Quotes about Intimacy

The Spirit of God is jealous over us; He doesn't want superficial fellowship, but genuine intimacy.

If you have a friend with a blond mustache, he wants to touch you.

I used to think I could learn about Jesus by studying Him, but now I know Jesus doesn't want stalkers.

The intimacy you desire with God travels through the connective bond of your obedience to Him.

You don't have to read twelve books to learn what wives need from their husbands. Just walk up and ask her.

Too many men want the freedoms, rewards, and privileges of manhood but only the responsibilities of boyhood. They want intimacy with their wives without loving them as God instructed. They want to be respected by their kids without investing time and discipline in them. They want a higher status at work without raising their own level of honor and integrity.

Your true heart is best revealed in secret. In other words, the secret you is the real you.

A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.

Our most meaningful relationships are based on a longing for expansion rather than a preoccupation with comfort and security. To live exuberantly—to fully know and be fully known by another—we must be prepared to illuminate the dark spots in our most intimate relationships and in our selves.

being connected in a shallow way to the entire world can prevent us from being deeply connected to those closest to us—including ourselves.

It is within the bonds of marriage that I, for one, found a greater freedom to be and to become and to share myself thatn I can imaine ever having found in any other kind of relationship.

You use your real voice with those you love, and you cannot be phony with those who know you well.