Bonding and Communication Work Together

Mankind is designed to demonstrate aggression toward others, and at times toward himself. One purpose of bonding and communicating is to reduce hostility within a relationship and within oneself. Where bonding is allowed to evolve and be nurtured, the potential for conflict is limited. Consequently, healthy bonding and communication establish peace and intimacy.

In normal relationships the strength of the physical and emotional bond tends to increase as knowledge and appreciation of each other continue to grow and blossom. Where there is freedom to mutually express ideas and beliefs, the ties that bind continue to be strengthened.

Specific communication that enhances love and affection not only stabilizes bonding but promotes security by abolishing aggression. Hosea 11:4 speaks of God's bond to us. "I led them with kindness, and love; I lifted the yoke from their neck." God nurtures his people because the bond that ties us to him never weakens. 

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May God, who helps you to endure and encourages you, give you such harmony with one another as you follow Christ Jesus that together with one voice you praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

~Romans 15:5-6 Beck – New Testament in the Language of Today 

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The Ties That Bind

Communication plays a significant part in sustaining and nurturing the ties that bind a couple together for a lifetime. The initial attraction that arranges the groundwork for bonding isn't strong enough to secure a marriage for life. This is apparent by the high rate of divorce, personal unhappiness, and relationship problems that plague marriages.

Bonding becomes the mainstay for providing the constancy required for healthy physical and emotional attachments. Bonding is nurtured by communication from the inception of a relationship and through each stage of its development. The deeper the roots of bonding, the more stable and satisfactory intimacy becomes.

Bonding opens the door for the social interaction we crave and need within the family, out to our extended family and the church family as well. The Psalmist posed an interesting question to God. "What is man that you are mindful of him?" The great mystery and privilege lies in the bonding and interacting we have with the Lord God himself.

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So then, we must always aim at those things that bring peace and that help strengthen one another.

~Romans 14:19 Good News Bible 

Do you really love life? Do you want to be happy? Then stop saying cruel things and quit telling lies. Give up your evil ways and do right, as you find and follow the road that leads to peace. The Lord watches over everyone who obeys him, and he listens to their prayers. But he opposes everyone who does evil.

~1 Peter 3:10-12 Contemporary English Version

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Build Bonds That Last

Human nature prompts us toward bonding with special people defined as family or friend. The need for bonding is never rendered null and void except in select individuals who choose to live apart from others. Physical attraction plays a major role in bringing people together, but how well they communicate will either enhance physical attraction or spoil it.

Communication determines how loving, intimate, and strong a relationship becomes. With open communication, bonding continues to be strengthened throughout a marriage or friendship. On the other hand, relationships fail if the capacity for bonding is limited by what is revealed about each other’s personality and character.

When Adam saw Eve he proclaimed, "This is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh." Obviously, the physical attraction included a spiritual dimension which provided bonding that would last a lifetime. Open, mature communication nurtures the bond that’s indispensable for a relationship to grow and mature. This is God's plan for a relationship.

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What a joy is it to find just the right word for the right occasion!

~Proverbs 15:23 Good News Bible

 Accept life with humility and patience, generously making allowances for each other because you love each other. Make it your aim to be at one in the Spirit, and you will be bound together in peace.

~Ephesians 4:2-3 Phillips – New Testament in Modern English

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