The Secret to Lasting Passion in Marriage: Love, Sex, and the Bible: Daily Devotional, Daily Bible Study

Hearing Jesus: Daily Bible Study, Christian Affirmations, Hearing God, Prayer, Holy Spirit, Daily Devotional

Hearing Jesus: Daily Affirmations & Bible Study Podcast

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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The Secret to Lasting Passion in Marriage: Love, Sex, and the Bible: Daily Devotional, Daily Bible Study In this episode, Rachael Groll talks about what it takes to keep love strong and vibrant in a lasting marriage. Drawing from biblical wisdom and real-life experience, she shares how praise, mutual respect, and genuine affection help move a relationship from surface-level attraction to deep, enduring connection. Rachael also explores how healthy communication and emotional honesty create the kind of intimacy that grows over time. This conversation is a reminder that lasting love isn’t automatic: it’s nurtured through grace, gratitude, and the daily choice to love each other well. ☆Go Deeper and Learn to Hear God’s Voice: Knowing Jesus Course ☆ This podcast devotional is a companion to Knowing God’s Voice, Grab Your Printed Copy Here! ☆To Learn More About Sponsoring a Child, check out Compassion International here: ➤ Sponsor a Child ☆Go on a trip with Rachael: Bible Study Live ☆Have a question for Rachael? Ask it here: Ask Rachael a Question ☆If you would like to give to Hearing Jesus and financially support the podcast, you can do so here ! ➤ Give Here ☆Facebook ➤https://www.facebook.com/SheHears.org/ ☆Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/rachael.d.groll/ ☆Website ➤ Hearing Jesus Takeaways How can you keep passion alive years into the marriage? The blueprint is right here. It's praise, it's mutual respect, it's genuine love. Moving love from this superficial infatuation kind of love to a deeper, more mature kind of love is essential. Deepening connection over time is essential for a lasting relationship. Communication is key in a relationship to maintain intimacy. Intimacy evolves as relationships grow and change. Partnership requires ongoing effort and understanding from both sides. Emotional health impacts relationship dynamics significantly. Respect is foundational for lasting love and connection. Chapters 00:00 Keeping Passion Alive in Marriage 00:00 The Blueprint for a Lasting Relationship ☆Get Ad-Free Episodes, Bonus Content, and more here: patreon.com/HearingJesusBible, Bible Study, Devotions, Devotional, Daily Devotional, Prayer, Jesus, God, Holy Spirit, Spiritual Growth, hearing God’s voice, Hearing God, Hearing Jesus, Praying, Pray, God’s Word, Scriptures Hearing Jesus, Knowing God's Voice, Female Prophets, Bible Study, Spiritual Growth, Christian Podcast, Faith Journey, Obedience, God's Communication, Personal Reflections, prophecy, faith, surrender, spiritual gifts, women's ministry, Christian podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey friends, I'm Rachel Grohl and I'm your host for the Hearing Jesus podcast, where I help you to know God and to make him known.
0:11.3	It's no secret that the enemy wants to attack marriage. And so one of the things that we're talking about today is ways to avoid allowing the enemy to come in and steal what's ours. I will showcase for you
0:24.4	when it is the bride speaking or when it is the groom speaking. And we're going to read the passage. I will
0:30.0	explain some of the passage and then I'll read it again. So I'm reading from the new American standard
0:35.2	version of scripture. Chapter 2 starting of verse 1.
0:38.3	I am the rose of Sharon, the lily of the valleys.
0:41.6	That was the bride, now the groom.
0:43.4	Like a lily among the thorn, so is my darling among the young women.
0:47.7	The bride.
0:48.6	Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men.
0:53.5	In his shade, I took great delight and sat down,
0:56.2	and his fruit was sweet to my taste. He has brought me to his banquet hall, and his banner over me is love.
1:03.3	Refresh me with raisin cakes, sustain me with apples, because I am lovesick. His left hand is under my
1:09.6	head, and his right hand embraces me. The groom.
1:13.5	Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the doze of the field, that you will not
1:18.1	disturb or awaken my love until she pleases. The bride. Listen, my beloved, behold, he is coming,
1:26.3	leaping on the mountains, jumping on the hills. My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
1:32.0	Behold, he is standing behind our wall. He is looking through the windows. He is peering through the lattice.
1:37.6	My beloved responded and said to me, arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come along.
1:42.8	For behold, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone the blossoms have
1:47.3	already appeared in the land the time has arrived for pruning the vines and the voice of the turtle dove has been heard in our land
1:54.7	the fig tree has ripened its fruit and the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance. Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
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