Naked marriage goes back to God's original design for marriage, and the first picture he gave us of marriage is in Genesis chapter 2,

and he says that first couple Adam and Eve, they were naked and unashamed, and that nakedness wasn't just a picture of physical intimacy,

even though that's a beautiful part of it, but it's a picture of having nothing to hide from each other, and being completely vulnerable, completely open,

and that's what God desires for marriage.

Welcome to Family Life Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most. I'm Ann Wilson.

And I'm Dave Wilson, and you can find us at FamilyLifeToday.com or on our Family Life app.

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So we don't often talk about 1999 in our marriage.

Oh, 1999.

It was one of the tougher years. Why?

I lost my very best friend to cancer, and it was my sister. She's my best friend. She led me to Jesus.

She died of, gosh, I get teary talking about it. She died of lung cancer. My parents had never smoked, and she never did.

And she was going within five months, leaving her four sons, and it was really a dark time for us in our lives.

Yeah, and I mean, it was dark for you. It was dark for everyone, really.

And as your husband, I've always said, you know, this one of the things I love about Ann Wilson is your strength finders.

Number two is positivity.

And if you walk in the kitchen one day, and you're not positive, I'd fall on the floor. I can barely function.

Which is, you know, like I'm so codependent on your positivity, but you went through, our marriage went through 18 months, didn't it?

Yeah, I was grieving, and I could not conjure up anything. I was just at a dark, dark place questioning everything, and I felt like I had absolutely nothing to give.

Yeah, I can remember the day I heard you laugh in the garage. I was in the kitchen, and I think it was two years that I hadn't heard you laugh.

Like belly laugh. And you know, we're bringing that up because when one of the spouses are both are really struggling emotionally or mentally, it can really impact a marriage.

And I think it can lead one or both of you, reeling, not knowing where to go, what to do, and you're wondering, will our marriage survive this?

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