Tag: Attraction

• The Unfair Task to Avoid Lust and Attraction to Others

  

  When I first got married I was under the mistaken notion that I would never feel attracted to anyone other than my husband. I was, after all, deeply in love and thought that “love was all I needed” to fight back any desires, urges or attractions to others. This made me a prime target for…

  BethSteffaniak

  June 3, 2018

  About Me, Accountability, Affairs, Alienation, Attraction, Bad Habits, Betrayal, Bonding, Boundaries, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Commitment, Contentment, Desires, Discouragement, Emotions, Encouragement, Faith in God, Infatuation, Love for God, Lust, Marriage, Positive Focus, Prayer, Resentments, Self-Reflection, Self-sacrifice, Sex & Sexuality, Sex/Porn Addiction, Spiritual Practices, Unfair Realities in Marriage

  Accountability, Attraction, Boundaries, Desire, Faithful, Guard Heart, Guard Marriage, Love of God, Lust, Prayer, Unfair Realities

• The Unfair Task of Accepting Your Mate’s Aging Body

  

  I’m no fool. The reflection in my mirror clearly reveals to me just what age I am. And I’d be crazy to think I could keep my weight the same as the day I walked the aisle. Not only that, but I’d be in for the biggest inferiority complex ever, if I thought I my…

  BethSteffaniak

  May 6, 2018

  Acceptance, Alienation, Anger, Attitude, Attraction, Bonding, Change, Choices, Christ-Centered, Commitment, Connection, Contentment, Desires, Discouragement, Encouragement, Expectations, Faith in God, Love, Love for God, Love of God, Marriage, Negative Self-Talk, Perfectionism, Perspective, Positive Focus, Prayer, Realistic Expectations, Spiritual Practices, Unfair Realities in Marriage

  Acceptance, Aging, Aging Body, Aging Face, Attraction, Changing Body, Love, Love for God, Love of God, Marriage

• 3 Practices that Can Rekindle Attraction for Your Mate

  

  Remember those first few months and years when your attraction for your mate was white hot? You probably couldn’t keep your hands off of each other. Sadly, that might be a bit fuzzy in your memory now. You might feel like the odd ball and the only one who’s struggled with this particular problem in…

  BethSteffaniak

  April 1, 2018

  Accountability, Alienation, Attraction, Bonding, Christ-Centered, Connection, Desires, Discouragement, Emotions, Encouragement, Marriage, Marriage Spark, Persevere in the Lord, Perspective, Positive Focus, Prayer, Proactive, Rekindling Sex Series, Self-awareness, Self-Reflection, Sex & Sexuality, Sex-Drive, Spiritual Practices, Toxic Baggage, Withdrawal, Wounds

  Attraction, Desire, Prayer, Prayer Partners, Prayer Processing, Scripture Prayers, Sexual Attraction, Spiritual Practices, Toxic Baggage

• 6 Reasons Attraction Fades in Marriage

  

  Most spouses at some point inevitably face distractions and/or hindrances to sexual and physical attraction in marriage. I’ve encountered this at various points in my marriage too, but every single time it’s had little to do with how physically or sexually attractive my mate was in that particular moment. #disillusionment I think this is true…

  BethSteffaniak

  March 25, 2018

  Abandonment, About Me, Acceptance, Affairs, Alienation, Anger, Attraction, Avoidance, Blaming, Boundaries, Conflict, Desires, Discouragement, Emotions, Expectations, False Beliefs, Forgiveness, Infatuation, Love, Lust, Marriage, Marriage Mistakes, Mess Makers, Miscarriage, Money Matters, Motherhood, Pain, Parenthood, Priorities, Rekindling Sex Series, Resentments, Self-awareness, Self-deception, Self-Reflection, Sex & Sexuality, Sex-Drive, Sex/Porn Addiction, Spiritual Warfare, Toxic Baggage, Withdrawal, Wounds

  Affair, Attraction, Conflict, Forgiveness, Infatuation, Infidelity, Pain, Sex, Sex-Drive, Sexual Attraction, Spiritual Warfare, Wounds

• 8 Red Flags That Might Mean Your Spouse is Having an Affair

  

  Here at Messy Marriage I always try to encourage spouses to persevere in their marriages with the help of the Lord, even though sometimes a major problem, like an affair, can rock a marriage to its core. If this is, or might be, your situation, my hope is that you aren’t immediately running for a…

  BethSteffaniak

  January 28, 2018

  Abandonment, Affairs, Affection, Alienation, Anger, Avoidance, Betrayal, Bible Study, Christ-Centered, Comfort, Conflict, Criticism, Denial, Discouragement, Encouragement, Faith in God, God’s Redemption, Love of God, Marriage, Mess Makers, Perseverance, Prayer, Proactive, Redemption, Self-deception, Sex & Sexuality, Spiritual Growth, Trust, Truth, Withdrawal

  Affair, Attraction, Betrayal, Faith in God, Infidelity, Lies, Marriage, Proactive, Trust, Withdrawal