Beth and I just recently watched Get On Up, a movie based on the life of The Godfather of Soul,
James Brown.
The guy cracks me up. His crazy moves, his insanely high pitched squeals, and funky hair all make him a riot to watch and listen to. But I found a nugget of wisdom in his song It's a New Day.
When he asks do you love him, smile and kiss his cheek
Walk away and twist your hip, make sure you keep him weak
Don't let nobody take care your business better than you do
Do what he wants, give what he wants, respect will come to you.
And then you can hold your man...
The line that really gets me is "Don't let nobody take care your business better than you do."
When you've been married for a long time it's easy to stop doing the 'business' of turning each other on. We've got bills to pay, cars to fix, kids to raise, laundry to do, money to make.
Remember, though, there's one person in the whole world that your spouse chose to experience intimacy with. You.
Don't deny each other. Don't withhold sex as a weapon or a threat. Don't un-sexy yourself just because you have a ring on your finger.
Let's not see "what he (or she) wants" as a burden, but as a unique privilege to bring pleasure to our spouse's life in a way no one else can. This is a relational glue that no other relationship has.
So, "twist your hip and make sure you keep him weak."
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