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Are You Ready For The Transition?


In Genesis 2:24, the marriage principle is being established. Leave your father and mother and cleave to your wife.

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother.


When your children grow up and leave you, through marriage, it will leave you with an empty household. You and your spouse are alone, again. It's what we call "empty nesting." It can be incredibly frustrating for some marriages or very fruitful for others


Empty Nest Cheat Sheet
 

• Pray for this transition. 
• Have open communication with your spouse. 
• Reconnect with your spouse and find new interests to explore together. 
• You will spend less time with your children.
• You may not go to the same church as your children. 
• Holidays will be different. 
• You'll have to relearn how to temper your advice. 
• Be flexible.  
• Be loving and supportive. 
• Be quick to forgive. 
• Ask for forgiveness. 
• Pray more.

Extra Credit: Flexibility is a sign of maturity.


When a child leaves and cleaves to their spouse, changes are inevitable. Spend time praying about these changes. The scriptures have much wisdom to offer parents, spouses, and more. Pray for wisdom, discernment, and the ability to speak with truth and grace. 


Uncommen Questions:

Are you ready for this transition? What did you do to prepare for it?

Have you already gone through this transition? If so, how did it go?


Uncommen Challenge:

Remember that change is natural, and we need to pray for and support each other.

Scripture Verse:

Genesis 2:24