Tickle the Ivory!

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Our minds act like the engines of trains—wherever the engine goes, the rest of the train follows. We know this is true and demonstrate it every time we get aggravated over something past, something that's old and that we don't need to be wasting our time on. But there's definitely an upside to this—a good set of tracks to be on.

Have you read Song of Solomon lately? I've read it many times and I knew it was steamy, but this time through I really saw it. Who-ey! That Shulamith girl was HOT. Steam billowed from her with every turn of the page. She knew a good thing when she saw it and she didn't stop there with just knowing—she kept hitting the replay button. She let her mind linger on just how wonderful her man was—inside and out, but especially outwardly.

Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. ~Philippians 4:8 (NAS)

THIS is what Shulamith did. She thought on what was true and honorable and right, not to mention what was lovely. Her husband's body was beautiful to her and she camped out there, right on that point. And God put it in the Bible! Steam and all.

That girl enjoyed sex.
No, I don't think that's true.
She loooooved making love with her husband! So how did she get so lucky while some of us seemed to miss out on that gift? Was it luck? No. Some of it was her mind.

So many times we're content to remember and think about the inner attributes of our man—and those things are so very important, and that helps us keep our attitude good toward him, but we need to take it a step further. We need to let ourselves think about his body, every inch of his body. Shulamith sure did! (Check out Song of Solomon 5:10-16)

His arms are rods of gold set with chrysolite.
His body is like polished ivory decorated with sapphires.
~Song of Solomon 5:14 (NIV)

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Girls, our English translation doesn't do this verse justice. Here's what the book Intimate Allies says:
Most English translations hesitate in this verse. The Hebrew is quite erotic, and most translators cannot bring themselves to bring out the obvious meaning. The smooth and expensively ornamented tusk of ivory is a loving description of her husband's penis.

Wowzers! Someone turn on the fan!

We're not to just think about his wonderful broad shoulders and hairy chest. We're given the example of a wife thinking about her husband's penis--emphasis here on her husband's! And as she lovingly thought about her husband's body, she became more physically excited.

She found herself getting more in the mood for loving!

Oh! Now there's something all of us can relate to! Getting in the mood for loving. And you know, what worked for Shulamith just might work for us.

One of our very own Zesty Chics said this: “Where the mind goes the body follows. It was a good thing for me to remember during the day. If I wanted my body to want to go "there" at night...I had better make sure my mind went there during the day. Fantasizing about my hubby...its a good thing! :) ”

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Loving our husbands physically is honorable, right, pure and lovely. And what does the Bible say to do with those things? Think about them! Dwell on them! That way when your man comes home to you, you've built some anticipation within yourself and you have a head start, which is a very good thing! Sometimes that head start will enable you to feel and enjoy the loving more—physically, not just in your heart and mind. Thinking about how your body responds to your husband's also falls in the category of honorable, right, pure and lovely—let those thoughts and feelings run through your mind, too.

So go ahead girls, think about tickling that ivory, and keep hitting the replay button in your mind and see how that works for getting you in the mood for some love songs. ;-) And when the music begins, don't forget to pay attention to the good feelings. Pay close attention!