Living in a Divided House

"Any house divided against itself will not stand." - Matthew 12:25b Legacy Standard Bible

Have you ever tried to build something when someone else is continually trying to knock it down? It makes things really difficult! The same is true for our homes. When we're in a space of division, it can feel impossible to build something that will remain standing.

When we were first dating, we decided that we wanted to work through as many of the difficult conversations as we could up front. That meant that we asked each other a lot of hard questions. One of those questions was around having children if we were to marry. We quickly discovered that we were not on the same page... whatsoever.

Steven wanted to wait to have kids, as he thought it was irresponsible to bring children into a marriage if it wasn't established with a reputation of stability.

Lydia wanted to trust the Lord with children, and to receive as many children as God would choose to give to us.

How do you come to a unified decision in a relationship when you're at really different places?

In this week's episode, we walk through how those conversations went for us and we share how that could be helpful for your family and situation. Even if you haven't had those conversation ahead of time like we did, choosing to have those conversations at any point along the journey can be of great benefit!

Wanting to start the conversation but are not sure how to broach the topic? A great place to begin thinking about those questions around the purpose and design of the family and living a Christian life, is the series, "For the Life of the World: Letters to the Exiles."