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Women need to know that they are valuable to their man

Genesis 2:24 (NASB)
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.

God’s formula for Marital Bliss –1M1W4L

In Proverbs 5 King Solomon defines one flesh

Marriage is a formal and public commitment of focused delight in a single person

Marital Union is…
…Not with anybody else—verses 1-14

Verse 3—the forbidden woman
Verses 7-14—the dangers of adultery

Marital Union is…
…Not with anybody else—verses 1-14
…Singular—verse 15

Proverbs Hack #5—What simile or metaphor is being used that help us understand the subject better? Why is the comparison used?

* Marriage is compared to—

* Marital union is compared to—

* Drinking is what we do to partake of the water

* The command is to drink water from that one well

Marital Union is…
…Not with anybody else—verses 1-14
…Singular—verse 15
…Private—verses 16-17

Marital Union is…
…Not with anybody else—verses 1-14
…Singular—verse 15
…Private—verses 16-17
…Exclusive—verses 18-19a

Marital Union is…
…Not with anybody else—verses 1-14
…Singular—verse 15
…Private—verses 16-17
…Exclusive—verses 18-19a
…Frequent—verse 19b

1 Corinthians 7:2-6 (NIV)
Each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife. Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

So What?
The Positive:
* Marriage is a formal and public commitment of focused delight in a single person
* Marital union is not with anyone besides your spouse, it is singular, private, exclusive, and frequent

So What?
The Negative:
* When don’t do life God’s way, there will be consequences
* Our ways are before the eyes of the Lord

Now What?
Apply the grace of God in Christ
1 – If you are not married:
2 – If you have already failed:
3 – All of us:

Family Time Together—

As a family read together and discuss the Bible references in the YouVersion devotional entitled “Priceless: Respect and Honor.”