I really enjoyed reading Rick Miller's article titled Who's the Boss? Power Relationships in Families this week. I specifically liked that he talked about how husband's and wives are equal, but that they are not the same.
We learn from The Family: A Proclamation to the World that "fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families" (par 7). This is a big responsibility. Mothers in turn "are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children" (par 7). Also a big responsibility. Later in that same section the proclamation says, "fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners" (par 7). I believe this is a beautiful representation of the family. God truly has created his sons and his daughters as equals. We are all entitled to the same blessings and the same amount of love from our Father in Heaven. Even though we are equal in His eyes, that doesn't mean we were made the same. We're different from our physical make-up, to the way our brains work, to how we deal with problems and so on. He has given us special talents, abilities, and even weaknesses that help us to be able to work together as a husband and wife and stay humble.
I've always liked the analogy of a relationship being like a puzzle, but I feel like rather than this grand puzzle bring split between two people I feel like it's split between 3. You, your spouse, and God. We are all imperfect people so even if we happen to get all of our pieces in the right place there would still be holes without our Father in Heaven. We have a lifetime to try and piece this puzzle together. There are going to be times where it's going to be easy and things are going to fit perfectly. There are going to be other times that are going to be really hard to see how all the pieces fit and how you should both work together with your own unique abilities, and shortcomings. Although it can be hard
"what therefore God hath joined together, let [no] man put asunder" (Matthew 19:6). Meaning, if God is in your marriage and you're trying nothing can tear you apart.
We learn from The Family: A Proclamation to the World that "fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families" (par 7). This is a big responsibility. Mothers in turn "are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children" (par 7). Also a big responsibility. Later in that same section the proclamation says, "fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners" (par 7). I believe this is a beautiful representation of the family. God truly has created his sons and his daughters as equals. We are all entitled to the same blessings and the same amount of love from our Father in Heaven. Even though we are equal in His eyes, that doesn't mean we were made the same. We're different from our physical make-up, to the way our brains work, to how we deal with problems and so on. He has given us special talents, abilities, and even weaknesses that help us to be able to work together as a husband and wife and stay humble.I've always liked the analogy of a relationship being like a puzzle, but I feel like rather than this grand puzzle bring split between two people I feel like it's split between 3. You, your spouse, and God. We are all imperfect people so even if we happen to get all of our pieces in the right place there would still be holes without our Father in Heaven. We have a lifetime to try and piece this puzzle together. There are going to be times where it's going to be easy and things are going to fit perfectly. There are going to be other times that are going to be really hard to see how all the pieces fit and how you should both work together with your own unique abilities, and shortcomings. Although it can be hard
"what therefore God hath joined together, let [no] man put asunder" (Matthew 19:6). Meaning, if God is in your marriage and you're trying nothing can tear you apart.
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