The ZERO Club: open, honest, transparency

I continue to ‘preach’ the importance of transparency/honesty in our relationships to our wives.  This is NOT easy.  when I finally shared my last ‘skeleton in my closet’ with my wife, it was a very long stressful discussion, but it transformed our marriage.  Over the years, very few men (and women) have taken our advise to open up the closets of our past to our spouse (and to your closet friends) (note: it is not necessary and can be harmful and too painful to share all specific details of the ‘skeletons’ in the closets of our past-keep it general.)

Yesterday I got an email from a friend who shared that he opened his final ‘skeleton’ with his wife and it was incredible for him and his relationship with his wife.

It is my hope that more and more of us can experience the freedom, forgiveness, and intimacy that open, honest, transparency provides.  

Let me know if you need any guidance/help in becoming a member of the “ZERO club”

Here is what he shared with me:

“The ZERO club…

zero closets…
zero secrets…
zero instances of lost self-control…
zero self gratification…
zero prolonged non-appropriate fantasies…
side effects:
Honor for spouse/partner
diminish/remove impure motivations
remove impure thoughts
remove guilt, shame
heighten intimacy with spouse
increased trust/openness with spouse
more effective witness for Christ
heightened spiritual awareness
victory over Satan/realization that God is in control
improved relationships/outlook towards opposite sex
Here’s to obedience!  GLORY!”