Why My Husband and I Take Communion Every Day

A couple of months ago, I had been having numerous nightmares every week. Most of the nightmares had to do with my husband and I getting into terrible arguments, or struggling with other types of marital issues. It didn’t make sense to me because we communicate well, we love each other, and we were both remaining reasonably consistent in our walk with Christ.
This caused a lot of mental and emotional dissonance within me. After weeks of prayer, my nightmares still persisted. We recognized that the dreams were a spiritual attack, and that we needed help.
 
I called a close friend, whom is very mature in her walk with Christ. I told her what had been going on, and she gave me some wonderful tips on how to combat this spiritual attack. Most of them had to do with prayer and scripture reading. The most surprising suggestion that she gave me was to take communion every day with my husband.
 
Communion isn’t just some religious hoopla that earns our salvation. When we take communion, it must be done with a posture of repentance. Jesus’ sacrifice has set us free from sin, so it is important to reverence His gift by taking communion with a clean, repentant and thankful heart. Since Jesus is the ultimate authority in heaven and on earth, taking communion in remembrance of Him can only make us more powerful by association.
My friend reminded me that Jesus never told us how often we should take communion, so taking it every day could really help strengthen our marriage.
 
My husband and I began taking communion every day soon after. We bought some grape juice and pita chips (which was far more palatable than some communion bread I’ve tasted). We asked God for forgiveness of our sins and read or recited Ephesians 6:12-18.
Taking communion consistently with my husband truly magnified the beauty of the gospel! Not only did my nightmares disappear, but our joint reverence for Christ as head of our marriage deepened.
 
Communion isn’t a magical principle that fixes all of your spiritual trials. I can eat bread and drink grape juice on a daily basis and still be living in complete turmoil. The power of taking communion together daily as a couple does not exist in simply our action of doing so, but lies in the power of Jesus. When we humble ourselves in a posture of repentance to the giver of our new lives of freedom, we become a part of a power higher than ourselves.
Since beginning to take communion every day, my love for Christ has broadened and my bond with my husband has reached another incredibly intimate level.
 
Ready to take your own marriage to the next level? Try taking communion with your family once a month, once a week, or even every day.