Do you share INTIMACY with anyone?

"I wish you were more available.
I wish we had better communication.
I wish you took time for me.
I wish you would tell me what is 'really' going on with you.

I would love to hear about your dreams and goals.
I would love to hear about your accomplishments.
I would love to hear about improvements you're making.
I would love to hear from you more often.

We need to spend more time together.
We need to talk more, face-to-face.
We need to share deeper thoughts and feelings.
We need to get together for coffee."

Many relationships have lost the simple touch of intimacy. Friendships, marriages, parent/child, sibling, etc. We're just 'not close' to those we love. Time together is missing.

I've heard it said: "YOU SPELL LOVE: T - I - M - E!"

Intimacy is defined as a close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship with another person or group.

Does your marriage have intimacy? It seems the general consensus for infidelity in marriages happens because of 'lack of intimacy'. Not just physical, but emotional...and greater emotional intimacy surely leads to more physical intimacy.

Couples are not sharing their hopes and dreams with their spouses any longer. Not sure why? I suspect that in many marriages in this day and age, schedules do not allow the couple to come together regularly, daily. Adjustments surely need to be made.

Stress can put you in quite a GRUMPY, non-intimate mood. A mood that doesn't allow you to relax and talk about other things that matter most to you. Stress keeps all the current problems on the table, where blood pressure runs high...and this makes you susceptible to being rude, or an angry over-reactor. This environment is not conducive to intimacy occuring. Adjustments need to be made.

Other relationships are lacking intimacy and quality time as well.

• Family relationships - When was the last time you sat and listened to your kids' ideas, thoughts, and hopes with love and acceptance?  
• Friendships - When was the last time you just let your friend vent, cry, celebrate with support and agreement?
• Our relationship with the Lord - When was the last time you sat and talked to God about your life and listened for His guidance? 

Re-read the bold statements again.

I imagine this is what Jesus is telling us sometimes:

"I would love to hear
about your dreams, your goals - YOU!"

Jesus would love to hear your voice daily. He longs for a relationship where you openly and honestly pour your heart out.

HONESTY, TRANSPARENCY, AND LOVE

CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR INTIMACY TO HAPPEN!!!!

Let your disappointments pour out of you, let your needs be voiced. And then share your favorite things, your longings with Him. See, of all our relationships, the one we have with God is the one that will matter the most (right before the one with our spouses).

In fact, review your relationship with God or lack thereof...and then observe all your other relationships. Are they lacking intimacy like the one with God?

What is amazing is that "Jesus stands at the door knocking"...truly He stands and waits for YOU to let Him into your home and into your life.

We need to read those bold statements above again and then imagine this is a note from your Creator. What will your response be?