Perseverance (Proverbs 13)
I wish this exhausted stepparent had asked, "How do I keep going?" The Bible encourages us in Proverbs 13, "The lazy will not get what they want, but those who work hard will." It's not a matter of whether she was "cut out" to be a stepmom; it's a matter of perseverance. She's not lazy but sometimes the expectation that stepfamily harmony will happen quickly without much effort really is. For most, blending is not a sprint. With God's guidance and a diligent attitude, you will finish.
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I wish this exhausted stepparent had asked, "How do I keep going?" The Bible encourages us in Proverbs 13, "The lazy will not get what they want, but those who work hard will." It's not a matter of whether she was "cut out" to be a stepmom; it's a matter of perseverance. She's not lazy but sometimes the expectation that stepfamily harmony will happen quickly without much effort really is. For most, blending is not a sprint. With God's guidance and a diligent attitude, you will finish.
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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
Ron, I just don’t think I was cut out to be part of a stepfamily.
