Marriage in Progress — Mosaic Pressure That Unlocks Your Security

Seven Be The Dads devotionals from Couple’s Night

Money, children, work, extended family, and household responsibilities can all add pressure to a marriage mosaic. At Couple’s Night, the Jones encouraged couples to bring both voices to the table and treat a shared problem as something to solve together.

Day 5 — Marriage in Progress — Mosaic Pressure That Unlocks Your Security

Scripture

“Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.”
(NLT)

Ecclesiastes 4:9

“Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success.”
(NLT)

Proverbs 15:22

“But don’t begin until you count the cost.”
(NLT)

Luke 14:28

Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

Reflect

You and your wife may bring different gifts to a decision. Make room for both perspectives before choosing a plan. If you are stuck, a trusted pastor, counselor, financial educator, or mentor can offer a helpful outside perspective. Asking for help can be part of wise stewardship.

Mosaic Key Takeaways

• Let’s be the dads who face problems beside our wives, not across from them.
• Let’s be the dads who make shared decisions with both voices at the table.
• Let’s be the dads who seek wise help when we need it.

Putting It Into Practice

What pressure point in your family needs a calm conversation and one shared next step?

Prayer

God, teach me to stand beside my wife when life feels heavy. Help us bring our strengths together, make decisions with honesty, and ask wise people for help when we need it. Amen.

Book Connection

As you read The Mosaic Marriage, use its practical Couples Chats to keep a difficult topic constructive. Choose one shared issue and work through the questions as teammates.

Read more about The Mosaic Marriage by Troy and Jana Jones