One piece of advise I give to every engaged couple or young married couple I meet with, talk to or preach to is to pursue oneness as much as possible. God is going to miraculously make you one on your wedding day or did exactly that looking back on that day if you are already married. Now live in light of what you are. Be one because you already are.
One last name, one address, one meal, one meal time, one bed, one bedtime, one God, one church, one church service, one show you're watching together, one bank account, one, one one...
Today, I came across this great line in one of Doug Wilson's blog posts
"A joint checking account makes getting along mandatory, and an inability to get along makes life impossible."
When you have one bank account, you have to talk. You cannot spend without conversation. You are dipping into the same funds and are watching the same numbers go up and down with deposits and withdrawals. You cannot do this without being committed to getting along in order to go along together. And this is a fundamental commitment to oneness.
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