Week 243: Marriages and Sexual Dysfunction
Please join us this week in praying for marriages
dealing with sexual dysfunction. Whether the sexual dysfunction is the
immediate problem of the husband or of the wife, it will ultimately be a
problem for both.
The
causes of sexual dysfunction are numerous. The genesis of the dysfunction
can be physical, emotional or psychological. It can be rooted in the past
or its cause can be very current. Regardless of the origin, the effects
of sexual dysfunction on a marriage can be severe.
The
inability to “perform” or respond sexually can lead to feelings of inadequacy,
failure, humiliation, unattractiveness and frustration. In order to avoid
a painful experience, couples may start to avoid intimacy altogether. In
turn, this avoidance can be devastating to the self-esteem of both husband and
wife.
It
is not unusual for the cause of sexual dysfunction to be misidentified and for
blame to be assumed by a spouse or assigned to a spouse mistakenly. Finally, sexual dysfunction can easily rob the couple of the joy their Creator
intended for sex within a marriage.
Please
pray that couples dealing with sexual dysfunction will
- Communicate quickly, openly and fully about this issue when it first occurs
- Commit anew to their vow of being true to one another in “sickness and in health”
- Seek professional help in determining the cause and finding an effective treatment
- Seek the help of a counselor to assist them through the emotional, psychological and spiritual issues that so often accompany sexual dysfunction
- Avoid the temptation of having their sexual needs met outside their marriage
- Maintain emotional, spiritual and physical intimacy during this time, even though their physical intimacy may not be as complete as they both would desire
- Be protected from the evil one, who would use this problem as a weapon to destroy their marriage
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