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one), it will backfire and short-circuit.
Sex is too weighty. Too beautiful. Too
incredible. To not be in marriage.
When sex is distorted, it can hurt,
d a m a g e , a n d c o n f u s e . W h e n i t ’s
done right, under a promise, in full
transparency and vulnerability, it can
mend, heal, and bring life.
Jefferson
& Alyssa
Bethke
Waking up next to girls whose names
I didn’t know didn’t give me true
satisfaction or wholeness. I was never
seen. I mean, truly seen. The nakedness
of the soul and spirit.
But in marriage? I’ve never felt so
vulnerable. I’ve never felt so seen. So
transparent and loved, all at the same
time.
TAKEAWAY
We all bring baggage into marriage.
But we can also find true and immense
healing in marriage. Marriage is the
beautiful mystery of two people coming
together to create one new entity. Of
two people formed day by day into one
new creation, one new image of God.
Taken from Love That Lasts: How We Disc-
Jefferson
Alyssa
Jefferson & Alyssa Bethke currently
live in Maui with their daughter,
Kinsley, and son, Kannon. They
are the authors of the books Jesus
> Religion,  It’s Not What You Think,
and  Spoken For. In addition to
writing, they make YouTube videos
and host a podcast that can be
found on iTunes.
overed God’s Better Way for Love, Dating
Marriage by Jefferson and Alyssa Bethke.
Copyright © 2017 by Jefferson Bethke and
Alyssa Bethke. Used by permission of Thomas
Nelson. www.LoveThatLasts.co/Book
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