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As a married couple, it is easy to let one important part of your life just kind of be whatever.

It's subject to the winds of change and the demands of life in a schedule that doesn't really make room for it.

And I'm talking about physical intimacy.

Unfortunately, we live in such a busy world where this is just

not an aspect of the relationship that's being enjoyed by couples, and we want to talk about that

today. I'm John Fuller in the studio with Dr. Greg Smalley and his wife, Aaron, and they lead

the Focus Marriage Department. We're going to kick off with a clip featuring Aaron Smalley

and also Sherry Mueller, who discussed why it's important for you to pay attention to physical intimacy

in your relationship. I'm thinking of First Corinthians. I think it's in Chapter 7,

but there's a little warning that we're given by Paul for married

couples not to deprive one another of sexual intimacy. And certainly in taking that break

from sexual intimacy, gear it toward praying and fasting, but don't go too long there and deny one another in case

the enemy should come in and work his havoc within our relationship. That's a paraphrase.

Speak to that, Aaron, because I think, you know, again, this is something that creates such friction

within marriages, within couples. And, you know, I, this is something that creates such friction within marriages, within couples.

And, you know, I think Paul had it right there in terms of the need to understand one another.

It's not abusive.

I know a lot of women that struggle and a lot of men, obviously, that struggle, are going to say,

now you're using the scripture to beat me over the head.

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