Hi, it's Jay Parker again with this week's sex chat quickie. We often suggest praying about

the sexual intimacy in your marriage, but honestly, it feels awkward praying about sex the first time,

or two, or three, or you get what I mean. This isn't a topic that comes up naturally in our prayer

life, And yet,

we know that God created sex and wants wives to experience individual sexual wholeness and mutual intimacy

with their husbands. So how can you get started praying about your sex life? Here are four areas

to start with. First, a healthy body image. You should feel good about the body that God gave you and the delight

it can bring both you and your husband. If you feel shame about your appearance or struggle to unveil

yourself, ask God to help. Pray something like, Lord, help me to see myself as you see me. Help me to

also see the beauty that my husband sees in me. Guide me to be confident and open in sharing my body with

the mate you've given me. Second, pray about healing from the past. Many wives bring sexual baggage

into marriage. Perhaps something happened to you like being sexually abused, or you made some poor

choices, or maybe you were simply taught that sex was a bad thing. Whatever your past hurts, bring them to your Lord and ask for healing.

Father, release me from the faulty ways I viewed sex in the past.

Give me strength and peace to trust your plan for healthy sexuality in my marriage.

Help me to replace that painful perspective from my past with your truth.

Of course, you may need to seek

outside help through better help or a local Christian counselor to work through your baggage,

but prayer can get things going or enhance the process of healing. Third, your pleasure. A common

struggle for wives is learning to truly enjoy and surrender to the experience and sensations

of sex. But God made you to be a sexual

being. He doesn't want you to merely endure sex with your husband, but to discover your mate

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