"A man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh." Genesis 2:24
TODAY'S DARE:
Is there a "leaving" issue you haven't been brave enough to conquer yet? Confess is to your spouse today, and resolve to make it right. The oneness of your marriage is dependent upon it. Follow this with a commitment to your spouse and to God to make your marriage the top priority over every other human relationship.
MY REFLECTION:
Is there a "leaving" issue you haven't been brave enough to conquer yet? Confess is to your spouse today, and resolve to make it right. The oneness of your marriage is dependent upon it. Follow this with a commitment to your spouse and to God to make your marriage the top priority over every other human relationship.
MY REFLECTION:
I believe that my closeness to my mother affected my 1st marriage in many ways. I never "left" my parents and "cleaved" to my husband. I still depended on Mama & Daddy to come to the rescue and looked to them many times when I should have depended on my husband. When I married Tommy my daily conversations with my Mama got shorter and eventually stopped altogether, where we now text often and only speak on the phone maybe once a week. About 2 years in to my marriage I realized that I had truly severed the apron strings! It was only about a year ago that I severed the spiritual apron strings as well. I recognized that I had an unhealthy soul tie with my Mama and had to break it and set healthy boundaries in our relationship. I definitely noticed a difference in the "oneness" of my marriage after that. By doing this, it allowed Tommy and I to totally focus on one another and depend on each others discernment for decisions that needed to be made. I pray that when my girls are ready to leave the nest that I do not hinder them in any way! I love them dearly and cannot imagine my life without their daily presence, but I know the day will come when God chooses their mate and they will want that healthy "oneness" with him.
"May they all be one, as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You." John 17:21
To read today's full dare from the book "The Love Dare" by Stephen & Alex Kendrick please copy and paste to your address bar the link posted below.
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