I've recently embarked on a quest to be more intentional about praying for my wife. We got off to a great start, but we've stumbled in the past couple of weeks, so this post from my good friend Harrison lit the fire under me again. This is the quote that particularly spoke to me:
Dr Fincham suspects that the act of praying about romantic partners leads people to view their relationship as something sacred and not to be damaged. This, he argues, is the force that is reducing infidelity in the study.
Here at the Introverted Soul, I constantly try to promote the assets of being the Introvert, but there are times when those assets drift into hindrances. For example, the Introvert is very thoughtful, which I think can lead to wisdom and clarity of action, but sometimes that's all the Introvert does! We get bogged down by thinking that there's never any action. I'm the king of good intentions...I spend so much time thinking about good things I need to do (like praying for and with my wife) but I'm also the king of excuses. I can easily rationalize why I never implement my good intentions.
This interview and study challenged me to take action with my prayer, and also clarified why I need to do this. A pastor at my church, Phil Hargrove, said that prayer with/for your wife can be more intimate than sex...I can definitely see the truth in that, because prayer with/for your wife creates a spiritual connection, and our perspetive of our wives shifts from being just a sexual parnter to a spiritual and divine partnership. It's hard to imagine a deeper connection than that.
Bottom line, I need to get about the business of doing the things now (intentional prayer for my wife) that will lead to what I want down the road (a strong, deep, spiritual relationship with my bride).
Check out Harrison's blog post:
the bottlenecked blog: Limits of Human Progress and the Power of Prayer: "Earlier this year I posted C.S. Lewis' fictional description of hell, a world without scarcity. Before that I had confessed that a world wit..."
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Thanks for the link brother. How is it you've been blogging since June and I have to find out through Google Analytics!
Love the blog. Keep it rolling.
I've just been trying to find my stride with the blog before I let the cat out of the bag. This past week was the first time I told people about my blog who wasn't named Heather. Thanks for looking at it, and the awesome post you had about prayer. It obviously was inspiring to me!
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