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5 min readThe Real Enemy of Romance Isn't Anger—It's Busyness
"Nobody is gonna make time for your marriage, except you." That blunt claim sits at the center of Rick Warren's case for what keeps marriages alive and growing. The University of Nebraska found the common denominator in every great marriage was simple: couples spent a lot of time together. Warren pushes further: no amount of spiritual dedication compensates for a schedule that sidelines your spouse. Your boss won't protect your marriage. Your friends won't either. The decision to carve out time belongs to you alone.
Sex, Spirituality, and the Puritans' Surprising View
Warren argues that sexuality and spirituality are wired together by God. When both spouses are growing toward God, he says, they experience an intimacy that goes beyond body to body—it becomes heart to heart, soul to soul, spirit to spirit. "Christians should have better sex than anybody," he says flatly.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:37) **The Greatest Enemy of Romance** - Rick Warren identifies the number one enemy of romance: busyness, not anger or bitterness.
- 2 (02:31) **The Connection Between Sexuality and Spirituality** - Warren explains that God wired sexuality and spirituality closely together for deep intimacy.
- 3 (03:18) **A Surprising History: The Puritans and Sex** - Warren corrects the myth that Puritans were anti-sex, using a historical example.
- 4 (07:06) **Keep on Giving Affirmation** - The fourth key to a growing marriage is daily affirmation.
- 5 (09:09) **What to Affirm: Value, Strengths, and Ministry** - Warren gives three specific areas for couples to affirm each other.
- 6 (11:52) **A Testimony: Bob and Carrie's Story** - A couple shares how serving in ministry together strengthened their marriage.
- 7 (17:38) **The Glue: Keep on Following Jesus** - Warren states that Jesus Christ is the ultimate glue that holds a marriage together.
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In every marriage, you must continually make adjustments for the relationship to grow. Listen as Pastor Rick shares how adjusting in life requires unselfishness and how learning to be unselfish may be the number one lesson God wants to teach you.
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