Step Through Your Wilderness
Many of us have a wilderness to cross at some point in our lives. Like Moses and the Israelites headed for the Promised Land, often it takes longer to get there than we'd like. Stepfamilies have to step through their wilderness, too. They'll reach a Promised Land when they've had time to create a family identity and smooth out the bumps in relationships. Because that journey can be long, it's important to keep trusting God to provide direction and to stay determined to not look back at Egypt.
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Many of us have a wilderness to cross at some point in our lives. Like Moses and the Israelites headed for the Promised Land, often it takes longer to get there than we'd like. Stepfamilies have to step through their wilderness, too. They'll reach a Promised Land when they've had time to create a family identity and smooth out the bumps in relationships. Because that journey can be long, it's important to keep trusting God to provide direction and to stay determined to not look back at Egypt.
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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
Sometimes you have to step through the wilderness with trust and raw determination.
Ron: Sometimes you have to step through the wilderness with trust and raw determination.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Many of us have a wilderness or two to cross at some point in our life. And like Moses and the Israelites headed for the Promised Land, sometimes it takes a lot longer to get there than we would like.
Stepfamilies have to step through their wilderness, too. They’ll reach a Promised Land when they’ve had time to create a family identity and smooth out the bumps in relationships. And because that journey can take a while, it’s really important to keep trusting God to provide direction, and to stay determined not look back at Egypt. Yeah, there’s a Promised Land for stepfamilies—and the payoff is well worth the effort to get there. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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