Stewardships

This has been such an interesting topic to read about this week. I especially enjoyed reading Brotherson’s article “Fulfilling the Sexual Stewardship in Marriage.” He brought up some very interesting points on what it means to fulfill this stewardship. He taught that in life we’re given many different stewardships. Our jobs, our callings, our families, our marriages, our health, and more. In these stewardships, we’re called to watch over them, help them grow, improve and take care. The same goes for our marriages and sexual relationship.

Brotherson makes a great point about the different voices vying for our attention on this subject. Especially as members of the church, we’ve been raised in a culture that has focused on the “powerful and compelling warnings of prophetic leaders” who are striving to lead us away from the adverse effects of misusing this power. While the world tries to over-normalize, sensationalize and distort the true principle of sexual intimacy. If we do our best to communicate openly and honestly with our spouse and treat this part of our relationship with care, love, and intention, we can increase our closeness and joy as couples. Ignorance really is the once of the enemies of fulfillment in marriage. And the best way to cure ignorance is to be educated. Good education comes from good, trustworthy material, sources, and open communication with our spouse.

As married partners, it’s even more important that we maintain complete fidelity and trust with our spouses. Not only should we seek to improve our sexual stewardship, but we must protect it at all costs. A large part of maintaining this stewardship is ensuring that it remains safe, pure, and free from any evil. Whether that’s inappropriate friendships, thoughts, actions, or anything that would destroy the trust of our spouse. In the readings this week, we learn of the dangerous stages of infidelity and how each step can be an easy step that leads to a dangerous spiral.

As children of God, and married eternal companions, it’s our obligation to keep our marriage relationship sacred and safe.