27/02/2020
PEOPLE OFTEN ASK, WHAT IS A BALANCED FAMILY?
BALANCE: Being in an optimal state of equilibrium. Optimal; being the best possibility
It is a family that is IDEAL. That is, Perfect, flawless, having no defects.
It is a group of well-adjusted personalities living together as one.
A family that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activities.
The best definition of MARRIAGE is:
A union between two people in which independent is equal, dependence is mutual and obligation is reciprocal.
All marriages are happy. But it is living together that brings trouble. Why?
One of the goals of marriage is not to think alike, but to think together.
Yes, there will be storm, but many marriages might survive their storm if the partners realize that sometimes, the better comes after the worse.
Because we often fall in love with a personality but must end up living with a character.
Therefore,
What are the ATTRIBUTES OF A BALANCED FAMILY?
It is a union:
-Where couples live as brothers and sisters. . . . or inseparable friends
-Where couples don’t compare their lives to others- [ don’t compare your life to others. There is no comparison between the sun and the moon. They shine when it is their time]
-Where couple share things in commom even in relating with outsiders – [ avoid people who are close to people who dislike you. They are dangerous-
-Where Couples keep no records of wrongs [A good relationship is not that you never get angry, upset or irritated with each-other …. It is how fast you resolve disagreements and bounce back to normal]
-Where honor is reciprocal.
-And where submission is biblically understood and practiced [Marrying a woman doesn’t mean she is your property.
- An expert from the last marriage conference held by Adomat.
