Dysfunctional Families
God’s blueprint for the family is ideal but none of his followers were. Abraham repeatedly lied saying Sarah wasn’t his wife. Jacob had four wives but only loved one and favored Joseph so much his 10 half brothers hated him and sold him into slavery. King David also had many wives and his household included a premeditated murder to cover an affair and an out of wedlock pregnancy. You could be far less than perfect and in faith still be redeemed and used by God for his purposes. Thank you, God.
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God’s blueprint for the family is ideal but none of his followers were. Abraham repeatedly lied saying Sarah wasn’t his wife. Jacob had four wives but only loved one and favored Joseph so much his 10 half brothers hated him and sold him into slavery. King David also had many wives and his household included a premeditated murder to cover an affair and an out of wedlock pregnancy. You could be far less than perfect and in faith still be redeemed and used by God for his purposes. Thank you, God.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
Have you ever thought about how dysfunctional the families of the Bible were?
Ron: Have you ever thought about how dysfunctional the families of the Bible were?
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: God’s blueprint for the family is ideal but none of his followers were. There’s Abraham who repeatedly lied saying Sarah wasn’t his wife. Jacob had four wives but only loved one of them and favored Joseph so much his 10 half brothers hated him and sold him into slavery. King David also had multiple wives and his household included a premeditated murder to cover an affair and an out of wedlock pregnancy.
You know, apparently you could be far less than perfect and in faith still be redeemed and used by God for his purposes. Thank you, God. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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