Comments on: You said “I Do.” And All Hell Broke Loose.

By: What Your Husbands are Telling Me about Your Sex Life | Intimacy in Marriage

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:22:16 +0000

[...] God works in the light. Satan, on the other hand, would just assume your fears stay hidden. He’s all about darkness, that guy. The enemy wants you to stay isolated in a place of denial or despair. [...]

By: Wives Who Want More Sex. And Aren't Getting It. | Intimacy in Marriage

Wives Who Want More Sex. And Aren't Getting It. | Intimacy in Marriage — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:29:39 +0000

[...] fears, to the point that we feel paralyzed to walk a different path. Add to this the fact that Satan really doesn’t want you enjoying sex with your husband, and wow — lots of variables are playing into the [...]

By: JulieSibert

JulieSibert — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:13:52 +0000

Thanks for the comments Josh! I agree that we have to be wise to not blame Satan for things we have brought on through our actions. However, I don’t think it is hardwired in you to feel inadequate. If anything, since we are created in God’s image, it is hardwired in us to have godly confidence. The article you reference is very good and accurate, but I don’t think it’s referencing inadequacies that God naturally put in men… I think it is accurately reflecting the reality of how we struggle and stumble in a fallen world. We easily lose sight of Who created us. We live in a world wrought with imperfection and sin, so the journey certainly is not easy. (I think this is why Jesus said, “I will send you a Helper.”) I think He knew that without the Holy Spirt and God’s Word, we’d have very little hope. Thanks Josh for the comment! (and for referencing the article!) Julie

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:28:50 +0000

This is good stuff, for sure. I wonder though, do we as Christians tend to blame Satan for stuff we’re responsible for? I know that as a husband I tend to feel inadequate. Is this a spiritual attack, or something that’s been hardwired into me? I’d be interested to know what you thought of this article, Christy:

http://bit.ly/c4gOjC

Thanks!!

Josh

By: JulieSibert

JulieSibert — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:55:30 +0000

Thanks Christy for the comment… your marriage is obviously a testament to what can happen when past patterns of hurt and unhealthiness are replaced with healthy approaches going forward. Blessings to you and your husband… glad you are having fun!

By: Christy

Christy — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:10:53 +0000

Thank you for this post. Connected through my Daily Wife Tips I get in my email box every morning. My husband and I have been married almost 14 years and we are a perfect example of a marriage that was suffering in this area due to past hurt. God mended my heart and steered me on a path of forgivness and healing and love for my husband. God has also given us a new love and desire for each other sexually which has made our marriage so much better and more fun too!

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Fingertip Play | Daily Generous Wife Tips — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:32:22 +0000

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By: landschooner

landschooner — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:27:58 +0000

Amen to this post Julie. : )

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:23:50 +0000

This is a very good post, Julie. I think it is important to remind ourselves that we are in a battle. How easily we can be defeated if we don’t even realize that there is a fight on. I completely agree that Satan has a two pronged attack on marriage: first, on devauling the institution in general, and second, on individual marrages, working to divide and deceive in order to destroy.

Yes, the enemy has co-opted and corrupted sex for his evil intensions, but the truth is that we (the church) need to reclaim it and not run from it, as some might do because of the association with evil. Sex is God’s! He invented it for us, and we need to take it back!

The good news, as you state, is that our God is bigger and the victory has been won for us!