I mean REALLY loves God. You need to look for someone who is able to show/lead you in a direction closer to Jesus. It doesn’t hurt if they look like David Beckham* (kidding, sort of), but looks are not a non-negotiable, faith in God is. Past that, I would look for character traits that show his love for God. Is he kind? Loving? Patient? Peaceful and not angry? Does he have self-control? If he does, he will treat you like a lady/God intended and not pressure you into any harmful or sinful situation.
*Note: “I think Carrie’s crush on Mr. Beckham is just as ridiculous as my crush on Posh Spice. Just saying.” – Jason
More to come…
Carrie & Jason *over and out*
