Should Christians allow God into their sex life?

I try to remain very conscious that God is blessing me greatly in my marital relations with James. As such, I often make a conscious decision to invite God's blessing (which I also identify to some extent as the Holy Spirit) into our sexual activity, the same as I invite God to bless us and to help us get in tune with His presence in other activities too.

In the past I've had trouble getting Christian friends to talk about praying, or at least about being aware of God's movement in their lovemaking -- of course I understand it's a very personal, delicate topic.

So if you feel reasonably comfortable talking about God's presence and blessing in your marriage, including the bedroom, please give me your opinions.

And I don't have to say it, but I will: do it respectfully or please go answer some other question.

Thanks.

2008-03-25T19:25:44Z

My friend Kirby: I have indeed ready Romans 1. I have read the Bible several times. I have studied it in depth several times more, esp. the passages that are erroneously used to condemn gay people. I do know what it does and doesn't say.

But having said that, let me ask if you ever read the Book of Philemon? If so, you know that it condones slavery and forbids slaves from escaping from their "owners." So why don't you agree that owning slaves is God's will? Paul wrote those words just as surely as he wrote Romans 1 or any other of his epistles.

Kirby! Please don't tell me you are picking and choosing what scriptures you want to follow and ignoring the rest! Oh, my.....

Anonymous2008-03-26T09:52:57Z

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The physical action of uniting 2 bodies is a mirror of what happens to 2 spirits when they love each other. That's one reason why God should be just as present in a Christian's sex life as in his church life.

Secret Agent of God (BWR)2008-03-25T17:29:10Z

Nice question, Jon.

While I haven't been in a relationship in over a year, I will say that I believe God wants us to be happy in ALL things, including our lovemaking. Making love is an important and, yes, spiritual part of any relationship...regardless of how it's carried out.

So...happy, joyous and free, and besides the usuals like murder, the only sin is in the excessiveness of it. So, if you guys have been in the bedroom for about 3 months now and won't come out...well, methinks you'd best talk to the Old Boy Upstairs about some foregiveness.

God bless you. :)

Tigger2008-03-25T18:47:42Z

I feel that since we were married in a church, God was present there and Blessed our marriage then. He is always in my heart and soul whatever I am doing, good or bad. It is my trust in Him that keeps me going toward more good activities. And the older I become, the more in-tune I feel I become with God...and the more I learn from others and God, the more I understand God and my sexual duties and desires with my spouse and how it is all connected. Which comes full circle proving to me that God is totally in control of my life physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
God has played a very important part in my lovemaking/sexual life and I call it devine intervention.....as I have helped other people with problems they have, they have helped me with problems I was having, not physically but emotionally and spiritually, deep within that I didn't know how to repair.

Sage2008-03-25T19:28:14Z

I haven't answered many questions lately, but this sparked my interest. I believe God is in everything. He createad us so son of a gun if anybody knows the sexual side, I'd say he does. Does it set well with me...probably no. But it doesn't have to just like a bunch of other stuff I could think of. (and this electric kitty litter box is driving me crazy) but I have expanded my vision of things so much in the last year and question even my deepest set beliefs at times...I wonder. I wish of all things my son could be alive and I in his place, but it won't happen....he would have had the right on answer here.

Danny2008-03-25T17:39:14Z

God says to bring glory to him in everything we do, I had a VERY special time (I mean my first "O") with my husband, when I prayed before we joined in our marital bed. I cried and was so thankful. I love my husband and am very attracted to him but in all of our years, I was unable to reach a high point "if ya know what I mean" without the hand of God. The bible also says whatever we do to the least of them, we do it him God himself.....So..I think that means in relation to the bedroom, To not be ashamed of your sexual activity in your marriage, To invite God to an active party because in a sense your doing it to him anyway!

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