The Apostle Paul likened marriage to the relationship between Christ and the church, teaching that a husband desires respect from his wife, and a wife desires to be loved by her husband (see Ephesians 5:31-33). Paul taught that desires are not for our gratification, nor our elimination, but for our transformation. God's design is that we would experience His desires: holy, sanctified, and fully surrendered to Him (see 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8).
